1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Aug 24 2013
Then & Now: The George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
For the revival of the Vanderbilt Cup Races in 1936, a new Vanderbilt cup was designed and produced by Cartier. (1 comments)
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Aug 12 2013
Mystery Foto #28 Solved:Then & Now- Courses for the 1936 and 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races
This week's Mystery Foto was a "Then & Now" printed in a press release for the 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (7 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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Jun 10 2013
Mystery Foto #19 Solved: Aerial of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race & Site of Lindbergh’s Takeoff
This aerial was taken during the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race held at the "new" Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury. (12 comments)
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May 07 2013
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses
This 1949 aerial is looking north towards East Meadow (my childhood hometown) and Westbury. (6 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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Jul 23 2012
The Two Midget Racers in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Nancy DeWitt, Historian, Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska: "I am doing some research on our 1935 Wetteroth-Offenshauser midget racer, which was driven by Bob Swanson. Do you know definitively what Swanson drove in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup"? (2 comments)
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Jun 20 2012
“Roosevelt Field and Ye Motor Parkway” Executed by Artist Eric Sloane
A prolific member of the Hudson River School of painting, Eric Sloane (1905-1985) was an artistic genius. Among his nearly 15,000 paintings was this 1933 sketch of Roosevelt Field including "Ye Motor Parkway". (5 comments)
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Feb 21 2012
Aerial Views of Roosevelt Raceway After 1937
After the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race, no major road race was held at Roosevelt Raceway. But, as documented by these aerials, the track was soon used in for midget racing and then harness horse racing. (3 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)
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…