Vanderbilia
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Feb 18 2012
Verifying an Original Peter Helck Painting
Anne R: "I have acquired what I believe is a fantastic original Peter Helck painting and I was wondering if you could help me verify its authenticity? Thank you in advance for your consideration." (12 comments)
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Jan 27 2012
Long Island Automotive News and Recent Comments-Saturday, January 28, 2012
Latest Long Island automotive news and recent comments on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (typically posted on Saturdays): (2 comments)
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Jan 19 2012
A 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Pennant Sold for a Record $10,625
A record price for a Vanderbilt Cup Race pennant was paid by a West Coast collector for a 1906 pennant at a Bonhams' Scottsdale Auction on Thursday. The item was sold as part of the estate of the late David E. Davis, Jr., widely regarded as the "dean of automotive… (0 comments)
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Nov 22 2011
A 1931 Long Island Motor Parkway Plate Being Sold on Ebay
A current Ebay auction provides an opportunity to purchase one of the most treasured pieces of Vanderbilia- a Long Island Motor Parkway license plate. (0 comments)
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Nov 01 2011
Archives: Vanderbilia
Below are related links to Vanderbilia on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 1, 2012)
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Oct 22 2011
From the Noel Gish Collection: Postcards of the Vanderbilt Cup Races & Long Island Motor Parkway
Noel Gish has a collection of Long Island postcards which he used to help teach Long Island history to his classes at Hauppauge High School. Noel, now President of the Board of Trustees of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, has forwarded some of his favorite Vanderbilt Cup Races and Long… (3 comments)
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Oct 12 2011
The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Tickets Purchased by the Owner of the #7 Mercedes Entry
Just ten days before the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, pharmaceutical magnate George McKesson Brown of Huntington purchased the #7 Mercedes to compete in the race. Excited by his new acquistion, Brown commissioned photographers Spooner and Wells to document his new Mercedes in a scrapbook with photos taken before and after… (0 comments)
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Aug 25 2011
Updating Eric Taylor’s Census of Long Island Motor Parkway License Plates
For several years, Eric Taylor has been documenting existing Long Island Motor Parkway license plates on his website page Long Island Motor Parkway Porcelain Census . Here are four new plates to add to Eric's census and five missing and color-correct plate images:
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Aug 20 2011
1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race Pennant Sets New Ebay Record
The stock market may be going down, but the market for Vanderbilia appears to be heading up. Last week a 1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race pennant from the Milwaukee race sold for $5,209. This was a record Ebay price for any Vanderbilt Cup Race memorabilia.
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Aug 13 2011
Collectorsweekly.com Show & Tell: The Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Race Poster
Last week Mark L. posted this request for information on Collectorsweekly.com Show & Tell and VanderbiltCupRaces.com .
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Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…