1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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May 10 2014
Video:“The Location of the Start/Finish Lines of the 1904 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races”
The recent AmeriCarna "Vanderbilt Cup" episode focused on the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island and the Vanderbilt Cup trophy.This two- minute segment features a trip to Jericho Turnpike in Westbury- the location for the Start/Finish Lines, grandstands and officials' stand/press box for the 1904 and 1906 Vanderbilt… (1 comments)
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Apr 26 2014
Thumbs Ups for the Floral Park Vanderbilt Cup Race Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony
It was a wonderful day in Floral Park at the ceremony placing a Vanderbilt Cup Races historic marker at Jericho Turnpike and Emerson Avenue. Over 100 people attended the unveiling ceremony. (2 comments)
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Apr 05 2014
Vanderbilt Cup Race Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony to be Held on Saturday, April 26, 2014
The Floral Park Historical Society has announced an unveiling ceremony for a Vanderbilt Cup Race Historical Marker on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 12;00 pm to 2:30 pm. (4 comments)
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Mar 19 2014
Henry Austin Clark Jr. 1974 Article: “The Vanderbilt Cup Races- Part I: 1904”
Tony Kaye has forwarded a September 1974 article by Henry Austin Clark Jr. on the Vanderbilt Cup Races describing many of the breakdowns and accidents. Here is the section on the 1904 race. (2 comments)
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Feb 24 2014
Mystery Foto #56 Solved: Paul Sartori in Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt’s 250-HP Custom Built F.I.A.T.
This week's Mystery Foto forwarded by Daniel Fruelund featured a two-time Vanderbilt Cup Race driver. (12 comments)
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Feb 22 2014
Exclusive Firsthand Account of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race: “A Very Successful Trip”
Walter Gosden has discovered an original October 11, 1904 letter from"Nephew Harvey Bell" to his "Uncle John" describing his adventures in a US Long Distance automobile to watch the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (4 comments)
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Dec 03 2013
The Concession Stands of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Chris Heisig: "What kinds of concessions were available at the Vanderbilt Cup Races?" (1 comments)
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Sep 07 2013
Images & a Trophy From the Greatest Vintage Car Event Ever Held on Long Island
In my opinion, the greatest vintage automobile event ever held on Long Island occurred on October 9, 1954 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race. The event was organized by Long Island Old Car Club and the Mineola Fair and Industrial Exposition. (6 comments)
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Jul 30 2013
Then & Now: Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses
This brief film shows the dramatic changes on Long Island over the last 100 years comparing sections of the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses (1904-1910) to recent views.
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Jul 20 2013
Then & Now: The Hempstead Control For the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Joe Oesterle: Do you know exactly where these old pictures (of the Hempstead Control) were taken? (5 comments)
Really think the couple up on Jericho Tpke are the same couple that officially toured the LIMP 1958 - 1967. Could also…