1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race


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    Jan 28 2012

    George Robertson’s Last Practice Run

    After skipping the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the 1908 winner George Robertson was preparing for a triumphant return in the 1910 Race driving a Benz. His hopes for a repeat win and his future racing career were dashed with one of the strangest accidents in Vanderbilt Cup Race history. (5 comments)


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    Jan 06 2012

    Article “The 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race” by Peter Helck

    For the 1948 Veteran Motor Club of America Antique Auto Show, prominent artist Peter Helck, then owner of "Old 16", wrote an article on the Vanderbilt Cup Races for the official program. Supplemented by photos from the book "Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island", this is Helck's colorful description of… (0 comments)


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    Dec 30 2011

    Views from the Pits of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    One innovation of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the first use of service racing pits in an American automobile race.The 1908 rules allowed only the driver and mechanician to work on the car. However, the rules were modified in 1910 to allow two of the pit crew to replenish… (3 comments)


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    Nov 30 2011

    Archives: Starting Lineups

    Below are related links to Starting Lineups on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 16, 2012):

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    Nov 01 2011

    Archives: Alco-6 Racing History (1909-1911)

    Index to posts related to the Alco-6 Racing History (1909-1911) Updated: December 1, 2011

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    Oct 25 2011

    The 1910 Oldsmobile Vanderbilt Cup Racer: A Rebirth and Another Mystery

    Last April, VanderbiltCupRaces.com helped solve an Oldsmobile photo mystery which appeared in the Lansing State Journal. As discussed, the photo showed two Oldsmobile entrants for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race displayed in front of the Downey House Hotel in Lansing, Michigan. The fascinating story of this Oldsmobile continues: (0 comments)


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    Oct 13 2011

    The New York Times Article: “Mechanical Wonder From an Age Gone By”

    Check out the special Automobiles section in today's New York Times. John Hanc has written this wonderful article "Mechanical Wonder From an Age Gone By". Here's a highlight: (3 comments)


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    Aug 18 2011

    Connecticut Humanities Council Article:  “The Hardware City Could’ve Been the Motor City ”

    The Connecticut Humanities Council has posted an article on the history of the Corbin Motor Vehicle Corporation which was based in Bristol, Connecticut. The company entered their Corbin Cannonball racer in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

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    Aug 14 2011

    Joe Dawson- Hero of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race & Winner of the Second Indy 500

    Born in 1889 in Odon, Indiana, Joe Dawson competed in the the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race and three Indy 500 Races (1911, 1912 and 1914). Joe Dawson finished second in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race losing by only 25 seconds and won the 1912 Indy 500 Race. He was… (3 comments)


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    May 21 2011

    Take the Alco Black Beast Road Test

    In preparation for several upcoming special events, the Alco Black Beast was successfully road tested over 20 miles during the last three days.

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