FIAT #4 (1906)
Lancia on Manhasset Hill (1906)
Courtesy of Brown Brothers
Vincenzo Lancia’s 120-hp #4 F.I.A.T. maintained his speed up Manhasset Hill on the North Hempstead Turnpike, one of the more challenging portions of the course. The hill presented a steep upgrade for about one and a half miles. Based on his spirited performance in 1905, Lancia was a crowd favorite and received a resounding round of applause from the grandstand crowd at the start and at the Spinney Hill grandstand.
Featured Cars
- Alco #8 (1909)
- Alco #18 (1910)
- Benz #16 (1910)
- Chalmers-Detroit #7 (1909)
- Christie #11 (1905)
- Christie #17 (1906)
- Clement-Bayard #12 (1904)
- Darracq #18 (1905)
- Darracq #10 (1906)
- De Dietrich #2 (1904)
- FIAT #4 (1905)
- FIAT #16 (1905)
- FIAT #4 (1906)
- FIAT #8 (1906)
- Frayer Miller (1906)
- Hotchkiss #6 (1906)
- Isotta #6 (1908)
- Knox #20 (1908)
- Locomobile #7 (1905)
- Locomobile #9 (1906)
- Locomobile #1 (1908)
- Locomobile #16 (1908)
- Lorraine-Dietrich #18 (1906)
- Marquette-Buick #29 (1910)
- Mercedes #1 (1904)
- Mercedes #5 (1904)
- Mercedes X (1905)
- Mercedes #3 (1908)
- Mercedes #5 (1908)
- Packard #16 (1904)
- Panhard #7 (1904)
- Panhard #14 (1904)
- Pope-Toledo #4 (1904)
- Pope-Toledo #6 (1904)
- Pope-Toledo #3 (1905)
- Simplex #17 (1904)
- White Steamer #19 (1905)
Feature
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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