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Jun 29 2012
A New Book by Joel E. Finn: The 1912 Milwaukee Races: Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize
Just in time for its 100th anniversary, race historian Joel E. Finn has written a wonderful book on the 1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race and 1912 Grand Prix held in Milwaukee. (3 comments)
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Jun 23 2012
First Races on the Long Island Motor Parkway: The 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
When the Long Island Motor Parkway was completed in October 1908, the first race using the completed 9 miles of the road was not the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, but a series of five concurrent races called the Motor Parkway Sweepstakes. The story of these races and photo highlights are… (1 comments)
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Feb 04 2012
Race Profile: 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
A summary of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race- an attempt to revive racing on Long Island. (0 comments)
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Jan 06 2012
Article “The 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race” by Peter Helck
For the 1948 Veteran Motor Club of America Antique Auto Show, prominent artist Peter Helck, then owner of "Old 16", wrote an article on the Vanderbilt Cup Races for the official program. Supplemented by photos from the book "Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island", this is Helck's colorful description of… (0 comments)
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Dec 27 2011
Article “The 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race” by Peter Helck
For the 1948 Veteran Motor Club of America Antique Auto Show, prominent artist Peter Helck, then owner of "Old 16", wrote an article on the Vanderbilt Cup Races for the official program. Supplemented by photos from the book "Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island", this is Helck's colorful description of… (2 comments)
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Nov 28 2011
Sportscardigest.com Race Profile: “The Vanderbilt Cup, America’s First International Series”
Art Evans has written a race profile in Sportscardigest.com on the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Here are highlights: (1 comments)
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Nov 07 2011
Hemmings Blog: “Miller Club to celebrate Milwaukee Vanderbilt Cup centennial”
Hemmings Blog reported today that the Harry A. Miller Club will recognize the 1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race held in Milwaukee at their 2012 annual meet: (1 comments)
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Jun 19 2011
Newsday Article: “Moses exhibit shows builder’s ups, downs’
Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer reports on a new exhibit on Robert Moses that has opened at the Planting Fields Arboterum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay. The exhibit includes historical documents from my collection concerning Robert Moses and the Long Island Motor Parkway:
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May 07 2011
“The Black Beast” in the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Program
The 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Program is now on sale nationwide. The 2011 Program features multiple, fold-out covers, a special autograph pull-out, numerous feature stories, driver bios, statistics, event and Indianapolis Motor Speedway fan information.
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Feb 24 2011
1955 Lincoln-Mercury Times Article “Granddaddy of Superhighways”
As described yesterday, the Lincoln-Mercury Times in 1955 published an article "The Granddaddy of Superhighways" by David Kahn with illustrations by Harvey Kidder. These are highlights of the article published 17 years after the Motor Parkway closed:
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