Alco-6 Racer
Walter P. Chrysler, the American Locomotive Company and a 1932 Newsreel
American Locomotive Company played a brief but important role in the career of a great American automobile executive Walter P. Chrysler. In December 1909, Chrysler’s first manufacturing job was superintendant of the Pittsburgh Works plant of the American Locomotive Company.
The Milhous 1913 Alco Six Five-Passenger Touring Car Up For Auction
One of the nine known existing Alco touring cars will be auctioned off on February 25, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. The 1913 Alco will be sold at no reserve as part of the Milhous Collection:
Archives: Alco-6 Black Beast Racer
Links to related posts on the Alco-6 Black Beast Racer on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: September 14, 2011):
The Dramatic Untold Story of the Marmon Wasp During the 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap
The parade lap of seven vintage cars prior to this year’s Indy 500 Race was a thrill for everyone involved. However, only a few people know about the near-accident that almost occurred at the beginning of the parade lap. Let’s start at the beginning:
May 7, 1911 The World : Harry Grant Practicing on the Motor Parkway at 107.8 Miles Per Hour
Margaret, George and Eric Vitale of Barn Find Antiquities recently purchased a vintage leather trunk. To their surprise, the bottom of the truck was lined with a May 7, 1911 edition of the newspaper The World including this article:
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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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