Vanderbilt Cup Races

1955 GMC l’universelle Dream Truck.designed by
Harley Earl and Charles Jordon

From Mystery Friday Foto #29 Solved: A unique 'Mini' van- the 1955 GMC L'Universelle Dream Truck

The World Record for electric cars set by Camille Jenatzy on April 29, 1899 was 65.79 mph. That record was finally broken by steam powered car on April 13, 1903 driven by Leon Serpollet at 75.6 mph. The first American to set a world record was Henry Ford on January 13, 1904 at 91.37 mph.
The Riker Torpedo record was an American record, not a world record.

From Update: Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: The 1901 Riker Torpedo setting the one-mile land speed record for electrics in Coney Island

That’s a “tongue in cheek” menu for sure.

From Greg O's Garage; What's for Dinner? The 1901 Annual Long Island Automobile Club Dinner Menu

1955 GMC L’Universelle Motorama Concept Vehicle, debuted at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC, January, 1955 (if memory serves me correctly). Was designed by Chuck Jordan highlighting key styling designs of the soon to be released 1955 GMC Blue Chip Truck lineup (and the similar Chevy Task Force lineup). While efforts were taken to try to make this a production vehicle, it never materialized this way (the closest it came was in the production Covair 95 vans offered 1961-1965). The fate of the L’Universelle is a mystery after the Motorama show; it was never seen again and it’s been assumed destroyed (assumed junked at Warhoops salvage like many other GM concept vehicles).

From Mystery Friday Foto #29 Solved: A unique 'Mini' van- the 1955 GMC L'Universelle Dream Truck

1955 GMC L’Universelle.  Designed by Charles Jordan under the direction of Harley Earl.  This was a concept vehicle only and never made it to production.

From Mystery Friday Foto #29 Solved: A unique 'Mini' van- the 1955 GMC L'Universelle Dream Truck

Arriving late but I had suspected the Ellison Rd/LIRR bridge in Westbury looking N. I have no other info

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

I can’t peg this car to a specific Vanderbilt race for some reason.  To me it looks like a 1908 Mercedes.  A shot in the dark for the driver is Christian Lautenschlager doing a practice run for the Grand Prix race.  I might be a bit more lucky on the guess for the location.  The photographer is facing north on Ellison road in Westbury as the car is coming down from the railroad bridge.

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

Not at all confident with this guess but it could be the #20 Knox racer driven by William Bourque during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 24, 1908. I think the photographer was facing north on Ellison Road just south of the LIRR bridge.

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

As per the Sagtikos Manor website, their car show has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 23.

From Upcoming November Automotive Events

Also in Oyster Bay, is The Tuesday Night Cruise Night, a wonderful event on Audrey Ave. in the downtown hamlet of Oyster Bay. a tree lne street with a live band, a kids zone in a nearby parking spot, a Knox Pretzel booth by the town hall area a Carvel store corner of Audrey and South St. some new places that opened for food and refreshment. It’s a Cars, Dogs, and babies in strollers, AN ENJOYABLE EVENT FOR FAMILY!

From Upcoming November Automotive Events

Thank you Howard for hosting our club, we had a wonderful day at you garage!

From Highlights from the LI Buick Club's Visit to the Waterfront in Roslyn Garage

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