Drivers
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Nov 06 2009
Driver Profile: William Luttgen Part III-The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
In response to his granddaughter's request, this week have been profiling William Luttgen, who participated in four Vanderbilt Cup Races as a driver and mechanician. In Thursday's post, I described Luttgen's background growing up in Germany and his success drive in the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. In… (0 comments)
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Nov 04 2009
Driver Profile: William Luttgen Part I: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Lisa, thanks for the email. William Luttgen participated in four Vanderbilt Cup Races, three as a driver (1904, 1906, and 1908) and one as a mechanician (1905). According to the magazine Antique Automobile, when he died at the age of 88 in 1965, he was “the last living participant… (2 comments)
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Jun 24 2009
Chevrolet Challenges Heath during the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Louis Chevrolet in a FIAT challenging George Heath in a Panhard during the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race was captured in this dramatic photo published in the French publication Les Sports Modernes in October 1905.
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Jun 24 2009
Vanderbilt Cup Race Drivers on the Broadway Stage in 1906
Last week, a photo was posted of Elsie Janis on stage for the 1906 musical The Vanderbilt Cup. The above recently restored photo was taken during the same night as the drivers and mechanicians posed with Elsie Janis after the show.
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Jun 20 2009
Louis Chevrolet, Joe Tracy and the 1908 Matheson Team
The Matheson Automobile Company of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania made a strong effort to win the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. They hired Louis Chevrolet as one of the drivers for their two entrants and selected retired veteran driver Joe Tracy as their team manager.
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May 15 2009
The Great Tazio Nuvolari in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
In 1936 the Vanderbilt Cup Races returned to Long Island with the new Roosevelt Raceway built in Westbury.The winner of the race was the great Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari in #8 Alfa-Romeo. His victory was captured in this exciting newsreel.
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Mar 21 2009
Joe Tracy Honored By Race Fans
On the 50th anniversary of the death of Joe Tracy, a group of race fans honored the Vanderbilt Cup Race driver with a visit to his gravesite on Long Island. Led by Tony Carroll, Secretary of the Vintage Sports Car Club of America, Joe was honored yesterday with a… (0 comments)
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Aug 10 2008
Driver Profile: Ralph DePalma
Excellent article from emercedesbenz.comon Ralph DePalma, winner of the 1912 and 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (0 comments)
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Aug 02 2008
Eddie Rickenbacker: America’s Ace of Aces and Vanderbilt Cup Participant
Prior to becoming America’s World War I “Ace of Aces”, an aviation industry pioneer, owner of the Indianapolis Speedway and before changing his last name to Rickenbaker, Eddie was one of the leading race drivers in the country. He participated in one American Elimination Trial for the Vanderbilt Cup Race… (1 comments)
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…