1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Jun 16 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: “Big George” Robertson and “Fireball” Glenn Ethridge tell their story of winning the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
At a 1951 dinner in Philadelphia given by "Antique Automobile", Robertson and Ethridge delivered their account of winning the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race in "Old 16" 34 years earlier. With flair and adventure, the attendees got a true flavor of riding along with these racing icons.
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Apr 26 2021
Mystery Foto #17 Solved: Emil Stricker in the #3 Mercedes passing the Jerusalem Avenue Bridge during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto?
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Apr 24 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Vanderbilt Cup Races - Tidbits of Information (1908 - 1916)
The second installment of this series includes a neat map, poetry, George Robertson's "flight", a lot of bull and a supposed Vanderbilt Cup Race in NY in 1916! Enjoy!
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Feb 22 2021
Mystery Foto #8 Solved: Birdie, Sears and Beach at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto?
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Jan 16 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: A Commemorative 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Stamp Designed by Walt Gosden
Discovered in a 1982 publication of "The Best of Old Cars Weekly" was a Henry Austin Clark, Jr. story of a never to be issued stamp commemorating the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the winning racer "Old 16". Here is the story behind the stamp as told by its creator and Motor Parkway and VanderbiltCupRaces.com friend Walt Gosden.
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Jan 11 2021
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: A 1956 aerial of the new opened Roosevelt Field and almost completed Meadowbrook Parkway
The Cradle of Aviation Archives challenged to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Dec 08 2020
Mystery Foto #49 Solved: A 1953 View over Merrick Avenue and East Meadow and Westbury
The Cradle of Aviation challenged you to solve this weekend's newly scanned aerial.
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Nov 07 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos of Old 16 at the 1948 Antique Auto Show from the Helck Family Collection
Old 16 was the featured vehicle at the Antique Auto Show held from March 8-14, 1948 at the 71st Regiment Armory in Manhattan. Below are never-before published photos of the event from the Helck Family Collection
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Oct 19 2020
Mystery Foto #42 Solved: A 1929 Curtiss B-2 Condor Bomber Flyover Over Roosevelt Field, Merrick Avenue and the Motor Parkway
Garden City Village Historian Bill Bellmer challenged you to identify this weekend's amazing Mystery Foto.
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Oct 13 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Little Known (until now) 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver: Howard Gill
Little has been published on this blog about Howard Gill, driver of the #19 Thomas racer in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Here is a brief biography of Gill from his roots in the tea business to his unfortunate early death.
