1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Aug 11 2021
Greg O’s Garage; From the Helck Family Collection: The official 1904 Vanderbilt Cup race program
The complete 1904 race program
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Jul 24 2021
Excerpt from “The Legend of the First Super Speedway”: Barney Oldfield at the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Mark Dill's marvelous book "The Legend of the First Super Speedway" chronicles tales of Barney Oldfield's journey through the pioneering age of American auto racing. With Mark's permission, below is the section on when Oldfield attended the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Jan 19 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 1 - Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations of “The NY World” - The Impact on Farmers
"The New York (Evening) World" employed artists to tell its stories in pictures and captions. In this new series of posts, illustrations will portray the World's view of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and automobiling in general. Note that some of the graphics are not the best quality due to the original size of each illustration but they definitely tell the story.
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Dec 12 2020
Helck Family Collection: Distinguished service citation for Joe Tracy awarded by Automobile Old Timers in 1948
Among the documents found in the Helck Family Collection are veteran Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Joe Tracy's original honors and licenses. This citation was awarded to Joe Tracy at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Automobile Old Timers on November 9, 1948.
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Nov 06 2020
Video of the Week: Library of Congress “Early Days of Motoring”
This Blackhawk film is a 1967 compilation of Library of Congress films of early racing competitions including the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1905 Ormond-Daytona Automobile Races.
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Jul 03 2020
Film of the Week-The Classic Races:The Vanderbilt Cup (1904-1960) and the 1966 Bridgehampton 200
In this 26-minute video posted on YouTube in 2015, Barnyard Studio Productions featured the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1960).
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Apr 15 2020
Road & Track May 1974: Packard Gray Wolf: One of America’s First Lightweight Racers
The beloved Sam Berliner III has forwarded this 1974 article on the Packard Gray Wolf which competed in the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Apr 06 2020
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Takes a Turn During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a significant turn on a Vanderbilt Cup Race course.
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Mar 11 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Another Poole Connection to the Vanderbilt Cup Races
As shown in the Helck Family Collection of letters to Al Poole from his brother Alex, we can establish that Alex also counted Joe Tracy as a friend and was deeply involved with the design and manufacture of automobiles.
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Feb 22 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Last Known Surviving Poster for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
My favorite co-author Al Velocci and I met in 2003 researching the Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. With the permission of the museum, we were able to discover thousands of documents & photos over the years including the last known surviving poster for the 1904 Race.
