1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Jan 11 2021
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: A 1956 aerial of the new opened Roosevelt Field and almost completed Meadowbrook Parkway
The Cradle of Aviation Archives challenged to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (14 comments)
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Dec 08 2020
Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A 1953 View over Merrick Avenue and East Meadow and Westbury
The Cradle of Aviation challenged you to solve this weekend's newly scanned aerial. (12 comments)
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Nov 07 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos of Old 16 at the 1948 Antique Auto Show from the Helck Family Collection
Old 16 was the featured vehicle at the Antique Auto Show held from March 8-14, 1948 at the 71st Regiment Armory in Manhattan. Below are never-before published photos of the event from the Helck Family Collection (2 comments)
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Oct 19 2020
Mystery Foto #42 Solved: A 1929 Curtiss B-2 Condor Bomber Flyover Over Roosevelt Field, Merrick Avenue and the Motor Parkway
Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer challenged you to identify this weekend's amazing Mystery Foto. (14 comments)
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Oct 13 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Little Known (until now) 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver: Howard Gill
Little has been published on this blog about Howard Gill, driver of the #19 Thomas racer in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Here is a brief biography of Gill from his roots in the tea business to his unfortunate early death. (5 comments)
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Aug 31 2020
Update Mystery Foto #35 Solved: Jim Florida in the #9 Locomobile at the 1908 Founders Week Cup Race
Dr. Meredith Jaffe challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (14 comments)
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Aug 19 2020
Helck Family Collection: A Gift to George Robertson from Peter Helck
This pencil illustration was a gift to George Robertson from Peter Helck on the celebration of the 43rd anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (2 comments)
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Aug 03 2020
Mystery Foto #31 Solved: The Grave’s Garage on Searing Avenue in Mineola
Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (30 comments)
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Jul 21 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: From the Helck Family Collection- In Search of the 1905 Locomobile Racer
Prior to "Old 16" gaining fame and fortune, the Locomobile Company built a "monster" racer that participated in the 1905 Gordon Bennett and Vanderbilt Cup Races. While much is known about "Old 16", very little attention is given to why the 1905 racer was built and what became of it.… (15 comments)
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Jul 03 2020
Film of the Week-The Classic Races:The Vanderbilt Cup (1904-1960) and the 1966 Bridgehampton 200
In this 26-minute video posted on YouTube in 2015, Barnyard Studio Productions featured the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1960). (1 comments)
Rollin’s granddaughter Betty King had this medal. She said she gave it to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum…