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Tuesday, March 9, 2010: The Alco “White Beast” at the 1910 Worcester Dead Horse Hill Climb
One of the earliest forms of automotive sports was competition against time over an uphill course. The “hill climbs” provided a natural venue for spectators and a challenge for the early automobiles.
Saturday, January 9, 2010: “Black Beast” Featured in “Old Cars Weekly” Article
The Alco “Black Beast” was one of the cars featured in the September 3, 2009 Old Cars Weekly article “The Iconic & The Obsure”.
Sunday, December 13, 2009: Article “Schenectady’s Contributions to the History of Automobiles”
Don Rittner, author and historian, has written an excellent article in the Times Union serving the New York State Capital Region entitled “Schenectady’s Contributions to the History of Automobiles”.
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Recent Entries
- Sunday, March 14, 2010: A Tribute to Peter Helck (1893-1988), the Great American Artist
- Saturday,3/13/10: Vanderbilia to be Displayed at Upcoming Museum of the City of New York Exhibition
- Friday, March 12, 2010: March/April Long Island Automotive Events Update
- Thursday,3/11/10: Article “Driving The Ford” & the Future of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 From the Pardington Papers: Original Parkway Names and Toll Gate Locations
- Tuesday, March 9, 2010: The Alco “White Beast” at the 1910 Worcester Dead Horse Hill Climb
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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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