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Jan 10 2018
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Douglas Dolphin “Amphibion” Seaplane
In the early 1930s, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. purchased a Douglas Dolphin "Amphibion" for his travels with his Alva yacht. Inspired by an email from Tom Gibson and his amazing vintage Douglas "Amphibion" ads, below are details on Willie K's flying yacht. (1 comments)
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Jan 08 2018
Mystery Foto #1 Solved: 1932 Aerial of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club from the SMU Ritchie Collection
The first Mystery Foto of 2018 was an aerial from an online university digital collection that I discovered today. It is one of 83 images of Long Island including over 35 aerials of estates. (23 comments)
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Jan 06 2018
Book “Motor City Barn Finds”: Obsession with a Barn-Find Tucker
I have always been a big fan of Tom Cotter's Barn Find books. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered that Tucker 1044 was profiled in his 2017 book "Motor City Barn Finds: Detroit's Lost Collector Cars". (5 comments)
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Jan 02 2018
Mystery Foto #52 Solved: A Plan for the Adelphi Academy Bordering on the Motor Parkway
Art Kleiner provided a very tough challenge for the final Mystery Foto of 2017. (4 comments)
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Dec 30 2017
The Top Twenty-Five 2017 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
In celebration of the upcoming New Year and the 318 posts (6.1 per week) placed on the website this year, here's a list of my top 25 posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com in 2017. (8 comments)
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Dec 27 2017
Book “Monzanapolis”: Vincenzo Lancia
The second excerpt from Aldo Zana's book "Monzanapolis- The Monza 500 Miles-The endless America-Europe challenge" features a brief summary of Vincenzo Lancia. (0 comments)
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Dec 26 2017
Updated 1/24/2018: Profile Series: Tucker 1029 Preston Tucker’s Tucker
In the sixth of our profile series, Tucker 1029, owned by Preston Tucker and recently sold at the January 2018 RM Sotheby's Auction, is featured. (2 comments)
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Dec 25 2017
Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The Former Great Neck Lodge in Lake Success in 1981
Ron Ridolf challenged you to identify this residence. (18 comments)
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Dec 20 2017
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Lost East Wing of the Long Island Aviation Country Club
On Tuesday, my favorite co-author Al Velocci and I went exploring for lost sections of the clubhouse of the Long Island Aviation Country Club. Amazingly, we found the lost east wing! (8 comments)
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Dec 19 2017
Tucker 1044 Conservation Report I: The Original Andante Green Uncovered
I met with Rob Ida, Mike Tucker and Sean Tucker at Ida Automotive last Saturday in Morganville, New Jersey. Here is a progress report on Tucker 1044. (10 comments)
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