1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Nov 16 2015
Mystery Foto #46 Solved: Barney Oldfield in the Winton Bullet No.2 at Empire City Track in Yonkers
John Cuocco found this weekend's Mystery Foto while cleaning up my archives. (6 comments)
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May 18 2015
Mystery Foto #20 Solved: Barney Oldfield Driving a Stearns Racer in St. Paul on July 15, 1908
Chuck Rudy Jr. needed your help in identifying this very tough Mystery Foto. (6 comments)
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Feb 02 2013
From the Barney Oldfield Collection: Four Classic Photos and One Mystery
Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great-great-nephew of the legendary racer Barney Oldfield, has provided these five historic photos from the Barney Oldfield Collection. Can anyone help Wayne identify the one mystery image? (8 comments)
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Jan 16 2013
Favorite Website: ChampCarStats.com
ChampCarStats.com provides comprehensive history of races and drivers. (0 comments)
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Dec 12 2012
Driver Profile: Spencer Wishart
This is a racing profile of the driver who participated in a record five Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1909 to 1914- Spencer Wishart. (0 comments)
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Oct 23 2012
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Barney Oldfield Preparing for the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Despite a long racing career dating back to 1902, Barney Oldfield's first Vanderbilt Cup Race was the 1914 294-mile race held in Santa Monica. Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great great nephew of Barney Oldfield, has provided these photos of Oldfield preparing for the Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
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Jul 28 2012
Film: The 1917 Match Races Among Oldfield, Chevrolet and De Palma in Sheepshead Bay Speedway
In 1917, three of the most famous daredevil drivers were veterans of the Vanderbilt Cup Races; Barney Oldfield (1914 & 1915), Louis Chevrolet (1905, 1908, 1909,& 1910) and Ralph De Palma (1911,1912, 1914 & 1915). On August 17, 1917, over 40,000 spectators came to Sheepshead Bay Track in Brooklyn to… (5 comments)
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Jun 25 2012
The 1914 Vanderbilt Holbrook Cup, Charlie Chaplin and a Historic Film
One month before the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Santa Monica, the city of Venice, California held a series of Vanderbilt Jr. Cup Races for "pushmobiles" and homemade one- and two-cylinder cars. A trophy or souvenir from these races was sold on Ebay last night. (0 comments)
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May 12 2012
Then & Now: The Santa Monica Course for the 1914 and 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Both the 1914 and 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Races were held on the beautiful Santa Monica, California road course bordering on the Pacific Ocean. Check out the changes over the last 98 years. (3 comments)
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Feb 02 2012
Three Vanderbilt Cup Race Winners Together in 1936
David Greenlees' Oldmotor.com website has posted this photo taken prior to the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. I believe it may be the only image of three Vanderbilt Cup Race winners together. (2 comments)
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…