Vanderbilt Cup Races

1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes

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  Feb 09 2011

  The Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses (1904-1910)

  The six Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1904 to 1910 were held on five different courses on Long Island. The last three races from 1908 to 1910 were partially held on the Long Island Motor Parkway.

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  Aug 11 2010

  The Pits of the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Robert Richer comments: "Yes, there was a time when the “pit men” who serviced the cars were actually in a pit below the racing surface. What a terrifying view it must have been."

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  Feb 10 2010

  The Vanderbilt Cup Race Pits: An American Innovation

  One innovation of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the first use of service racing pits in an American automobile race.

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  Oct 29 2009

  The 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes Trophy Makes an Appearance

  In September 1, 2008, I described a dashboard plaque that was provided by the Cole Motors Company to celebrate their victory in the 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes, simultaneously with the Vanderbilt Cup Race. The plaque contains an embossing of the huge "Massapequa Sweepstakes Trophy" that was given to Cole… (1 comments)



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  Jun 30 2009

  Then & Now: The Massapequa Lodge

  Continuing our "Then and Now" series, this photo captured Old 16, the eventual winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, climbing the Long Island Motor Prarkway bridge over Massapequa-Hicksville Road. To the right is the Massapqua Lodge, one of the three John Russell Pope-designed toll lodges opened… (0 comments)



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  Sep 01 2008

  Vanderbilia: The 1910 Cole Plaque

  I have an embossed shield with a pressed design on it that says "Massapequa Sweepstakes in Vanderbilt Cup Race Trophy 1910" with the embossing of what appears to be a trophy with a race car and driver on top and below the trophy it says "Won by Cole 30" 126.4… (6 comments)






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