Vanderbilt Cup Races

This is the Chalmers-Detroit with nr. G22 descending the Westbury LIRR bridge. The event was the Garden City Sweepstakes on October 10th,1908. The driver was L.B. Lorimer. The car still resembles very much the older Thomas-Detroit racers, which participated in the Savannah races in March of that year. The Thomas-Detroit would continue in 1909 as Chalmers-Detroit, but the new name already had been adopted during these Sweepstakes races apparently. The two Chalmers-Detroit cars in the Jericho Sweepstakes were of a slightly different (1909) design.

From Mystery Friday Foto #28 Solved: The G-22 Chalmers-Detroit descending the Ellison Road Bridge in Westbury

Nice article, it was a pleasure to meet Mike and Sean when they came to pick up all the Tucker stuff. A couple of corrections. Budds Aero Casting was in North Canaan Connecticut and my grandfather was Henry Harold Budds, known by Harold. He was also a paid consultant to Tucker. When my mother died in 2019 I gave each of my siblings and cousins one of the desk sets. I have two, one sealed in its original box. I have a Tucker money clip with a small knife as part of it.

From Tucker Discovery: Original Tucker Ash Tray Sets from Their Manufacturer and Their Tooling Molds

There were 3 L56 Peugeots in the U.S. in 1914. Bob Burman drove one of them in the January 9, 1915 San Diego Exposition race and broke the engine. This car had a new engine fabricated by Harry Miller that was finished in early April 1915. It’s not very likely that Resta drove this car in San Francisco in February/March 1915 for the U.S. Grand Prize and the Vanderbilt Cup. Resta’s car for these races was listed at 344.8 cu. in. The Burman/Miller engine had been reduced to below 300 cu. in. to comply with the 5 Liter limit in 1915.

From Mystery Friday Foto #27 Solved: #9 Peugeot driven to victory by Dario Resta in the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Mystery Foto #27…The car is a 1912-1914 Peugeot EX3 as driven by Dario Resta. The race was the1915 American Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Cup race at the Panama-Pacific international Exposition in San Francisco. That was in February or March of 1915. And this car and driver won the race.

From Mystery Friday Foto #27 Solved: #9 Peugeot driven to victory by Dario Resta in the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race

How cool is that !

From UPDATE: The Former Southampton LI Automotive Museum Property

Dario Resta
Peugeot
March 6, 1915, Vanderbilt Cup, San Francisco
Dario Resta is the only driver to win the Vanderbilt Cup (1915 & 1916) the Indianapolis 500 (1916) and the American Grand Prize (1915)
Resta was the 1916 AAA Champion
Dario Resta was killed in a race at Brooklands September 3, 1924

From Mystery Friday Foto #27 Solved: #9 Peugeot driven to victory by Dario Resta in the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race

I spoke to the owner, skip Norsic. He actually wanted to save the original building but said it was just too far gone.  So he did the front to pay homage to the museum.

From UPDATE: The Former Southampton LI Automotive Museum Property

https://www.27east.com/southampton-press/norsic-is-buyer-of-former-long-island-auto-museum-plans-to-use-5-million-property-for-storage-1597692/

From UPDATE: The Former Southampton LI Automotive Museum Property

That’s the #9 Peugeot EX3 racer driven by Dario Resta. The location is San Francisco where Resta drove the same car to victory in the American Grand Prize race on Feb. 27, 1915 and the Vanderbilt Cup race on March 6, 1915 during the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The racer was prepped and set-up for racing by Harry Miller, who years later joined with Preston Tucker to build several Ford racers for the 1935 Indy 500.

From Mystery Friday Foto #27 Solved: #9 Peugeot driven to victory by Dario Resta in the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Dario Resta 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner San Francisco, CA in a 1913 Peugeot EX3. Not quite sure of the name of his Riding Mechanic? “Bill Perkins” Keeping American Automotive Racing History Alive!

From Mystery Friday Foto #27 Solved: #9 Peugeot driven to victory by Dario Resta in the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Thanks for Keeping American Automotive Racing History Alive!

From San Francisco’s 1915 World’s Fair and the Dawn of Championship Auto Racing

This is Dario Resta, the driver of a 1913 Peugeot EX3.  He came in first in the 1915 VCR held on March 6th in San Fransisco.  His time was 4:27.37.  The mechanic responsible for building the engine of the car was Harry Miller.  In 1935 Harry Miller teamed up with Preston Tucker to build 10 race cars for Ford for the 1935 Indy 500.

From Mystery Friday Foto #27 Solved: #9 Peugeot driven to victory by Dario Resta in the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Building looks great, has like a retro look to it. Have to figure out what the business will be here.

From UPDATE: The Former Southampton LI Automotive Museum Property

See more on this bridge here:
https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/do_not_post_kleiners_kolrner_the_removal_of_the_clinton_road_motor_parkway_bridge

From Mystery Friday Foto #26 Solved: Previously unpublished Fotos of the Clinton Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City

David, my thoughts were the same regarding tunnel widths. Likely caused by the photo angle from primitive camera lenses back then.
Unlikely the bridge was ever remodeled, except for that overhead sign!

From Mystery Friday Foto #26 Solved: Previously unpublished Fotos of the Clinton Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City

Addendum: Disabled vehicle up ahead, or more likely the waiting line for the slow process of vehicles exiting Motor Parkway through the busy Garden City lodge.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26 Solved: Previously unpublished Fotos of the Clinton Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City

Maybe its the angle the mystery photo was taken, but why does it seem like the two side tunnels are a lot narrower in the mystery photo than they are in the known example pictures of the Clinton ave bridge?  If this is the Clinton ave bridge, then maybe it was remodeled a bit.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26 Solved: Previously unpublished Fotos of the Clinton Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City

Kudos for beating Covid, Howard! Hope you’re feeling better.

I want to say this is LIMP Bridge over Clinton Rd in Garden City, viewed in a northwest direction, because of the images seen on this website. Sign is pointed east to the Garden City Lodge. An accident image shows a similar sign in 1935. This image appears older, maybe around 1925.

My other thought is this could be the LIMP Bridge over the Trolley Line and eventually Westbury Ave in Mineola, viewed in a southwest direction. Believe the Trolley service was abandoned by 1925, soon after Westbury Ave was extended west from Guinea Woods Rd., then through the bridge. The entrance sign would be pointed north to the Mineola Lodge.

Both bridges had 2 pillars. Pillars for the Clinton Rd bridge were concreted over, one blurry 1938 image of the Westbury Ave bridge, the pillars appear to be concreted over.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26 Solved: Previously unpublished Fotos of the Clinton Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City

How exciting! Resembles the Clinton Rd bridge but it may not be it. Foto is looking NW, sunshine on the bridge and arrow on sign pointing towards the entrance on Vanderbilt Court via Garden City lodge. Could to be a drive-through event after Parkway’s closing, late ‘30’s. Motor Parkway was never that busy during operation unless there is a disabled vehicle up ahead

From Mystery Friday Foto #26 Solved: Previously unpublished Fotos of the Clinton Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City

That sure looks like the Clinton Road bridge in Garden City. Since the entrance arrow is pointing to the right, I believe the photographer is facing mostly north or slightly northwest. Because I see only open touring type cars, I’m guessing the date around 1922.

From Mystery Friday Foto #26 Solved: Previously unpublished Fotos of the Clinton Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City