Mystery Friday Foto #30 Solved: And the Award Goes to…Tazio Nuvolari in 1936
Did you identify this ceremony with Tazio Nuvolari in 1936?
Identify;
- What is the reason for the ceremony?
Award ceremonies for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
- Date and location
The awards ceremony was held one day after the race on October 13, 1936 at the Ambassador Hotel in New York City.
- What is being presented and who manufactured it?
A miniature of the full-size trophy manufactured by
Cartier.
- Identify the 2 gentlemen in the photo
Tazio Nuvolari (R) was greeted by 22-year old George Vanderbilt III (L)
- Kudos- Where is this award today?
Museo Micholis in Verona, Italy
Comments (4)
Congrats to Steve Lucas, Al Velocci, Bob Barauskas, and Aldo Zana for identifying this week's photo. Special Congrats to Al Velocci for revealing where this pepperoni-stained photo was found.
Greg O.
Comments
That’s George Vanderbilt on the left presenting Tazio Nuvolari with the trophy for winning the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The ceremony probably took place on October 12, 1936, the day of the race at Roosevelt Race Tack in Westbury. I believe both trophies were manufactured by Cartier. The large cup in the background is in the Museo Nicolis in Verona, Italy. Not sure about the small cup that is being held by Vanderbilt; maybe it’s still in the possession of the Nuvolari family.
Photo shows George Vanderbilt, on the left, presenting Tazio Nuvolari with Vanderbilt Cup Race Trophy, the winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Race held at in 1936 at Roosevelt Raceway. The reason this mystery photo was presented at this time was because it was found in the Domino’s Pizza Car recently acquired by Howard Kroplick.
Presentation of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race Trophy
October 12th, 1936
George Vanderbilt 1936 trophy, manufacturered by
Cartier
George Vanderbilt and Tazio Nuvozari
The trophy is in the Museo Micholis in Verona, Italy
Howard:
The photo was taken on October 13, 1936 at the NYC Manhattan Ambassador Hotel during the prizegiving ceremony of the Vanderbilt Cup 1936 won by Tazio Nuvolari, Alfa Romeo 12C-1936. Nuvolari is on the right while George Vanderbilt is presenting the small permanent cup of the winner.
The small cup is today on display in the Tazio Nuvolari Museum in Mantua (Italy). The large Vanderbilt Cup is on display in the Museo Nicolis in Villafranca di Verona (Italy).
Many thanks for showing the photo and for the always interesting newsletter.
All the best.
Aldo
Aldo Zana
Nuvolari’s winning Alfa Romeo was not the fastest car in the race, but the car better equipped to handle the challenging curves of the 1936 course