The Alco Black Beast
The restored racer that won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races and raced in the first Indy 500
Nicknamed “the Black Beast,” this was one of the most famous race cars of its era. A two-time winner of the Vanderbilt Cup, a major event in the early years of American motorsport, the car was the favorite to win the first Indianapolis 500-mile race in 1911.
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Sep 25 2017
Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Rookie Indy Driver Josef Newgarden at the 2012 Legendary Day
Thousands of men, women and children have sat in the driver's seat of the Alco Black Beast. Did you recognize this celebrity driver?
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Aug 29 2017
Updated: VanderbiltCupRaces.com’s Open House at Waterfront at Roslyn Draws a Great Crowd
Over 125 subscribers to the VanderbiltCupRaces.com weekly newsletter turned out last Sunday for a wonderful open house of the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage.
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Aug 26 2017
History Channel: The Alco Black Beast in “Cars That Built America: Part I”
This month the History Channel played a new series "The Cars That Built America". In the two-hour Part I, I played Alexander Winton, the world's fastest man, racing Henry Ford. As seen in this five-minute segment, I did all the stunt driving in the Alco Black Beast.
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Aug 14 2017
The Alco Black Beast Makes an Appearance on the History Channel Tonight
The Alco Black Beast makes an appearance this week on Part 1 of the History Channel's new series "The Cars that Made America". I once again play Alexander Winton racing Henry Ford.
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Aug 01 2017
Hemmings Classic Car: A Shout Out to Richard Lentinello’s Ride in the Alco Black Beast
In the August 2017 issue of Hemmings Classic Car, executive editor Richard Lentinello recalled his ride through the streets of Roslyn in the Alco Black Beast in his article "Cars Never Driven".
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Jul 18 2017
Classic Car Club and Nassau County Historical Society Visit Waterfront at Roslyn
Members of the Long Island Region of the Classic Car Club of America and the Nassau County Historical Society visited Waterfront at Roslyn last Sunday.
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Jul 04 2017
When 1909 Alco “White Beast” Raced on July 4th at Indy
In celebration of the 4th of July, here is a holiday repost from June 2014.
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May 23 2017
Three Long Island Clubs and Three Tuckers Visit Tucker 1044 at Waterfront at Roslyn
It was a perfect Sunday last week as the Long Island Buick Club, the Long Island Volkswagen Club and the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society cruised to the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage.
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Apr 29 2017
Memorable Autos at the 2017 New York International Auto Show Updated- 4/30/17
It was an honor to have the Alco Black Beast to be selected to be part of the Saratoga Auto Museum's exhibit at the recent 2017 New York International Auto Show. Several autos from the exhibit and some of my favorites new autos at the car show are highlighted here.
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Apr 27 2017
Vanderbilt Cup Races Featured at the 2017 New York International Auto Show from April 14-23
I am pleased to announce that the Vanderbilt Cup Races will be highlighted at this year's New York International Auto Show from Friday, April 14 to Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Javits Convention Center.
