Vanderbilt Cup Races
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Sep 19 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The 12-cylinder Maxwell built for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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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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Aug 22 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: Track Announcer Peter Prunty in front of the 1908 Grandstands.
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Aug 20 2022
From the Tom Thomas Blog: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Part I and Part II
In July 2021, Tom Thomas wrote this two-part post on The Vanderbilt Cup.
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Feb 01 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races (in French)
I recently came across a book in Howard's collection titled "L'Historique de la Course Automobile 1894-1978" which detailed every major automobile race since 1894. The book was in French and contained drawings depicting the courses of many of the races it discussed. Here are the courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Dec 14 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: How The Entertainment Business Brought The Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races to the Public (Part 1)
Previous posts have detailed the various movies and live theater productions that included scenes from The Vanderbilt Cup Races. Here is additional documentation providing a glimpse of how the film industry used our favorite roadway and race to engage the public.
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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
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Apr 21 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Vanderbilt Cup Races - Tidbits of Information (1904 - 1907)
This new series presents items of interest about the cars and drivers of the Vanderbilt Cup Races based on newspaper articles of the period. Today's post takes a look at the 1904 through 1907 races.
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Mar 15 2021
Mystery Foto #11 Solved: A view of Old Country Road (Salisbury) section of the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race courses
The Cradle of Aviation Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's challenging Mystery Foto.
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Feb 15 2021
Mystery Foto #7 Solved: A 1932 View of Willie’s K’s Eagle Nest and Northport Harbor
Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
