1906 American Elimination Trial
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Aug 22 2020
Kleiner’s Korner Part I: Illustrating the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the Motor Parkway
In addition to magazines using photographs to graphically enhance a story, illustrations were also often times used. One illustrator employed by "The Motor Way" magazine was Henry Thiede whose drawings in 1906 portrayed anecdotes of the Vanderbilt Cup Race and the building of the Motor Parkway.
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Jul 21 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: From the Helck Family Collection- In Search of the 1905 Locomobile Racer
Prior to "Old 16" gaining fame and fortune, the Locomobile Company built a "monster" racer that participated in the 1905 Gordon Bennett and Vanderbilt Cup Races. While much is known about "Old 16", very little attention is given to why the 1905 racer was built and what became of it. An unpublished article found in the Peter Helck Family Collection and additional research and information provided by blog reader Allen Haywood provides further detail.
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Jun 19 2020
Open Discussion: Powerhouse Road
As requested by Sam Berliner III and my favorite co-author Al Velocci, here is an open discussion on Powerhouse Road.
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Jun 08 2020
Mystery Foto #23 Solved: 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner George Robertson
Automotive historian Walt Gosden challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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May 18 2020
Mystery Foto #20 Solved: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Commission Headquarters on Jericho Turnpike, Westbury
Kleiner's Korner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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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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Mar 09 2020
Mystery Foto #10 Solved: The Winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Roslyn
Last weekend's Mystery Foto was a rare elevated image of the 1906 Race.
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Dec 11 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Al Poole’s Original Documents from the Helck Family Collection
The Helck Family Collection contains official documents pertaining to Peter Helck's friend Al Poole. The documents include his driving license and being summoned to appear in court, both in his home country of England and in the United States.
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Dec 09 2019
Mystery Foto #49 Solved: Bulls Head Hotel in Greenvale (North Roslyn) Circa 1934-1936
This weekend's Mystery Photo was a busy location on courses for the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Oct 21 2019
Mystery Foto #42 Solved: The Team Reunion of Joe Tracy and Al Poole for the 1956 “Rerun”
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Old 16 Mystery Foto.
