Films
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Oct 04 2009
LI News Tonight Film “Vanderbilt Cup Racer at the Vanderbilt Museum”
LI News Tonight's Chris Collora reported on a recent visit of the "Black Beast" to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. This 3-minute newsclip includes: a history of the Alco-6 racer, interviews with Noel Gish, President of the Board of Trustees of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and me,… (0 comments)
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Sep 30 2009
Film: “Willie K’s Eagle Nest Mansion"and a Request for Feedback
As part of the LI News Tonight series on Long Island Gold Coast mansions, Chris Collora produced this 3-minute tour of Wiliam K. Vanderbilt, Jr's Eagle Nest mansion located in Centerport. Stephanie Gress, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the museum, provides a wonderful comentary on the manison. Watch… (8 comments)
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Sep 23 2009
Film “Old 16 Locomobile”
This five-minute film pays tribute to an American racing legend, Old 16, winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Sep 12 2009
Film “Treasures of the Vanderbilt Cup Races”
Attention Vanderbilia collectors: This eight-minute film features over 90 pieces of memorabilia associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1960) and the Long Island Motor Parkway (1908-1938). The Vanderbilia are from the Howard Kroplick Collection currently in safe storage for future exhibits and displays.
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Sep 08 2009
Film “Black Beast on the Lime Rock Park Course”
This five-minute film documents the 1909 Alco-6 Racer at the 2009 Lime Rock Vintage Car Festival held over Labor Day Weekend .The "Black Beast" ran three laps on the course on Saturday.
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Sep 01 2009
Video “Black Beast at the 2009 Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration”
Tom of Bridgehampton has posted these three marvelous videos on Youtube of the Alco-6 Racer at the 2009 Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration held on August 30th at the Nassau County Museum of Art. Thanks Tom!
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Aug 08 2009
Video “The 1965 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit”
In 1965, the USRRC (United States Road Racing Championship) brought their version of the "Vanderbilt Cup Race" to the Bridgehampton Race Circuit. As described in the offical program, the format for the race was 75 laps (213 miles) for "Appendix C and SCCA modified category cars and F.I.A.… (7 comments)
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Aug 07 2009
Video “The Vanderbilt Cup Races”
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Aug 06 2009
Video “Hear the Black Beast Roar at the Second Annual Vanderbilt Autocross”
This two-minute film documents the 1909 Alco-6 Racer at the Second Annual Vanderbilt and Autocross held on July 26, 2009 at Roosevelt Field. As described in the New York Times Wheels Blog, you can see and hear "The Black Beast" roar with Howard Kroplick driving and Steve Lucas… (2 comments)
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Jul 31 2009
Video “The Alco-6 Black Beast Racer at the Second Annual Vanderbilt Autocross”
This two-minute film documents the Second Annual Vanderbilt Autocross at Roosevelt Field in East Garden City, New York held on July 26, 2009. The event marked the return of the 1909 Alco-6 Black Beast Racer to run on Long Island and was recently covered in the The New York… (2 comments)
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…