1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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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 18 2011
Profile: Lewis Strang- Driver of the 1908 Renault Racer
Lewis Strang’s life is an old-fashioned story of earning the American dream. Educated in private schools, he was a direct descendent of Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam, best known for urging his troops at Bunker Hill, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” (0 comments)
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Oct 10 2011
CSI Challenge: Identifying A Vanderbilt Cup Race Photo of the #18 Mercedes in 1908
One of my favorite vendors at the Hershey Meet is Paul Osika and his collection of vintage automobile race photos. Paul asked for assistance to identify the year, car and location of this photo taken during an unknown Vanderbilt Cup Race. Time to bring out the VanderbiltCupRaces.com CSI (Cup Scene… (0 comments)
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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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Jul 01 2011
Archives: George Robertson
Links related to George Robertson on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: January 1, 2012):
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Apr 18 2011
Then & Now: The “Meadowbrook” Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow
One of the first bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway was captured in a 1939 aerial view in last Sunday's post. Here's a Then & Now of the curved "Meadowbrook Bridge" in East Meadow built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race:
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Mar 07 2011
Rare Image Series #3: Louis Chevrolet- The Most Famous “Name” in the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Louis Chevrolet drove in four Vanderbilt Cup Races (1905, 1908,1909 &1910), more than any other driver. These are rarely seen photos of Louis Chevrolet, whose name became and continues to be one of the most recognizable brands in American car history:
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Feb 21 2011
Archives: Favorite Website: Vanderbilt Cup Races
Links to favorite websites related to the Vanderbilt Cup Races:
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Feb 12 2011
Then & Now: Extant Structures on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses (Updated: 7/31/2019)
There are few Long Island buildings and structures that were built from 1904 to 1910 and remain standing. These nine buildings, structures and remnants on the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses have survived over 100 years:
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Feb 09 2011
The Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses (1904-1910)
The six Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1904 to 1910 were held on five different courses on Long Island. The last three races from 1908 to 1910 were partially held on the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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hi, how do you date the chassis of a car with the fedco plate? my fedco plate read
YYY EEE ZERO THRE ONE WWW, so the…