Cars
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Jul 05 2010
The 1914-1915 Ono Combination of a Fiat Chassis & Pope-Hartford Engine
In response to last Sunday's post on the two Pope-Hartfords that ran in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Randy Reed of La Mesa, California has provided this information and photos:
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Jul 03 2010
The Two Pope-Hartfords in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
A leading manufacturer of bicycles in the 1890s, the Pope Manufacturing Company began making automobiles at the turn of the century. Their cars were branded according to the location of the manufacturing plant and style; Pope-Robinson (Hyde Park, Massachusetts), Pope-Waverly Electric (1904-1908,made in Indianapolis), Pope-Tribune (Hagerstown, Maryland, 1904-1908),… (1 comments)
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Jun 28 2010
A Research Challenge: The 1902 Curved Dash Oldsmobile on Austin Clark’s Roof
Don M. has emailed this research challenge to the many fans of the Long Island Automotive Museum: "Do you have have any information about the history of the 1902 Curved Dash Oldsmobile that was on the roof, over the front door of the Henry Austin Clark Museum entrance? I… (1 comments)
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Jun 10 2010
The Royal Tourist in the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1910)
In 1903 Edward Schurmer acquired control of the Hoffman Automobile and Manufacturing Company based in Cleveland, Ohio. He reorganized the company as the Royal Motor Car Company for the production of a new car called the Royal Tourist. As with many other automobile companies, Royal promoted their cars by… (2 comments)
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May 08 2010
The Dagradas and the 1960 Cornelius Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway
Roger, thanks for the question all the way from the land of the Kiwi. In June 1960, an attempt was made to revive the Vanderbilt Cup Races with Formula Junior racers on a course created in the parking lot of Roosevelt Raceway harness race track in Westbury, New York.… (6 comments)
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Apr 27 2010
Dario Resta and the Peugeot- Repeat Winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Race
As a follow-up to last week's post on the 1915 Peugeot EX-3, Harold Osmer, an expert on West Coast racing and co-author of the book Real Road Racing:The Santa Monica Races, has provided this wonderful photo of the winning Peugeot at the 1916 Vanderbilt… (2 comments)
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Apr 19 2010
The Peugeot EX3- Winner of the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race in San Francisco
By 1915 Peugeot had established itself as a premier automotive marques and a formidable competitor on tracks and road courses. Their L76 model had won the French Grand Prix in 1912 and the Indianapolis 500 in 1913. They returned to victory again in the 1913 French Grand Prix with… (9 comments)
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Mar 22 2010
HBO and Kate Winslet Are Looking for Classic Cars
HBO has announced that they will be remaking the film "Mildred Pierce" for a future miniseries starring Kate Winslet and, maybe, your classic car.
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Mar 19 2010
New York Times Article “Cars and the City, Imperfect Together”
The New York Times will published a cover article in Sunday's Automobiles section detailing the upcoming exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.
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Mar 13 2010
A Tribute to Peter Helck (1893-1988), the Great American Artist
Born in 1893, artist Peter Helck was just 13 years old in 1906 when he attended the Vanderbilt Cup Race as a spectator. Who could have known at the time his razor-sharp mind was absorbing memories that would transfer onto canvas decades later with amazing accuracy.
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Joseph Oesterle - likely a heightened concrete barrier added later to prevent pedestrians from falling over?
Fred Rieder…