Vanderbilt Cup Races

Loved seeing the ‘Black Beast’ at the Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival in New Britain last Father’s Day weekend. We were there showing our 1909 Corbin Model 0 Small Tonneau, one of five Corbins that showed up!

If folks would like to see the pride of Port Jefferson, a perfect F.R.P. Model C Touring, come up to the Seal Cove Auto Museum on Mount Desert Island, Maine. (President Obama has finished his visit and traffic is almost back to normal). Also see Seal Cove Auto Museum on Facebook or at http://www.sealcoveautomuseum.org.

From The "Sensational" 1910 Port Jefferson Hill Climb

I think the 1904 Knox is in our collection at the Seal Cove Auto Museum. The only notes I have say that our car was built for Harry A. Knox, President Knox Automobile Company. Same model, same color… sure looks to be the same car. Unfortunately, when Richard C. Paine Jr., the Museum’s founder, died he took most of the information about the cars to the grave with him… trying to establish their provenance is proving an interesting challenge!
Does anyone know if any records from Clark’s Long Island Auto Museum exist?

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Great find Howard!!!

From Found-The 1906 George McKesson Brown Scrapbook

Hello!

I just returned from watching the Hill Climb in Port Jefferson and had to stop by tell you that the Black Beast is just spectacular. Seeing it and hearing it in person was awesome. Though it didn’t make it to the top of the hill, it still made my day. LOVED it!

Thanks for sharing it with the world 😊

-Rachael

From The "Sensational" 1910 Port Jefferson Hill Climb

Hey Howard! Ya ran a stop sign!  😊

From Film "Around the Block in the Black Beast"

It looks like a Mercedes and Mike Caruso but he didn’t qualify did he?

From Update of Local Car Shows and Automotive Events & Mystery Photo Contest #4

Kenny writes:

“I hope my car runs that well when its 100 years old!

From Film "Around the Block in the Black Beast"

Thanks everyone for the feedback and great information! FYI,  $13,074 in 1957 is the equivalent of $98,500 today.

Howard

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

From Fred Miceli, President/Director of Cadillac & LaSalle Long Island Dreamboats:

“The Cadillac pictured is a 1957 Eldorado Brougham four door hardtop. It was built with a brushed stainless steel top & and also had suicide type rear doors. The vehicle was hand built by G.M. Cadillac Division and was a limited edition. Only 400 were built and was sold for $ 13,074. I have no idea where the 57 pictured is today.”

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

From Jose G:
1922   First American car with four-wheel hydraulic brakes

The Duesenberg, made in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the first American car with four-wheel hydraulic brakes, replacing ones that relied on the pressure of the driver’s foot alone. Hydraulic brakes use a master cylinder in a hydraulic system to keep pressure evenly applied to each wheel of the car as the driver presses on the brake pedal.

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

From Cynthia M:
This is just INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

From Jim J (Cadillac Lasalee Club):

Great post!  I can’t tell.  Is the Brougham Kenya Beige or Nairobi Pearl

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

From Bruce (Cadillac Lasalle Club):

Thanks for posting that so we all can view and admire the achievements of the makers of our beloved industry.

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

From Lou (Cadillac Lasalle Cub)

Here’s a gem brought to you by the Vanderbilt Cup Blog. It’s a promo film from GM shot in 1957 highlighting the advancement of the automobile. I’m proud to say it was filmed right here on Long Island with the help of the Old Long Island Car Museum. Cadillac’s are discussed throughtout the film with the best part at the end. They showcase a brand new 1957 Eldorado Brougham! Maybe we can figure out if the car is a surviver and let the current owner know about this footage.

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

From Roy W:

“Thanks for the movie. I was 9 years old in 1957. What beautiful cars; I remember them well. Of course they were death traps. But you can’t have everything.”

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Just great, Thanks for sharing.  Also thanks for putting this terrific site together.              Dennis

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

What a treat!

Too bad Henry didn’t do the narration, too.

I used to meet Henry and Bruce Wennerstrom monthly at Sardi’s for the monthly Madison Avenue Race Car and Chowder Society (do I have that right) meet.

Ole Böök
7519 Boulevard East
North Bergen, NJ07047

From Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

From Susan Johnson (Museum of the City of New York):

Thanks again for being so generous with the Beast. It was so much fun to see it in action!

From "Black Beast" Roars on Fifth Avenue at the Museum of the City of New York

From Regina Asboro (Museum of the City of New York):

The photos are great! Thanks so much for participating in our event.

From "Black Beast" Roars on Fifth Avenue at the Museum of the City of New York

From Paul Zadigan (Museum of the City of New York):

Thank you again! We had a wonderful time as well and thank you for sharing your pictures with us. I know our audience and our community really loved getting to experience the “black beast”! What an amazing car.

From "Black Beast" Roars on Fifth Avenue at the Museum of the City of New York