Vanderbilt Cup Races

Looks like a Lozier to me, doesn’t that mean it had to be 1912 or earlier? And why Santa Monica? Just because there’s no Spanish moss in the picture? My guess is Savannah, 1910.

From Can You Identify This California Race Photo?

Hi Gies:

If you wish, please send them to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) . I will post them on this page. Thanks!

Howard

From Driver Profile: Hubert Le Blon

Hi Bob:

Please send it to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Thanks!

Howard

From Starting Lineup: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

howard

did you get the e-mail with picture attached of p43.

just making sure you got it.

bob

From Starting Lineup: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

This is a great site. I love the old races. I am particularly interested in the Fairmount Park races in phila. 1908-1912. Do you have any info on them?

From Favorite Website: Team Dan Race Archives

Joel and Bob:

Thanks for the information. Much appreciated!

Howard

From Can You Help Identify This 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race Brass Box?

I have some pictures of Hubert le Blon in the French Grand Prix 1907 driving a Panhard Levassor

From Driver Profile: Hubert Le Blon

Howard, What a great website! Fellow Buick Club member and friend Walter Gosden advised that I check it out.  I never knew these races were in my backyard. I live on the Levittown / Plainedge border, minutes from the “Massapequa Turn” and “Deadmans Curve”  among many others. This site will keep me busy for some time. Keep up the good work.
Regards, Frank Tedesco

From Then & Now: Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

Matt’s box appears to be either a cigarette or cigar humidor.

From Can You Help Identify This 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race Brass Box?

I also have one of these boxes that my father was given by George Robertson who was the general manager of the 1936-37 VC races. My father told me they were cigar boxes given to the drivers, team managers and other selected important people involved in the 1936 race.
My box is fully cedar wood lined-top, bottom and sides.

From Can You Help Identify This 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race Brass Box?

Just a note to let you know that the #45 Maserati V8RI driven by Wilbur Shaw in the 1937 George Vanderbilt Cup race is being restored by Fred Puhn in National City, California. The car had been greatly modified over the years including being turned into a sportscar with a Chrysler Hemi motor. Fred has put in tremendous effort in tracking down correct parts and fabricating the needed pieces to complete the car.

From Favorite Website: Team Dan Race Archives

Hi Bob:

Please send me the jpeg and I will post it. Thanks!

Howard

From Starting Lineup: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

Huntley:

Thanks for the Bridgeport stories!

Howard

From The Sterling Silver Locomobile Vanderbilt Cups

Hello Howard,

First of all, Hello and Happy New Year.

Secondly, a Christmas gift was bestowed upon me from my daughter by my request - The Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island.

My honest critique after reading your book - Amazing! I felt like I was right there racing with those racers “From A Few Years Back.”  Incredible racing history indeed.  Thank you for writing this superb racing literature, and the photos are priceless.

Lastly, I enjoy reading The Vanderbilt Cup Races web page immensely.  It is a favorite evening web page I thoroughly enjoy reading.

Thank you

Have a good day…see you at the races

Midwest Connection

Rich

From Banner Year for VanderbiltCupRaces.com and December 2009 Highlights

Howard,

Thank You! This site just keeps getting better all the time.
I love the photo line-ups.

I`ll get the word out to all that I can about this site.
I just posted a link your site to the HAMB which is a Hot Rodding site that has early racing fans. There are many thousands of members on the HAMB.

Best Regards,

Tony D.

PS Wish you could bring the ALCO to the Hershey Car Show in Oct.

From Starting Lineup: The 1906 American Elimination Trial

Howard..I have a nice picture of no P43 a non race street scene. The driver looks more like the riding mechanic of your picture…Bob

From Starting Lineup: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

Hi Richard:

Thanks for the feedback. The weekly email features the six new posts from the previous week. All the other links connect to information and indexes previously posted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com.

If anyone wishes to be included in the weekly email, please forward your email address to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Howard

From Archives: Vanderbilt Cup Races

Your emails are wonderful and most interesting to me as an automobile enthusist and auto collector as well as a resident of Garden City where I traveled as a child much of the original Vanderbilt parkway. I even owned a 1922 Marmon Speedster which ran in the 50th anniversary of the 1908 race at Roosevelt Raceway and one other commemorative race run by Austin Clark. Please keep them coming. One thing which is confusing to me which I would appreciate your clarifying. In each email you list the various subjects that you are covering. However when you click to these there are usually listed in addition numerous additional subjects. Are these additional subjects new to the email or items that have been sent before? If they are new, then your email would contain HUNDREDS of new items???Thanks for your response. Richard

From Archives: Vanderbilt Cup Races

Hi Joel:

Thanks so much for helping to further unravel…and solve the mystery! Much appreciated!

Howard

From The Sterling Silver Locomobile Vanderbilt Cups

I grew up in Bridgeport, Conn. (1929-1951) and I remember seeing the Locomobile factory from Seaside Park. The last I heard, the facility was making shirts. Of course that was many years ago. I don’t know if it is still standing. I haven’t been back to Bridgeport for many years.

I was back for a high school reunion (60th, Roger Ludlow in Fairfield, CT) last year where I learned that the Bridgeport City Trust Co. building was being converted into condos. I had done my banking there for many years; my late father, a dentist, had his office on the 5th floor; and during WWII there was an airplane spotting post on top as it was the tallest building in town. I spent many hours there as an airplane spotter. See “Flying Manual”, Fawcett Book 102, page 122.

Many changes have taken place in that area over the years.

From The Sterling Silver Locomobile Vanderbilt Cups