1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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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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Sep 19 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The 12-cylinder Maxwell built for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto?
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Sep 14 2022
Film: The Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1965)
Barnyard Studio Productions posted this 26-minute film in 2015 on the Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1904 to 1968.
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Jun 21 2022
Film: Vincenzo Lancia and the Lancia Lambda
Giovanni De Virgilio of Italy created a documentary "Vincenzo Lancia and the Birth of Modern Motoring". Here is a preview of a clip focusing on the Lancia Lambda.
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Mar 30 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Weighing in on the 1906 American Elimination Trial and Vanderbilt Cup Race
The official instructions for weighing-in and weighing-out of the 1906 American Elimination Trials and Vanderbilt Cup Race. But the weigh-ins and outs were not as cut-and-dry as what was on the sheets handed out to the contestants.
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Dec 17 2021
Video of the week: Gadgets Galore (1955) featuring Barney Oldfield and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This 10:33-minute film took a humorous look at the early days of automobiles and racing. Highlights include Barney Oldfield racing (4:44) and a brief clip of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race (5:00).
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Oct 11 2021
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Joe Tracy with reporter Ada Patterson
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto?
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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 04 2021
Kleiner’s Korner Part 2: Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants
Additional portrayals of participants of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Jun 12 2021
Kleiners Korner: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race “Dip of Death”
One of the most dangerous parts of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the "Dip of Death", located near Spinney Hill in Manhasset. Robert Edgren illustrated these dangers in the Oct. 6, 1906 edition of The NY Evening World.
