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The Mulford Special: “A Roadster That Saved a City”
Five years ago Wendell McCrady Jr. purchased a unique roadster that most believed no longer existed. The Mulford Special car was one of seven prototypes built by Ralph Mulford, veteran of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race and ten Indy 500 Races (1911-1922). The roadster was highlighted in the May 27, 2011 issue of the New York Times:
From the Walter McCarthy Collection: Ledyard Pfund’s 1906/1907 Renault “Vanderbilt Racer”
Another significant car at the 1988 Vanderbilt Cup Celebration was the 1906/1907 Renault “Vanderbilt Racer” owned by Ledyard Pfund of New Jersey. As noted in a 2007 Businessweek article “The World’s First Production Supercar?”:
Searching for the Renault Vanderbilt Racers- the Ferrari Enzos of Their Day
Last May,VanderbiltCupRaces.com reviewed the special 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racers that were built for William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and his friends. I noted that of the 11 cars that were built in 1907, five are known to exist today. Today’s challenge: Post photos of these racers.
Profile: The #7 Panhard Racer- First Winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
The three 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Panhard racers were the elite of the 18 car field. The Panhards of winner George Heath and teammate George Teste led all but two of the race’s 10 laps. Albert Clement in another French car, the Clement-Bayard, led the other two laps.
Hemmings Classic Car Article “A Car from the Dawn of Cars”
This month’s issue of Hemmings Classic Car featues an excellent article on the October sale of the 1884 De Dion Bouton Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout, considered the world’s oldest running car.
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Links to related posts on Cars on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: December 1, 2011):
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum Selling a Special 1937 Chrysler Imperial
As reported in Newsday, the Hemmings Blog and videojournalist Chris Collora, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum hopes to establish a new endowment with the proceeds from the sale of a classic car.
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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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