Vanderbilt Cup Races

Forget Willy K - Let’s here it for Krocky, but Ros has Star Quality!

From Off-Topic: Film "Krocky" (1977)

Robert, I purchased a bunch of piano rolls that included the music from “The Vanderbilt Cup”.  There is a service that converts them to a CD if you allow them to be placed in a library and available on the Internet:

http://members.shaw.ca/paud122/batch24.htm
http://members.shaw.ca/smythe/archive.htm

From Hear and See the 1906 Broadway Musical "The Vanderbilt Cup"

From Robert R:

LOVE the music, Howard! But the question is:  where did you find a player piano? Just terrific!

From Hear and See the 1906 Broadway Musical "The Vanderbilt Cup"

Thomas Mc:
There are only four known non-restored and restored racers of the 118 cars that participated in the Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island; the 1904 Pope-Toledo, the 1906 Darracq, 1906 Locomobile, and the 1909 Alco.

Walter:
I really appreciate your comment and also thank you again for providing the Jubilee 16-mm films. I will post the Breese photo tomorrow.

Enjoy,

Howard

From Film "The Last Race for Old 16 and Joe Tracy?" (1946)

Great job Howard!  Bob Breese would have loved the clip.  I have sent you a photo of the Breese “Special” which he often brought to meets years ago. He kept updating the car from 1911 to 1944 and had both years on the side of the car!  Regards,  Walter

From Film "The Last Race for Old 16 and Joe Tracy?" (1946)

The “Old 16” clip was great. I wonder how many of those classics are around today?

From Film "The Last Race for Old 16 and Joe Tracy?" (1946)

Interesting series, Howard.

From Then & Now: The Hairpin Turn in Old Westbury

Who was the driver of the #9 car in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race? This may be the same car in the cover photo of Automobile Racing, Fifth Edition, by Ray F. Kuns.

From The Great Tazio Nuvolari in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

If I remember correctly, the Locomobile factory was in Bridgeport, Connecticut. I grew up in Bridgeport and one could see the factory from Seaside Park, which boarded Long Island Sound. The last I head it was a shirt factory. I moved away from Bridgeport in 1951, so I don’t know if that factory building is still standing.

From Joe Tracy and Old 16's Last Great Victory

It seems unusual that there was a limit on the max weight. If there are weight limits, they are usually minimum weights.

From The Premier Vanderbilt Cup Racer that Never Raced

PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR E-MAIL LIST THANK YOU -IZZY

From Original Survey Maps of the Long Island Motor Parkway Discovered!

Hi Todd:

I will send you my best photos of the Mulford’s Lozier in the Vanderbilt Cup Race; he finished 10th in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race and won the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

Enjoy,

Howard

From The Magnificent 1910 Lozier

Hi Klaus:

You can find the registration on the home page and this link: http://races.pmhclients.com/images/uploads/REGISTRATION_FORM_ROOSEVELT_2009.pdf

Howard

From 2009 Vanderbilt Centennial Events

Hi Mark:

I always thought it was Carl Fisher. It is likely the driver was George Weidley who designed the car.

Howard

From The Premier Vanderbilt Cup Racer that Never Raced

Hi David:

Thanks for the comment. My collection includes about eight original music sheets from the “The Vanderbilt Cup” musical.

Howard

From Hear the Star of the Broadway Musical "Vanderbilt Cup" Sing!

Art:

Thanks for the information. The residents who live on this strip oppose any development. Last year, I made a presentation to the Nassau County Planning Commission and strongly recommended that this area would make a perfect historical greenway park.

Enjoy,

Howard

From Film "The Levittown Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstand"

Wow - what a find; can’t wait to see more!!!

From Original Survey Maps of the Long Island Motor Parkway Discovered!

Thanks for the Levittown clip, Howard.  As a Levittown resident, I’m keenly aware of the Grandstand area and go back every once in a while to keep tabs on what’s happening there.  Over the last few months I’ve found out that the developer that has been looking to put homes on the site for the last 20 years or so is at it again.  They would like to erect 4 homes on the Crocus Lane side of the grandstand area - I have friend who is a Town of Hempstead Councilman keeping tabs on it for me, and I hope to be notified when any zoning hearings are held.  Levittown has some special regulations that have to be approved before building (so as to keep the flavor of the suburbs), even outside of the Town regulations, so hopefully any development, even only 4 homes, will be blocked. 

This was taken from the Levittown Tribute back in Feb. ‘09:

“President Morrow also read a letter from attorney William Cohn, representing the Josato Company (formerly Terra Homes), asking the LPOA to arrange a special meeting at the Levittown Library with residents adjacent to the section of the Old Vanderbilt Motor Parkway near Crocus Lane to discuss the company’s new plans for building four houses on the property. All require variances for insufficient lot width. The company has unsuccessfully submitted various plans since 1984. The LPOA voted unanimously against this latest proposal at its Oct. 14, 2008 meeting. In this instance, as in the past, the variances again conflict with the standards set forth in Levittown’s unique zoning law, the “LPRD” (Levittown Planned Residence District). President Morrow advised that the LPOA would ask the library for this accommodation.”

From Film "The Levittown Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstand"

Howard—I have the original sheet music of “Somewhere in the World” from The Venderbilt Cup as sung by Elsie Janis. There’s a nie B&W portrait of her on the front cover but, alas, no car illustrations at.
Cheers,
Dave Brownell

From Hear the Star of the Broadway Musical "Vanderbilt Cup" Sing!

Hi Peter;

Great to hear from you. We need to team up your Mustang with my 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350-H!

Howard

From Alco-6 Racer Captures a "Most Outstanding" Award at the Greenwich Concours D'Elegance