Vanderbilt Cup Races

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

Howard thanks once again for your time spent to put out and keep alive Long Island and Americas motorsports history.

From Another Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup on Ebay

No mystery at all!

I have photos from the collection of Andrew Riker with views of the banquet taken from different angles. One shows the tables of guests on the left side of the room, which doesn’t appear in the large photo you normally see. Along the left wall is an approximately eight-foot long table with small boxes lined up, each wrapped in a silk ribbon with the Locomobile script repeated on it. Each box has a small card attached having an engraved salutation from S.T. Davis, the President of Locomobile, thanking each attendee by name for their support.

These were the egg cups and according to Andrew Riker’s hand-written diary covering those years, which I have, they were given out to the attendees as they left the banquet. As you know, having seen some of my Locomobile material, I also have Riker’s egg cup, the ribbon, the Davis card, numerous photos and other items related to this occasion.

I also have the original letter written by S.T. Davis on October 30, 1908, authorizing the purchase of 250 of these cups from the Forbes Silver Co. along with several sketches of varying designs.

I should note that all of these cups were made of Quadruple Plate silver. A limited number in Sterling Silver, the total not in any records I
have, were made for S.T. Davis, Riker, Robertson, Ethridge and a few others.

All for now.

Joel Finn

From The Sterling Silver Locomobile Vanderbilt Cups

Hi Craig:

Good catch. Thanks!

Howard

From Favorite Website: OldLongIsland.com

Hi Vince:

Here’s the link to photos of Hubert Le Blon.

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/wednesday_january_13_2010_driver_profile_hubert_le_blon

Howard

From Starting Lineup: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Thanks J.D. for the heads up!

Howard

From Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Mascot Sells for $2,550 on EBay

Great to see these images. I greww up in fresh meadows. In 1949 the garden apartments we lived in on peck ave were just being completed. A few years later PS 179(grages K-6) was built. Then came the long island exp. As kids we played on the construction site of it off peck ave(the exp cut peck ave in half), I could go on and on. But one thing I remmember was that a horse drawn carriage would deliver fresh milk twice a week to the door very early in the am, you left the money in an envelop in the emptees you put out. Your right about the lack of stores back then. Vendors would wind thru the neighborhood selling there wares and services. IT WAS GREAT!

From In Search of the Nassau Boulevard Toll Booth: Part III

That is an amazing auction result. As a collector of Bridgeport memorabilia, that would be my “holy grail”. I see another cup is on ebay now http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140373482675&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT This one has the threaded screw for the radiator cap. Thanks for the information about the cup.

From Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Mascot Sells for $2,550 on EBay

Hi Vince:

Thanks for finding VanderbiltCupRaces.com!

I will post some of my photos of your grandfather’s uncle tonight!

Howard Kroplick 1/12/2009

From Starting Lineup: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Looking good, Howard!

From "Black Beast" Featured in "Old Cars Weekly" Article