Old 16
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Apr 19 2025
Marty Himes at the Vanderbilt Cup Races Grandstands in Levittown
The late, great, race car driver and Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia curator, Marty Himes, visited the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races Grandstands location in 1993 and 1997.
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Apr 23 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #16; Solved; Jim Rathmann & Carroll Shelby at the 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Did you identify Jim Rathmann & Carroll Shelby in this newspaper pre-race publicity photo from the Marty Himes collection?
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Jan 09 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #1: Solved; The Hazardous Woodbury Turn
Jena challenged you to identify this Christmas gift from her husband.
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Feb 28 2018
Video of the Week: Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation: Historic Automobiles at the Henry Ford Museum
In this four-minute film, Matt Anderson, Curator of Transportation of the Henry Ford, gives a tour of the historic automobiles of the Henry Ford Museum. Can you guess which automobile is Matt's favorite among the 260 in the collection?
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Dec 30 2011
Archives: Old 16 Locomobile
Below are related links to Old 16 Locomobile on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 1, 2012):
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May 25 2009
Joe Tracy and Old 16’s Last Great Victory
Joe Tracy drove in three Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904, 1905, and 1906). But, after driving the Locomobile to a 10th place finish in the 1906 Race, he decided to retire from racing . However, Joe never lost his love for speed and the "Old 16" Locomobile. In June 1946, Tracy was given another opportunity for glory. Peter Helck choose 73-year old Joe Tracy to drive "Old 16" at the Automotive Golden Jublilee sponsored by the Veteran Motor Club of America at the Mineola Fairgrounds.
