1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Jan 23 2016
The Race to a Doctorate: Michelin, Bibendum and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Professor Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has spent ten years researching Michelin's graphic history. In July 2015, Pau completed his doctorate thesis "The forgotten years of Bibendum: the American stage of Michelin in Milltown." Design, illustration and advertising at tire companies (1900-1930). . (4 comments)
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Jan 12 2016
Hemmings Motor News Needs Your Assistance in Solving This Mini-Old 16 Mystery
Hemmings Motor News is looking for assistance in solving this Mini-Old 16 mystery found in their hometown of Bennington, Vermont. (0 comments)
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Dec 04 2015
Holiday Gift of the Week: Old 16 Tin Can Art Coffee Mug
Steve Wasserman has produced a coffee mug featuring a reproduction of his father's amazing tin can art painting of "Old 16" during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
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Nov 21 2015
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VIII: On to Deadman’s Curve
On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the eighth post of this series, Sammy and Dave continued their exploration from Levittown to Deadman's Curve in Bethpage. (6 comments)
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Nov 02 2015
A Salute to the Mets & Mystery Foto #44 Solved: A Gift to George Robertson From Peter Helck
The owner of this important Peter Helck painting forwarded these images for this weekend's Mystery Foto. (9 comments)
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Aug 12 2015
“Thermos The Bottle” Truck at the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race & Wacky Marketing Mobiles
By far the the most unusual vehicle at the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the "Thermos The Bottle" truck. As seen in this post, Thermos was not the only company to promote their products using wacky marketing mobiles. (4 comments)
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Mar 23 2015
Mystery Foto #12 Solved: Buckminister Fuller’s Dymaxion #3 Built at the Former Locomobile Factory
Art Kleiner challenged you again with this weekend's Mystery Foto. (19 comments)
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Feb 26 2015
Mystery Friday Foto #9: Can You Identify This Old 16 Locomobile Photo?
Ariejan Bos of Netherlands needs your help in solving this Mystery Foto of Old 16 Locomobile, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (5 comments)
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Feb 07 2015
Exclusive: Glenn Ethridge in the Isotta Fraschini that Won the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Stock Car Race
A relative of Glenn Ethridge, the mechanician of the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Old 16, has forwarded this photo and requesting assistance: (1 comments)
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Feb 06 2015
Saturday Search: A Jericho Ford Fire Truck (Updated: 2/15/2015)
Betsey Murphy, local history librarian for the Jericho Library, is researching this fire truck. (3 comments)
