1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Feb 20 2014
Images of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race from the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Florence Ogg, former Director of Collections and Archives of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, has forwarded links to photos of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race from the collection of the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. (0 comments)
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Jan 22 2014
The George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
This press release showed George Vanderbilt and his wife examining the trophy for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Cartier factory. (0 comments)
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Jan 14 2014
When Tazio Nuvolari Drove A Sprint Car In Ozone Park
After winning the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Tazio Nuvolari and the Italian team had one more week in the New York area before sailing back to their home land. In the February 2008 issue of Automobile, Tony Kaye documented their trip to the Cross Bay Speedway in Ozone Park. (1 comments)
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Dec 23 2013
Mystery Foto #47 Solved: Aerial of 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway
After last week's difficult Mystery Foto, here was an easy one. (3 comments)
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Aug 24 2013
Then & Now: The George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
For the revival of the Vanderbilt Cup Races in 1936, a new Vanderbilt cup was designed and produced by Cartier. (1 comments)
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May 07 2013
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses
This 1949 aerial is looking north towards East Meadow (my childhood hometown) and Westbury. (6 comments)
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Jan 16 2013
Favorite Website: ChampCarStats.com
ChampCarStats.com provides comprehensive history of races and drivers. (0 comments)
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Jun 20 2012
“Roosevelt Field and Ye Motor Parkway” Executed by Artist Eric Sloane
A prolific member of the Hudson River School of painting, Eric Sloane (1905-1985) was an artistic genius. Among his nearly 15,000 paintings was this 1933 sketch of Roosevelt Field including "Ye Motor Parkway". (5 comments)
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May 17 2012
From the NYC Municipal Archives: Images from the Motor Parkway and the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Last month the New York City Municipal Archives released a database of over 870,000 photos from their collection of 2.2 million images of New York throughout the 20th century. I found seven photos related to the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (0 comments)
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Mar 17 2012
PaddockTalk.com: A New Design For The 1937 Season: The Mercedes-Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car
PaddockTalk.com has posted this profile of the Mercedes W 125 Grand Prix racers which ran in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
Lannin House, Eisenhower Park. Curious if this is received from 32k feet over Indianapolis, IN. LAX or bust!