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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Jul 11 2011
Garden City Patch: Article & Video “Black Beast Wins Indy 500 ... Sort Of…100 Years Later”
Garden City Patch 8/11/2011:"Howard Kroplick shares his story, through pictures and video, of running a centennial lap in the Indy 500 with the famed Black Beast.
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Jul 09 2011
In Search of Alcos: #11 The 1912 Alco Convertible Touring Car Stored in a Rehoboth Barn
Over the last four months, VanderbiltCupRaces.com has attempted to document the Alco "12"- the 12 reported existing rebuilt and restored cars made originally by the American Locomotive Company in Providence, Rhode Island. The eleventh Alco is a 1912 Alco Convertible Touring Car stored in a car barn in Rehoboth,…
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Jul 05 2011
In Search of Alcos: #10 The 1909 Alco 9-60 Touring Car Formerly at the Indy Hall of Fame Museum
Over the last three months, VanderbiltCupRaces.com has attempted to document the Alco "12"- the 12 existing rebuilt and restored cars made originally by the American Locomotive Company in Providence, Rhode Island. The tenth Alco is a 1909 Alco 9-60 Touring Car owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
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Jul 04 2011
The Black Beast Celebrates the 4th of July in East Hills
The Alco Black Beast spent the holiday celebrating with over 4,000 neighbors at the East Hills July 4th Patriotic Fireworks Display. A great time was had by all:
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Jun 22 2011
Providence Journal: “Rehoboth’s Manny Souza’s Alco got a piece of the 500”
Providence Journal's Projo.com profiles Manny Souza's 1908 Alco Touring Car which participated in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Celebration of Automobiles on May 14-15, 2011:
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Jun 16 2011
Roslyn News “Black Beast Returns to Indy 500”
This week's issue of the Roslyn News features a full-page back cover article by Joe Scotchie highlighting the return of the Black Beast to the Indy 500.
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Jun 09 2011
More Memorable Images from the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremony
Laura Greco, wife of the Black Beast's master mechanic Sam Greco, has forwarded these memorable images of the 100th Anniversary Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremony:
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Jun 07 2011
2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremony Highlights: A Century of Technology
One of the memorable moments of the pre-race ceremonies at this year's historic Indy 500 Race was when the teams rolled out the 2011 racers on pit lane pass the 1911 racers. Check out the team members' reactions when a century of technology was side by side:
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Jun 04 2011
Exclusive Video: Emerson Fittipaldi Driving the Alco Black Beast During the 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap
This ten-minute "thrill of a lifetime" video documents two-time Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi and Howard Kroplick driving the restored Alco Black Beast during the 2011 Indy 500 Race parade lap on May 29, 2011. Over the 2 1/2 mile lap, the racer averaged 45 mph with a maximum speed…
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May 30 2011
Newsday: “Vintage race cars celebrated at Indy 500”
Just returned from Indy with amazing photos, videos and stories...will post during the rest of the week. For today, these are highlights of Robert Cassidy' s weekend coverage of the story in Newsday:
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