Saturday: December 6, 2008: Looking for the Restored 1908 Alco-6 Racer
It has been over 15 years since the restored 1908 Alco-6 racer that won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races called the United States its home. For years, I had heard the car was in a lobby in an office building in France. Three weeks ago, I decided to take up the challenge of finding the current location of the Alco. Within 30 minutes of searching on the Internet, I found the car...in Belgium. With this wonderful discovery, I turned to wife and said "Road trip!".
Click here to see what the Alco looked like two weeks ago in Brussels. In one of the images, you can see my wife, Roz, and youngest daughter, Dana, the mechanician who also created this website.
Comments
Tom:
Your granduncle would be very proud of the current condition of the Alco-6 Racer. Beautiful!!
Enjoy,
Howard
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Recent Entries
- Tuesday, February 9, 2010: Long Island Business News Article “Hope for the Vanderbilt”
- Sunday, February 7, 2010: Starting Lineup for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
- Saturday, 2/6/10: February Event Update: Club Meetings, Car Shows, and Car Cruises
- Friday, February 5, 2010: Motor Parkway Trailway Update
- Thursday, February 4, 2010: Exhibit “Cars, Culture and the City” March 17-August 1, 2010
- Wednesday, 2/3/10: New Updates: California Photo Identified, Another Pickering Gem and Mineola Now
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The 128-page book by Howard Kroplick, a researcher and lecturer on the races, contains rare images of the races from the archives of major museums, libraries and private collectors. The book Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island will be available from Arcadia Publishing in March 2008.
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Howard: Thanks for finding the Bete Noir. I can almost see Frank Lee and Harry Grant on board. Hope you enjoyed your “road trip.” Be well and Happy Holidays. Tom Grant