Cars
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Mar 16 2012
Seen in the Amelia Island Concours Parking Lot: Fatty Arbuckle’s 1923 McFarlan
After the end of the very special Amelia Island Concours, I drove the Black Beast back to the trailer parking lot to pack up for home. To my pleasant surprise,a 1923 McFarlan was parked nearby. (1 comments)
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Feb 09 2012
Can You Identify this Mystery Alco Racer?
Rick Rawlins has forwarded this photo of a chain drive Alco and looking for assistance in identifying the car, location and drivers. (6 comments)
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Jan 13 2012
The Mulford Special: “A Roadster That Saved a City”
Five years ago Wendell McCrady Jr. purchased a unique roadster that most believed no longer existed. The Mulford Special car was one of seven prototypes built by Ralph Mulford, veteran of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race and ten Indy 500 Races (1911-1922). The roadster was highlighted in the May 27,… (1 comments)
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Dec 13 2011
Profile: The #7 Panhard Racer- First Winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
The three 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Panhard racers were the elite of the 18 car field. The Panhards of winner George Heath and teammate George Teste led all but two of the race’s 10 laps. Albert Clement in another French car, the Clement-Bayard, led the other two laps. (0 comments)
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Nov 30 2011
Archives: Cars
Links to related posts on Cars on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 1, 2012):
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Oct 09 2011
Exclusive Video “World’s Oldest Running Car Sold for A Record $4.62 Million”
Some of the most exciting events of Hershey Week were the RM Auctions at Hershey Lodge on October 6-7, 2011. The highlight was the sale of the 1884 De Dion Bouton Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout, considered the world's oldest running car. Here are my photos of the car as it… (1 comments)
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Jul 16 2011
Images from the Milhous Collection and Tips on Car Collecting
Last month, I had the opportunity to tour the spectacular Milhous Collection in Boca Raton, Florida and see their musical instrument and classic car collection that includes a 1913 Alco Touring Car. Below are images from the tour and an excellent article providing tips on car collecting published by the… (4 comments)
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Jul 08 2011
Old Cars Weekly: “Vanderbilt Packard found…again”
Old Cars Weekly has published this article on a re-discovered 1934 Packard Rollston owned by Grace Vanderbilt, the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III:
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Jun 20 2011
In the Indy Formula One Garage and On the Track: The Marmon Wasp that Won the 1911 Indy 500
One day prior to the 2011 Indy 500 Race, the Black Beast and other race cars that participated in this year's pre-race ceremonies were stored in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Formula One Garage. Among these racers was the 1911 Marmon that won the Inaugural 1911 Indy 500 Race driven by… (1 comments)
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Jun 15 2011
In the Indy Formula One Garage: The 1939 Maserati Racer that Won the 1939 and 1940 Indy 500 Races
One day prior to the 2011 Indy 500 Race, the Black Beast and other race cars that participated in this year's pre-race ceremonies were stored in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Formula One Garage. Among these racers was the Maserati 8CTF Boyle Special that won the 1939 and 1940 Indy 500… (3 comments)
Really think the couple up on Jericho Tpke are the same couple that officially toured the LIMP 1958 - 1967. Could also…