1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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May 01 2012
Newsday Update: “Jericho’s Maine Maid Inn gets landmark status”
Reporter Bill Bleyer reported in Newsday today that the Oyster Bay Town Board has designated the Maine Maid Inn as a landmark.
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Apr 28 2012
The Hempstead Plains Motor Parkway Bridge Near Bloomingdale Road
Tim Ivers: "Howard, the 1932 Hagstrom Map shows an overpass over the LIMP (Bloomingdale Road extension) which connected with Hempstead Tpke. The overpass is about halfway between Jerusalem Avenue on the west and Wantagh Rd (Ave.) on the east. Are there any known photos of this overpass, or other information?"
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Mar 24 2012
Bikeway Construction Uncovers the Motor Parkway in Bethpage State Park Buried for Over 50 Years
While walking in Bethpage State Park earlier this month, Tom Dziurka noticed activity in a closed off construction area near the Motor Parkway right-of-way.
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Feb 24 2012
1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Pennant Sells for $4,051 on Ebay
The market for Vanderbilia remains strong as a 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race pennant sold for $4,051 last night.
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Feb 23 2012
Peter Helck’s “1908 Giant’s Despair Hill Climb” Original Painting For Sale
An original Peter Helck painting of William Haupt driving the Chadwick Six at a 1908 Wilkes-Barre Hill Climb is available for sale at the l'art et l'autombile website. Haupt drove the Chadwick at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Feb 02 2012
Three Vanderbilt Cup Race Winners Together in 1936
David Greenlees' Oldmotor.com website has posted this photo taken prior to the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. I believe it may be the only image of three Vanderbilt Cup Race winners together.
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Jan 21 2012
From the Malcolm Collum Collection: More Classic Images of “Old 16”
When he was conservator at the Henry Ford Museum, Malcolm Collum was responsible for the care and maintenance of "Old 16". Now chief conservator at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Malcolm is sharing six classic "Old 16" images on VanderbiltCupRaces.com: :
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Jan 17 2012
Classic Photos of “Old 16” Locomobile
The most photographed car in all the Vanderbilt Cup Races was the 1908 winner "Old 16" Locomobile. Among my collection of over 250 "Old 16" images, these are ten of my favorites taken during the race:
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Jan 10 2012
Walter McCarthy Collection: Ledyard Pfund’s 1906/1907 Renault “Vanderbilt Racer”
Another significant car at the 1988 Vanderbilt Cup Celebration was the 1906/1907 Renault "Vanderbilt Racer" owned by Ledyard Pfund of New Jersey. As noted in a 2007 Businessweek article "The World's First Production Supercar?":
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Jan 07 2012
Walter McCarthy Collection: Old 16 at the 1988 Vanderbilt Cup Race Celebration
VanderbiltCupRaces.com contributor Walter McCarthy has been restoring, collecting and showing vintage automobiles and trucks on Long Island for over 50 years. During this period , Walter has recorded hundreds of vintage car events via photos, slides and films. He has agreed to share these treasures on this website throughout 2012. First in the series is the 80th celebration of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race that started at the Maine Maid Inn in Jericho and ended in a car show at the Grumman plant…
