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Jul 31 2010

Archives: William Luttgen


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William Luttgen

A Family Remembers a Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver- William Luttgen

Film “The William Luttgen Story (1877-1965)”

William Luttgen Part I: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

William Luttgen Part II: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

William Luttgen Part III-The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

William Luttgen Part IV -The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Found-The 1906 George McKesson Brown Scrapbook

From the George McKesson Scrapbook: Preparing the #7 Mercedes for the 1906 Race

1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Film

1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Film


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RELATED DRIVERS

  • William Luttgen

    The last living participant of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race (1904)

RELATED CARS

  • Mercedes #18 (1904)

    Finished 7th in the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  • Mercedes #5 (1905)

    Skidded into a telegraph pole owned by driver Keene's father and threw mechanician Luttgen under the car

  • Mercedes #7 (1906)

    Car sold to George McKesson Brown one week before the race

  • Mercedes #5 (1908)

    Owned by William K.Vanderbilt, Jr.-Reportedly same Mercedes that broke the one-mile land speed record in 1904

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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