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  • Helck Family Collection: The Only Known Existing  1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Flags?
    Sep 20 2016

    Helck Family Collection: The Only Known Existing 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Flags?

    One of the potential treasures of the Helck Family Collection are these two "Vanderbilt Cup Race flags." This fascinating discovery is detailed below. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #38 Solved: The 1965 Bertone Mustang Concept Show Car Commissioned by AQ Update:9/23/16
    Sep 20 2016

    Mystery Foto #38 Solved: The 1965 Bertone Mustang Concept Show Car Commissioned by AQ Update:9/23/16

    Jim K. challenged you to identify this very unique Mustang concept show car. (14 comments)


  • The Motor Racing Archives of Peter Helck to Become Available on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
    Sep 17 2016

    The Motor Racing Archives of Peter Helck to Become Available on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    Jerry and Timothy Helck have issued this press release concerning the motor racing archives of artist and historian Peter Helck. (9 comments)


  • From the Grace Holloway Family Album: Photos of the Old Westbury Home Built by Driver Foxhall Keene
    Sep 14 2016

    From the Grace Holloway Family Album: Photos of the Old Westbury Home Built by Driver Foxhall Keene

    In 1902, millionaire sportsman, Wall Street broker and future Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Foxhall Keene built a beautiful Greek Revival mansion in Old Westbury, New York. Keene named the mansion Rosemary Hall, where it served as the base for his horse racing, fox hunting, polo and auto racing adventures. (18 comments)


  • From a Lodgekeeper’s  Family Album: A View of the Massapequa Lodge
    Sep 13 2016

    From a Lodgekeeper’s Family Album: A View of the Massapequa Lodge

    Arthur Mauriello, grandson of lodgekeepers Thomas and Josephine Zinzi, has forwarded two photos of the Massapequa Lodge from one of his family albums. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the Mercedes that Won the 1915 Indy 500 Race
    Sep 12 2016

    Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the Mercedes that Won the 1915 Indy 500 Race

    The Helck Family Collection challenges you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. Louis Slawe also needs your help identifying this automobile or spaceship spotted last month on the Jersey Shore. (16 comments)


  • Femenias’ Findings: Anatomy of an Amazing 1938 Aerial (Garden City to East Meadow)
    Sep 10 2016

    Femenias’ Findings: Anatomy of an Amazing 1938 Aerial (Garden City to East Meadow)

    My favorite Nassau County aerial from the U.S. Department of Agriculture 1938 series highlighted the area from Garden City to East Meadow. (6 comments)


  • From the Louis Wagner Family: A Gift for Winning the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Sep 07 2016

    From the Louis Wagner Family: A Gift for Winning the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Michel Marc of France has forwarded a photo of a gift that was given to Louis Wagner by his friends at the Darracq Factory. It currently resides in the home of one of Louis Wagner's heirs. (0 comments)


  • The Selling of the George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy at the 1994 Hershey Region AACA Meet
    Sep 06 2016

    The Selling of the George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy at the 1994 Hershey Region AACA Meet

    While looking through a collection of magazines from the Helck Family Collection today, I came across an ad that really caught my attention- the selling of the one and only George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy used for the 1936 and 1937 races. Details follow. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at the 1906 Ormond-Daytona Races
    Sep 05 2016

    Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at the 1906 Ormond-Daytona Races

    Paul Osika, a great collector and seller of racing and automobile photos, challenged you to identify this veteran of Vanderbilt Cup Races. (11 comments)




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