Cars
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Nov 02 2011
CSI Report:Montague Roberts and Robert Jardine in the 1905 American Elimination Trial
Steve Lucas forwarded a request from Barbara Russell, the Brookhaven Town Historian, to help identify two photos recently discovered in their archives. Steve wrote: "She was hoping that you could identify them as to date, event, place, and type of car. They appear to be a race and thought maybe… (5 comments)
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Nov 01 2011
Archives: Alco-6 Racing History (1909-1911)
Index to posts related to the Alco-6 Racing History (1909-1911) Updated: December 1, 2011
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Oct 25 2011
The 1910 Oldsmobile Vanderbilt Cup Racer: A Rebirth and Another Mystery
Last April, VanderbiltCupRaces.com helped solve an Oldsmobile photo mystery which appeared in the Lansing State Journal. As discussed, the photo showed two Oldsmobile entrants for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race displayed in front of the Downey House Hotel in Lansing, Michigan. The fascinating story of this Oldsmobile continues: (0 comments)
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Oct 11 2011
Speedtv.com: Bugatti’s Last Grand Prix Racer
Speedtv.com has posted an article on a Bugatti Type 59/50B racer which had a strong second finish at the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race and, in a restored version, made a rare appearance at this year's Goodwood Revival in Great Britain. (0 comments)
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Oct 05 2011
A Tampa Bay Automobile Museum Challenge: Help Identify This Front Wheel Drive Racer
The Tampa Bay AutomobileMuseum has a challenge for VanderbiltCupRaces.com viewers concerning a recently purchased front wheel drive racer. Here are clues from Olivier Cerf: (3 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 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)
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Jun 02 2011
The Marmon Wasp -Winner of the 1911 Indy 500 Race
Excellent discussion on [email protected] on the winner of the Inaugural Indy 500 Race in 1911 -the Marmon Wasp:
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May 21 2011
Take the Alco Black Beast Road Test
In preparation for several upcoming special events, the Alco Black Beast was successfully road tested over 20 miles during the last three days.
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May 16 2011
News Clip “The Beast is Back”
An excellent news feature was produced today by reporter Greg Cergol and video journalist John Albertson on the restored Alco Black Beast and its upcoming trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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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…