Vanderbilt Cup Races

Congratulations with this truely great and admirable job!! It got the prize you (and your team of course) deserved 😊

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Hoping for the best. I sure you did well

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Outstanding video and pictures

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Was that Jay Leno in the last Thumbs Up shot?
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Hi Marty, it was.

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Howard, needless to say, we all admire you for undertaking the extraordinary restoration of the 1937 Chrysler. Please consider bringing the car to the 16th Annual Hallockville Museum Farm Show on Sept. 28 and I will personally guarantee you free entrance. How can you pass up that offer?

George

From Chrysler's Chrysler Completes the 85-Mile Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance

Howard Congratulations on a successful trip and Good Luck in the Concours Can’t wait to see you back on LI

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Sure hope John or Steve or Walt or Roz or you remember to install the windshield wiper arms and blades before the judging!  As a dedicated Chrysler Straight 8’er, I think you can only imagine how pleased I am at Steve’s work and your persistence, Howard!  Bonne chance!  Sam, III

From Chrysler's Chrysler Completes the 85-Mile Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance

It was such a pleasure to ride along with the video, “Chrysler’s Chrysler Completes the 85-Mile Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance” The Chrysler looks fantastic!! Hope you are pleased with the resurrection of this fine automobile. Looking forward seeing you and this beautiful automobile..

    John Hotetz

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That looks like the Aurora Cup, awarded during a series of 4 races run as the National Stock Chassis Road Races on the Elgin (illinois) Road Race Circuit in August 25-26, 1911. The four races were for varying distances with the Aurora Cup being the shortest at 135 miles. The other 3 races were the Kane County Cup (169 miles), Illinois Cup (203 miles), and the Elgin National Trophy Cup (305 miles). The ALCO Black Beast (along with 2 other ALCOs) was entered in the Elgin Cup but did not finish.

From Mystery Foto #81 Solved: A Cup Associated with the 1911 Aurora Trophy Race Won by Mortimer Roberts

Fantastic, hope to see more.

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GREAT PICTURES.  WHAT AN EXPERIENCE. HOPE YOU WON 1ST PLACE

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Howard,

Best of luck in the show today…  You guys did a great job and enjoy the experience with the others who are top car owners.

Mark Thomas

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Well done Howard….

From Chrysler's Chrysler Completes the 85-Mile Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance

Gram and I literally feel like we have a car present at Peeble Beach. Cannot thank you enough for all of your efforts with this car, the Beast and EVERYTHING you do with your quests! We share, learn and EARN lifetime experiences from all of it.

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Herb here,
I know all about Moritimer or “Less time Rob” is what we called him ,back in the days of abbott racing. If this cup is the original, it is the holy grail of racing cups. Rumors are, if you drink a bottle of Brut champagne from the cup before the race, you were guaranteed a win. If this is real, which is highly suspect since the Chinese have faked this very cup with producing upwards of 600,000 phonies, I am prepared to open my checkbook and offer you what ever you are asking.

Herb

From Mystery Foto #81 Solved: A Cup Associated with the 1911 Aurora Trophy Race Won by Mortimer Roberts

This is the trophy that Mortimer Roberts won for The Aurora Cup race in Elgin, Illinois Aug 25, 1911.

From Mystery Foto #81 Solved: A Cup Associated with the 1911 Aurora Trophy Race Won by Mortimer Roberts

-Identify the race associated with the trophy
Trophy was won for winning the Aurora Cup, one of three races run on 8/25/11 at the Elgin, Ill. Raceway. The Aurora trophy race was for cars from 201 - 361 cubic inches of displacement.

-Provide any other information on the trophy
The trophy was valued at $750, $300 in cash and $450 in equipment and possibly was provided by the Elgin National Watch Company which provided the trophy for the more distinguished National Cup also run at Elgin.  As per documentation being sent Howard, this trophy may only be one of four Elgin cups still around.

From Mystery Foto #81 Solved: A Cup Associated with the 1911 Aurora Trophy Race Won by Mortimer Roberts

This is the Aurora Cup, which was won by Mortimer Roberts at Elgin on August 25, 1911. The race for the Aurora Cup was meant for stock cars from 161 to 230 ci displacement and was run on the same day as the Elgin National Trophy. The full story can be read in the Automobile Topics’ issue of September 2, 1911 on p.1107 ff. http://books.google.com/books?id=EOlZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1107&lpg=PA1107&dq=September+2+1911+Automobile+topics+Elgin&source=bl&ots=pXHRumzQHD&sig=meL_gpvOK7R_24tyfqLf36TgtHA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cGzzU528Fc3IsAT5gIFA&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=September%202%201911%20Automobile%20topics%20Elgin&f=false

From Mystery Foto #81 Solved: A Cup Associated with the 1911 Aurora Trophy Race Won by Mortimer Roberts

HI MARTY ABOUT 2 YRS AGO, I GOT A 1937 DODGE FROM A KOOL MAN NAMED BUDDY,, WE WERE TALKIN ABOUT FREEPORT & HE TOLD ME ABOUT YOU,, I RACED IN EARLY 70 DEES,, DEMO& BOMERS,,WON DEMO,, STILL HAVE THE PIC OF ME HOLDIN FLAG ,MY FRIEND WAS WITH ME & HIS CAR DIED, SO I DRAGED HIM INTO FLICK,, WE HADE A BALL,, GONNA MEET YOU ON WENSDAY MADE APP. ALREADY,,MY SON IS COMING FROM IND,, WITH ME & FRIENDS,,LOOKIN FORWARD TO MEETING YOU,I THINK WHAT YOUR DOIN IS FN GREAT, STAY SAFE,, SEE YOU AT 11;OO,, I WILL BRING THE PIC WITH ME

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Well Howard, this is the first glorious day with that One Of, how was it, I can imagine how excited you were riding around, showing it off, along with all the others, now for a little rest from that until the big day. Relax and enjoy till then

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