Vanderbilt Cup Races

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  Mar 23 2009

  1908 Locomobile Trophy Purchased for $128,700

  Two weeks before the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, driver George Robertson won the 200-mile Fairmont Park Motor Race with Irving Morse's 40 HP Locomobile. Robertson was rewarded with $2,500 while Morse (related to the Samuel "Morse Code" Morse) received a 31-pound, 3-foot sterling silver trophy "The Founders' Week Cup".

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  Jan 24 2009

  The Beautiful 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Poster

  For the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. commissioned a poster to publicize the race. The watercolor was painted by Jean de Paleologue who used the pseudonyn PAL. His PAL signature can be seen to the right of the front tire.

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  Sep 01 2008

  Vanderbilia: The 1910 Cole Plaque

  I have an embossed shield with a pressed design on it that says "Massapequa Sweepstakes in Vanderbilt Cup Race Trophy 1910" with the embossing of what appears to be a trophy with a race car and driver on top and below the trophy it says "Won by Cole 30" 126.4… (6 comments)



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  Aug 31 2008

  Vanderbilia Question: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Program Guide

  I was wondering if you could help steer me in the right direction. I was going through some items that had been given to me by a great grandparent. One item is the Official Score Card and Guide of the 2nd International Race for William K. Vanderbilt Jr. 1905. I… (2 comments)



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  Aug 22 2008

  Ebay Auction of a 1906 Press Ribbon Sets Vanderbilia Record of $3,051

  An eBay auction set a record for a Vanderbilt Cup Race ribbon. A press ribbon for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was sold for $3,051.

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  Jun 14 2008

  1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Pin Sets An Auction Record

  A Vanderbilia record was set on June 7, 2008 when a souvenir pin from the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race sold for $2,805 on Ebay to a Long Island collector. (0 comments)






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