1905 American Elimination Trial
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Mar 22 2025
William K. Vanderbilt II inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America with the assistance of VanderbiltCupRaces.com
On March 11, 2025, William K. Vanderbilt II was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in Daytona Beach, Florida. VanderbiltCupRaces.com was honored to play a role in the ceremony.
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Mar 04 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The 1905 #8 Thomas at the Starting Line
Did you identify the #8 Thomas racer at the starting line?
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Dec 31 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #51 Solved: J. Walter Christie’s 1905 Vanderbilt Cup racer
Did you identify Christie's Vanderbilt Racer for the last mystery photo of 2024?
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Nov 09 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Road Signs Erected for the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Finding one's way in the early days of automobiling was not as easy as plugging an address into a navigation system or even looking at a map. To aid the traveler on Long Island, "Automobile Topics" magazine in October 1905 erected numerous road signs.
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Nov 01 2022
Profile of George Robertson- Winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
In preparation for Wednesday's Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting, below is a profile of driver George Robertson.
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Oct 31 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #44 : Joe Tracy test driving the 1905 Locomobile racer at the Bridgeport factory
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Apr 02 2022
Treasures from the Vanderbilt Museum Archives: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s historic photos are being posted online
LIU's Palmer School of Library & Information Science received a $1.5 million grant in 2016 to digitize materials in 80 local historical societies and museums. Several of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s personal photo albums have now been posted online by LIU.
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Oct 06 2021
Greg O’s Garage: A 1906 Nassau County Map
An early, unique map of Nassau County
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Aug 09 2021
Mystery Foto #32 Solved: The 1905 Locomobile taking a practice run in Bridgeport for the 1905 Gordon Bennett Cup
The Helck Family Collection challenged to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Apr 05 2021
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: Walter Christie making the Bull’s Head Turn during a practice run
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto?
