Tag: 1902 Mors
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May 21 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: Willie K’s ‘Hard Boiled Egg’ on the Hudson
Did you identify the Hard Boiled Egg and Willie K.?
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Mar 13 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #10 Solved: Willie K. in the 1902 Paris to Vienna Race in his Mors
Harold Vanek in the Netherlands challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery postcard.
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Jan 02 2017
Mystery Foto #53 Solved: A Rare Look Inside William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Long Island Garage in 1904
This holiday weekend's Mystery Foto was a never-before-published image from the Helck Family Collection, gifted from Joel Finn in 1970.
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Jan 07 2015
Willie K.‘s “Hard Boiled Egg” Auto Boat
In 1904, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. had a passion for racing on both land and on water. He quickly adopted the sport of auto boat racing- which combined traditional motor boats with automobile technology.
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Dec 02 2014
Mystery Foto #96 Solved: Willie K. at the 1903 Eagle Rock Hill Climb in his Mors
This holiday weekend's Mystery Foto was taken many years ago on Thanksgiving.
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Dec 16 2013
Mystery Foto #46 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr in a Mors at the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes Race
Last week's Mystery Foto was a pioneer race car driver- Willie K!
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Nov 24 2010
Willie K’s Record-Breaking Hill Climb on Thanksgiving Day 1903
In the early 1900s, people did not flock to Manhattan on Thanksgiving to watch the floats and balloons on Broadway, but thousands came to West Orange, New Jersey to watch cars race up Eagle Rock. The Automobile Club of New Jersey first sponsored races for various classes of automobiles here in November 1901. From 1902 to 1905, the Eagle Rock Hill Climbs were held annually on Thanksgiving.
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May 14 2010
William K. Vanderbilt Jr- “Un Millionaire Recordman” and Auto Race Driver
From 1902 to 1903, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. traveled throughout Europe. Here he found magnificent open roads to drive as fast as he dared and an education in the new sport of automobile racing. On May 2, 1902, he set the world’s kilometer record in a 40-horsepower Mercedes, averaging 110 kilometers per hour or 68.4 mph. He was hailed in the French magazine La Vie Au Grand Air as “Un Millionaire Recordman.”
