Marquette-Buick #29  (1910)

Chevrolet’s Crashed Marquette-Buick (1910)
Chevrolet’s Crashed Marquette-Buick
Courtesy of The Helck Family Collection

Early leader Louis Chevrolet’s race ended on lap 16 in spectacular if inglorious fashion with his Marquette-Buick upside down near the front porch of a Hicksville home at Old Country Road. Chevrolet dominated the race in the early stages with his third lap the fastest of the race at 75 mph.

The Touring Car Hit by Chevrolet (1910)
The Touring Car Hit by Chevrolet
Courtesy of The Helck Family Collection

Chevrolet’s car rocketed off the course through a ditch and into a touring car parked in an adjacent yard. Three women were in the car (shown above) and, amazingly, none were seriously injured. Chevrolet was thrown clear of the accident, the fall inflicting a broken arm but no life threatening injuries. However, his mechanician Charles Miller was pinned under the heavy racer and died on the scene.

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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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