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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Oct 17 2021
2021 TROG (The Race of Gentlemen) captured by photographer Jason Barr
Photographer Jason Barr has posted 21 images of the 2021 TROG on his website. One racer caught my attention.
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Oct 09 2021
Video: The Alco Black Beast racing on the beach at 2021 TROG (The Race of Gentlemen)
This six-minute video documents three runs of the Alco Black Beast beach racing at the 2021 TROG (The Race of Gentlemen) in Wildwood, New Jersey.
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Oct 03 2021
The Alco Black Beast racing on the Jersey Shore and highlights from TROG (The Race of Gentlemen)
The Alco Black Beast team had a blast racing on the beach at TROG (The Race of Gentlemen) yesterday at the Jersey Shore in Wildwood, New Jersey.
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Sep 18 2021
Highlights from The Bridge V: The Alco Black Beast
Switching from drag racing in New Hyde Park last Sunday, the Alco Black Beast was exhibited today with over 300 amazing automobiles at the Hampton's coolest garden party.
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Sep 14 2021
Highlights from the amazing Dash Drags New Hyde Park
The first legal drag race on Long Island in over 30 years was held last Sunday in New Hyde Park. The Alco Black Beast team had a blast.
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Sep 11 2021
My Favorite Alco Black Beast videos and films (2009 to 2021)
In celebration of the Alco's first ever drag race tomorrow in New Hyde Park, here is a compilation of my favorite Alco Black Beast videos and films over the last twelve years.
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Aug 17 2021
Update: Videos and highlights of the 2021 Port Jefferson Hill Climb
It was a wonderful day in Port Jefferson as 60 automobiles participated in a 111-year old Long Island tradition-the Port Jefferson Hill Climb.
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Aug 07 2021
Greg O’s Garage: The Alco Black Beast on a practice run for the Port Jefferson Hill Climb.
The Alco Black Beast will be participating in its third Port Jefferson Hill Climb next Saturday. In preparation for the climb, the Beast made a successful practice run last Wednesday up Beacon Hill Road in Port Washington.
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Jul 10 2021
Update: Highlights from the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society meeting at Waterfront at Roslyn
Over 40 members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society met today at the Black Beast Garage at Waterfront at Roslyn.
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Jun 21 2021
Mystery Foto #25 Solved: Harry Grant preparing the Alco “White Beast” for the 1910 Indy Races
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto?
hi, how do you date the chassis of a car with the fedco plate? my fedco plate read
YYY EEE ZERO THRE ONE WWW, so the…