1906 American Elimination Trial
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Sep 20 2021
Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success
Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (15 comments)
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Jun 12 2021
Kleiners Korner: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race “Dip of Death”
One of the most dangerous parts of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the "Dip of Death", located near Spinney Hill in Manhasset. Robert Edgren illustrated these dangers in the Oct. 6, 1906 edition of The NY Evening World. (3 comments)
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May 24 2021
Mystery Foto #21 Solved: 1906 90 HP Locomobile with designer A.L. Riker, driver Joe Tracy and mechanician Al Poole on Riverside Drive, Manhattan
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto and Auto? (19 comments)
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May 11 2021
Greg O’s Garage: Removable rims and their impact on early motoring and racing
Please give a big welcome to VanderbiltCupRaces.com columnist Greg Oreiro. Greg O's Garage first post: Sometime in 1904/1905, the idea of having a pre-mounted tire and tube with air on a removable rim was beginning to take form. And unlike today, it was a big deal then. (21 comments)
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Apr 05 2021
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: Walter Christie making the Bull’s Head Turn during a practice run
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (13 comments)
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Mar 01 2021
Mystery Foto #9 Solved: The Intersection of Old Northern Boulevard and Northern Boulevard (circa 1950-1956)
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (15 comments)
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Dec 12 2020
Helck Family Collection: Distinguished service citation for Joe Tracy awarded by Automobile Old Timers in 1948
Among the documents found in the Helck Family Collection are veteran Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Joe Tracy's original honors and licenses. This citation was awarded to Joe Tracy at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Automobile Old Timers on November 9, 1948. (4 comments)
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Nov 07 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos of Old 16 at the 1948 Antique Auto Show from the Helck Family Collection
Old 16 was the featured vehicle at the Antique Auto Show held from March 8-14, 1948 at the 71st Regiment Armory in Manhattan. Below are never-before published photos of the event from the Helck Family Collection (2 comments)
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Aug 22 2020
Kleiner’s Korner Part I: Illustrating the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the Motor Parkway
In addition to magazines using photographs to graphically enhance a story, illustrations were also often times used. One illustrator employed by "The Motor Way" magazine was Henry Thiede whose drawings in 1906 portrayed anecdotes of the Vanderbilt Cup Race and the building of the Motor Parkway. (3 comments)
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Jul 21 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: From the Helck Family Collection- In Search of the 1905 Locomobile Racer
Prior to "Old 16" gaining fame and fortune, the Locomobile Company built a "monster" racer that participated in the 1905 Gordon Bennett and Vanderbilt Cup Races. While much is known about "Old 16", very little attention is given to why the 1905 racer was built and what became of it.… (15 comments)
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