Vanderbilt Cup Races

Beautiful photos, especially the second one, which was new to me. To my surprise they used this car for travelling Europe between June and August 1908 (so he was back in time for the organisation of the Vanderbilt Cup race). A detailed (and very interesting) account of this trip can be read in “Log of My Motor, 1908-1911”, downloadable at the LOC-site (http://archive.org/details/logofmymotor00vand). The first photo in the book shows this Renault in full glory!

From Willie K's Cars #6: The 1907 Renault "Vanderbilt Racer"

Hi Frank, not sure where you are looking. Top? Bottom? Left? Right?

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

Howard, or anyone have a clue about the mystery writing on the grass of the ‘38 aerial? Looks like R I S _ _ I R I, possibly R E A L T O R,  R O O S E V E L T ?

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

Interesting article that hints at the business mindset of 100 years ago. Not much has changed since. Also the attempt to voice out even louder towards stopping a ‘new idea’ from flourishing any further.

From Anatomy of a 1907 Motor Parkway Cartoon

I knew it was Roosevelt Raceway right off the bat,from other pics and now it’s Roosevelt Field. Joe at least we both knew something

From Mystery Foto #28 Solved:Then & Now- Courses for the 1936 and 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury - winner was Tazio Nuvolari who received his Vanderbilt Cup replica from George Vanderbilt III.

1960 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury (6/19/60) - winner was Henry Carter (driving a Stanguellini) who received the cup from Cornelius Vanderbert IV.  The two bridges in the picture were the Chevron Bridge and the Martini and Rossi Bridge.  The Eddie Rickenbacker Cup race was run the day before.

Not sure, but I would imagine the Press Release to be close to the announcement of the 1960 race, sometime around May or June of 1960.

From Mystery Foto #28 Solved:Then & Now- Courses for the 1936 and 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

That was interesting and entertaining.  Imagine that—politics and economic issues were involved!  I especially liked the request from the LIRR.  I guess things don’t change much when you factor in human nature.  As the saying goes:  the more things change the more they remain the same (ça change, plus c’est la même chose in the original French).

Ken

From Anatomy of a 1907 Motor Parkway Cartoon

Is this Roosevlt Field & Roosevelt Raceway (1924-1938)?

From Mystery Foto #28 Solved:Then & Now- Courses for the 1936 and 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

1936 Vanderbilt Cup (the dark track)
1937 Vanderbilt Cup (the course outlined in white)

From Mystery Foto #28 Solved:Then & Now- Courses for the 1936 and 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

Another photo that required quite a bit of (and ultimately needless) reasearching. Initially I was completely stumped, but I eventually got it- and sitting right under my nose on the VCR site the whole time! At least along the way I discovered some other interesting LIMP info and photos on the Internet that I’d never seen before…

This is the redesigned course for the revived 1960 Vanderbuilt Cup races around the Roosevelt Raceway Horsetrack.

A link for the VCR page;
http://vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/the_1960_cornelius_vanderbilt_cup_race_at_roosevelt_raceway

From Mystery Foto #28 Solved:Then & Now- Courses for the 1936 and 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

Ok, easy part, Roosevelt Raceway.  I don’t even understand the rest of your question.  -joe

From Mystery Foto #28 Solved:Then & Now- Courses for the 1936 and 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

Wow, amazing stuff. Really enjoyed reading about it….Thanks Howard…

From Updated: Long Island's First Major Automobile Competition: The 1901 100-Mile Endurance Test

From Bruce W:

You’ll probably get a lot of correct answers from us older old-car guys to your mystery-car question.

It’s Rust Heinz’s 1938 Phantom Corsair that was shown at the 1939 World’s Fair in Flushing meadow.. It utilized the front subframe of a 1936 Cord. Heinz designed the car and the body was formed by Bohman @ Schwartz It was also shown at the Park Avenue Armory by Herb Shriner at an indoor car show. I think it was in the 1950’s.

Best -

From Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Rust Heinz' 1938 Phantom Corsair

Never mind my previous question: “The body measured an impressive 237 in (600 cm) long and 76.5 in (194 cm) wide, enough to accommodate four people in the front row, including one person to the left of the driver.” - Wikipedia

From Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Rust Heinz' 1938 Phantom Corsair

O. K., why is the elderly lady in the film driving from the right side?

From Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Rust Heinz' 1938 Phantom Corsair

What is being done to improve the strength of framing or hinges which originally were too small to hold the weight?

From Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle IV: The Underlying Bodywork

I went back again last week and alot was done since the last time I was their 7/19.some trees were cut and some of the road was cleared better.I thought I would give you an update on that,just in case you didn’t know about it.

From The Wonderful "Clean-Up Deadman's Curve Day" in Bethpage

I just couldn’t identify that car although I remembered seeing pictures of it.  As it turns out, I probably saw the car at the original NY Worlds Fair in 1938/1939.  Of course, since I was only 1 year old at the time I have no memory of it.  My parents had told me that they spent 2 days at the fair(with me), and my father being greatly interested in cars was sure to have looked at it.

Ken

From Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Rust Heinz' 1938 Phantom Corsair

Where on earth was I looking? I thought I had it.I’m glad I didn’t find the time to research more

From Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Rust Heinz' 1938 Phantom Corsair

The mystery foto car is an easy one. It is the 1938 Phantom Corsair designed by Gordon Buehrig, funded by Rust Heinz and built by the Bohman Schwartz co, on a Cord 810 chassis. It was in the 1938 movie called The Young In Heart and was called the Flying Wombat. This was the only one ever built. Is the connection to the Alco Bill Harrah ?

Phil

From Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Rust Heinz' 1938 Phantom Corsair