Cars
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Jan 13 2011
Film “The 1909 Reo Roadster Exhibit” at the Vanderbilt Museum
Chris Collora of LI News Tonight has produced this 6-minute film on the new automobile exhibit at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum:
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Jan 12 2011
Update: The Alco Black Beast Racing History
Alco-6 Black Beast's major races included two Vanderbilt Cup Races, the first Indianapolis 500, two Elgin Trophy Races, and one American Grand Prize Race. Here's the updated racing record with new images:
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Jan 01 2011
Archives: Reo Roadster
Links to posts related to the Reo Roadster
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Oct 20 2010
The 1909 Reo Gentleman’s Roadster from the Vanderbilt Museum
A special attraction to the upcoming Vanderbilt Cup Race exhibit is a rare 1909 Reo Gentleman's Roadster on loan from the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. The car was last displayed at the Long Island Automotive Museum in the 1970s.
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Oct 02 2010
The “Thermos the Bottle” Truck at the 1909 Race & an Off-Topic Wedding Video
The most unusual vehicle at the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race was neither a race car or a spectator's automobile, it was the "Thermos The Bottle" Truck. (Photo courtesy of the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums- Cedarmere).
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Sep 01 2010
In Search of Alcos: #1 Alco-6 Black Beast Racer Archives
Links to related posts on the Alco-6 Black Beast Racer on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: September 14, 2011):
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Sep 01 2010
Maseratis in Action at the 1939 to 1948 Indy 500 Races
George Jasberg has provided this information as a follow-up to the August 25th post on the Maserati V8RI currently on display at the Saratorga Automobile Museum:
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Aug 25 2010
The Maserati V8RI Vanderbilt Cup Racer at the Saratoga Automobile Museum
Four racing cars were built by Maserati of Modena in 1935 to compete with the German racers. Designed by Ernesto Maserati, the Maserati V8RI had a supercharged V8 engine and an independent suspension. Last Saturday, I spotted one of four Maseratis on display in the "Racing in New… (2 comments)
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Aug 12 2010
Favorite Website: American-Automobiles.com
Looking for a website that provides a comprehensive listing of American automobile manufacturers? Check out American-Automobiles.com.
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Jul 20 2010
From the George McKesson Scrapbook: Preparing the #7 Mercedes for the 1906 Race
As posted last week, pharmacuetical magnate George McKesson purchased a Mercedes racer just ten days before the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Brown immediately commissioned photographers Spooner & Wells to document his car before and during the race. The following photos show driver William Luttgen and his mechanican Marx… (0 comments)
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…