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Aug 15 2011
Willie K’s Cars: #4 1902 60-HP Mors Racing In Europe
William K. Vanderbilt Jr. was among the first generation of people who grew up with the automobile. With his family’s fortune predicated on transportation perhaps it was inevitable that he was drawn to the latest innovation in machinery to transport goods and people from one place to another. Regardless, his fascination with the new mechanical marvels led him to some of his greatest adventures in a very adventurous life. Today's focus: His 1902 Mors. (2 comments)
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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 considered the hero of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race for stopping to check on the condition of an injured spectator during the race. (3 comments)
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Aug 13 2011
Collectorsweekly.com Show & Tell: The Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Race Poster
Last week Mark L. posted this request for information on Collectorsweekly.com Show & Tell and VanderbiltCupRaces.com . (2 comments)
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Aug 12 2011
Long Island Automotive Update: News, Events & Recent Comments- Saturday, August 13, 2011
Latest Long Island automotive news, events and recent comments on VanderbiltCupRaces.com: (0 comments)
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Aug 11 2011
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#4 The Bridge over the Queens Central Rail Road Right-of-Way
A total of 60 Motor Parkway bridges were built from 1908 to 1926 ...a pioneering concept to eliminate grade crossings for an automobile road. There are four types of Motor Parkway bridges; over crossroads (parkway bridges), under crossroads (highway bridges), over railroad tracks (railroad bridge) and, as part of right-of-way agreements, to connect farmlands (farmway bridges). This series will document these bridges beginning at the Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens to the Eastern… (11 comments)
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Aug 10 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces Exclusive: The 1900 Newport Automobile Races & the First Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
The first major race in which William K. Vanderbilt Jr. competed was held in September 1900 in Newport, Rhode Island. It was also at this race where the first William K.Vanderbilt Jr. cup was given to a winner of an automobile race...four years before the Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races. (6 comments)
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Aug 10 2011
Upcoming Alco Black Beast Events
The Alco Black Beast is scheduled to participate in the following upcoming events: (1 comments)
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Aug 08 2011
The Black Beast at the Lake Ronkonkoma Car Show
Despite early morning showers cancelling the parade, the Sun came out and a good time was had by all at the "First Annual Motor Parkway "Sunday Drive" to Lake Ronkonkoma Parade & Car Show. Some highlights: (3 comments)
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Aug 06 2011
Then & Now: Long Island Automotive Museum
Although the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton closed and abandoned over 30 years ago, most of the museum's buildings are still standing. Here is a "Then & Now" with recent "Now" photos and many "Then" images from the collection of Walter McCarthy: (17 comments)
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Aug 05 2011
Hear the Black Beast Roar on the Motor Parkway from Hauppauge to Lake Ronkokoma This Sunday
The Black Beast will be on the Long Island Motor Parkway this Sunday, participating in the First Annual Motor Parkway "Sunday Drive to Lake Ronkonkoma" Parade and Car Show. (1 comments)
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