Vanderbilt Cup Races

Jun 19 2010
Article “Black Beast Roars” & a Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival Highlight

On Friday, the online newspaper Garden City Patch published an article "The "Black Beast Roars at Village Hall" describing last week's visit to campaign for a local Motor Parkway parkland. The article features 21 photos, a video and a history of the "Black Beast". (2 comments)

Jun 18 2010
Update of Local Automotive Events and Mystery Photo #3

This is is a comprehensive listing of spring and summer automotive events scheduled to be held in the Long Island area over the next six months.Updated: June 19, 2010. (4 comments)

Jun 18 2010
“Black Beast” Returns to Garden City

In support of Cyril Smith's proposal to designate a section of the Motor Parkway as parkland, the Alco "Black Beast" visited the Garden City Village Hall last night. The event was described in Thursday's edition of the online newspaper the Garden City Patch. (0 comments)

Jun 16 2010
The Corbin “Cannonball” and the Alco “Black Beast” to Meet on Saturday

In 1905, the American Hardware Corporation, makers of screws and locks, had a dream to make New Britain, Connecticut the automobile capital of the world by financing the Corbin Motor Vehicle Company. Their inital product line included two-air-cooled models that featured metal brake shoes, apparently a first for an American production car. To help promote their brand, the company entered a Corbin "Cannonball" racer in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)

Jun 15 2010
The 2010 Greenwich Concours D’Elegance

The 2010 Greenwich Concours D'Elegance held on June 5th and 6th drew large crowds and an amazing collection of unique cars including my 1966 Shelby Mustang GT-350H Hertz Rent-A- Racer. (0 comments)

Jun 14 2010
Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum (#1-6)

The Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton, New York was the foremost car museum on Long Island from 1948 to 1980...and is sadly missed. Founded and owned by the prominent collector and writer Henry Austin Clark, Jr., the museum featured a vast display of unique antique cars. (11 comments)

Jun 13 2010
Vincenzo Lancia in Action During the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races

One of the most celebrated drivers to race in the Vanderbilt Cup Races was Italian Vincenzo Lancia. In both the 1905 and 106 races, he drove a Fiat...just missing winning both races, (0 comments)

Jun 11 2010
Mystery Photo Contest #2 Solved: 1911 Indy 500

This is is a comprehensive listing of spring and summer automotive events scheduled to be held in the Long Island area over the next six months. Updated: June 17, 2010. (3 comments)

Jun 10 2010
The Royal Tourist in the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1910)

In 1903 Edward Schurmer acquired control of the Hoffman Automobile and Manufacturing Company based in Cleveland, Ohio. He reorganized the company as the Royal Motor Car Company for the production of a new car called the Royal Tourist. As with many other automobile companies, Royal promoted their cars by entering the Vanderbilt Cup Races of 1904 , 1905 and 1910. (2 comments)

Jun 09 2010
Mystery Foto: The Five Drivers in the 1940 Mystery Photo

Congratulations to Michael Ferner of Bitburg, Germany for correctly identifying the drivers in VanderbiltCupRaces.com's first Mystery Photo Contest. Here are the five drivers who posed at an Automobile Oldtimers Club meeting in November 1940. (0 comments)