1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Dec 17 2019
Popular Mechanics (February 1938): George Robertson “Making of A Race Driver”
In a featured cover story in the February 1938 issue of Popular Mechanics (page 178), George Robertson, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, wrote " The Rough Road to Glory". The article described what Robertson believed it takes to become a race driver while highlighting several of his race experiences. (1 comments)
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Dec 10 2019
Alexander Buchan’s Kinetic Sculpture: The Checkered Flag
The bronze sculpture "The Checkered Flag" is one of the most impressive representations of the 1908 Vanderbilt up Race. This artwork was created by Alexander Buchan, who was featured in the November/December 2019 issue of AutoMobilia. (4 comments)
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Dec 02 2019
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Marion Spooner Photographed at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This holiday Mystery Foto was taken by a professional photographer. (16 comments)
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Nov 18 2019
Mystery Foto #46 Solved:A View of the Motor Parkway looking West from the Officials’ Stand/Press Box
Did you identify another section of the Motor Parkway that was used for the Vanderbilt Cup Races? (12 comments)
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Nov 13 2019
Garden City Archives: The “Snake Turn” of the 1908-1910 Courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
As a follow-up to Mystery Foto #45, my favorite co-author Al Velocci and I visited Garden City historian Bill Bellmer and reviewed the one-of-a kind 1908 Motor Parkway Construction Book. Below is documentation of the "Snake Turn" of the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race courses. (2 comments)
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Oct 29 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Removal of the Central Avenue/LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge
Art Kleiner has explored recently obtained surveys and maps from the Nassau County Department of Public Works to focus on the removal of the largest bridge built for the Motor Parkway. (10 comments)
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Oct 21 2019
Mystery Foto #42 Solved: The Team Reunion of Joe Tracy and Al Poole for the 1956 “Rerun”
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Old 16 Mystery Foto. (11 comments)
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Sep 09 2019
Mystery Foto #36: A Locomobile Limo with a Vanderbilt Cup Radiator Mascot
This weekend's never before published Mystery Foto needed to be examined very closely. (7 comments)
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Aug 03 2019
Old 16 Locomobile on Display at the Audrain Automobile Museum in Newport, Rhode Island
In a rare venture out of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, Old 16 is currently on display at the Audrain Automobile Museum in Newport. I am proud to have contributed to this special exhibit with 17 Vanderbilia items from my collection. (6 comments)
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Jul 01 2019
Mystery Foto #26 Solved: The Dangerous Newbridge Avenue Bridge on 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured another important section of a Vanderbilt Cup Race course. (9 comments)
