1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Feb 17 2018
Helck Family Collection: The 1942 Bill of Sale From Joseph B. Sessions for Old 16
Another gem of the Helck Family Collection treasure is the original January 30, 1942 bill of sale transferring the 1906 Old 16 Locomobile from the estate of Joseph B. Sessions to Peter Helck . (4 comments)
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Feb 07 2018
Vanderbilts and Whitneys Convene in West Palm Beach
John LeBoutillier, the great-grandson of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and a relative of William K. Vanderbilt Jr., has forwarded a New York Social Diary article on a recent gathering of descendants and friends of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. (1 comments)
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Feb 03 2018
Helck Family Collection: Peter Helck’s Illustrated Wagner Envelopes
The great racing artist Peter Helck was a close friend of Louis Wagner, the winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, for 13 years from 1947 to 1960. This friendship was marked by a multitude of correspondence between Montlhery, France and Millerton, New York, including artwork from Helck and photos… (6 comments)
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Dec 27 2017
Book “Monzanapolis”: Vincenzo Lancia
The second excerpt from Aldo Zana's book "Monzanapolis- The Monza 500 Miles-The endless America-Europe challenge" features a brief summary of Vincenzo Lancia. (0 comments)
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Nov 18 2017
A Tribute to a 1906 Hairpin Turn Landmark in Old Westbury
One of the most photographed locations for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the Hairpin Turn in Old Westbury. As a result, images of the beautiful home at #1 Wheatley Road and hundreds of excited spectators on its lawn were captured during the race. Sadly, this Vanderbilt Cup Race course… (4 comments)
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Aug 08 2017
Audio: “The Little Chauffeur” from the 1906 Broadway Show “The Vanderbilt Cup”
After the opening of the 1906 Broadway hit "The Vanderbilt Cup", Billy Murray, known as the Denver Nightingale, recorded this version of "The Little Chauffeur " from the show. (6 comments)
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Aug 05 2017
The 16 Mercedes Race Cars of the Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island
Mercedes was one of the most successful marques in the early history of automobile racing. Despite participating in all six Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races and entering more automobiles than any other marque (16), a Mercedes never finished in the top three places. (0 comments)
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Mar 15 2017
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Vanderbilt Cup Race Scrapbook Discovered in Garden City
The Garden City Archives have discovered a small scrapbook of photos from the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. The scrapbook was a gift from Dorothy Peters Hubbell, whose family had direct links to the Long Island Motor Parkway and the founding of Garden City. (7 comments)
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Feb 27 2017
Mystery Foto #8 Solved: Hubert LeBlon & Albert Clement Jr. at the 1906 Weigh-In at Garden City
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented two Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers preparing for the 1906 race. (7 comments)
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Jan 21 2017
Driver/Mechanician of the Week: Al Poole (1904, 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races)
The driver/mechanician of the week is Al Poole- the mechanican for Joe Tracy in the 1904, 1905 , and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races and the 1905 and 1906 American Elimination Trials. (0 comments)
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…