The Cars

A total of 116 cars entered the six Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island held between 1904 to 1910. American cars made up 53% of the entries followed by Germany (16%), France (16%) and Italy (15%). USA and France each won three races. The most successful car make was the American Alco which won the two races (1909 and 1910) that it entered. The French Darracq with three entries won both the 1905 and 1910 Races. The most disappointing marque in the races was the German Mercedes with 16 entries in the six races. The highest finish for the powerful Mercedes was fourth in the 1908 and 1909 Races.

Car Makes and Countries
# of Car Makes # of Entries % of Entries # Wins
45 116 100% 6
USA 33 62 53% 3
France 7 18 16% 3
Italy 3 17 15% 0
Germany 2 19 16% 0

Featured Cars

Feature

Locomobile Mascot on EBay

On March 1, 2010, an Ebay action was held on a 1909 Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup radiator mascot. Despite its relatively poor condition, the winning price was $1,225 with ten bidders participating.


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