The Alco Black Beast
The restored racer that won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races and raced in the first Indy 500
Nicknamed “the Black Beast,” this was one of the most famous race cars of its era. A two-time winner of the Vanderbilt Cup, a major event in the early years of American motorsport, the car was the favorite to win the first Indianapolis 500-mile race in 1911.
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Jan 16 2012
The Alco Black Beast 2012 Event Schedule
The Alco "Black Beast" is scheduled to participate in the following 2012 events:
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Jan 11 2012
The Milhous 1913 Alco Six Five-Passenger Touring Car Up For Auction
One of the nine known existing Alco touring cars will be auctioned off on February 25, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. The 1913 Alco will be sold at no reserve as part of the Milhous Collection:
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Nov 12 2011
Article: “Classics Gather Where Lindbergh’s Flight Began”
Author Greg Merksamer has written an article on the Second Annual Cradle of Aviation Museum Car Show held on September 25, 2011. Over 90 classic and vintage cars participated in the Cradle of Aviation Museum Car Show hosted by the Long Island Sound Region of the Classic Car Club of…
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Nov 10 2011
May 7, 1911 The World : Harry Grant Practicing on the Motor Parkway at 107.8 Miles Per Hour
Margaret, George and Eric Vitale of Barn Find Antiquities recently purchased a vintage leather trunk. To their surprise, the bottom of the truck was lined with a May 7, 1911 edition of the newspaper The World including this article:
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Nov 01 2011
Archives: Alco-6 Racing History (1909-1911)
Index to posts related to the Alco-6 Racing History (1909-1911) Updated: December 1, 2011
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Oct 31 2011
Highlights from the First Annual Motor Parkway Parade
The First Annual Motor Parkway Parade was successfully held last Sunday. Celebrating the completion of the Lake Ronkonkoma section of the Motor Parkway, the event was organized by the Lake Ronkonkoma Heritage Association and had been previously rained out on August 7, 2011. Some highlights:
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Oct 27 2011
Alco Historical & Technical Society Introduces The Alco Memories 2012 Calendar
The Alco Historical & Technical Society has introduced its Alco Memories 2012 Calendar. It features 12 beautiful photos of Alco trains and the Alco Black Beast as photographed by George Gravel, an AHTS board member.
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Oct 20 2011
Anatomy of a Photo: Harry Grant Winning the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
One of my favorite photographs in the book Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island captured the moment Harry Grant and Frank Lee won the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race. A closer look of the photo is revealing:
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Oct 18 2011
Highlights of the J. Parker Wickham Memorial Car Show (2011)
While I was having fun clearing and cleaning up the Motor Parkway in Old Bethpage last Staurday, my assistant John Cuocco brought the Black Beast to the First J. Parker Wickham Memorial Car Show in Cutchogue , New York. Here are highlights courtesy of John and Dotty Cuocco:
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Oct 13 2011
The New York Times Article: “Mechanical Wonder From an Age Gone By”
Check out the special Automobiles section in today's New York Times. John Hanc has written this wonderful article "Mechanical Wonder From an Age Gone By". Here's a highlight:
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