Tag: Henry Ford
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Apr 13 2024
Rare Officials’ Armbands from the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Here are more Vanderbilia purchased last week at Jerry Lettieri's Automobilia Auction.
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Oct 29 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Why Do We in the U.S. Drive on the Right Side of the Road?
Bob Allen emailed us and wondered why we drive on the right side of the road. And why is the steering wheel on the left?
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Jul 08 2019
Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Officials of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Reginald Vanderbilt
This weekend's holiday Mystery Foto featured four Vanderbilt Cup Race officials.
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Aug 26 2017
History Channel: The Alco Black Beast in “Cars That Built America: Part I”
This month the History Channel played a new series "The Cars That Built America". In the two-hour Part I, I played Alexander Winton, the world's fastest man, racing Henry Ford. As seen in this five-minute segment, I did all the stunt driving in the Alco Black Beast.
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Aug 14 2017
The Alco Black Beast Makes an Appearance on the History Channel Tonight
The Alco Black Beast makes an appearance this week on Part 1 of the History Channel's new series "The Cars that Made America". I once again play Alexander Winton racing Henry Ford.
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Feb 27 2017
Mystery Foto #8 Solved: Hubert LeBlon & Albert Clement Jr. at the 1906 Weigh-In at Garden City
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented two Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers preparing for the 1906 race.
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Jan 11 2016
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: Edwin Ross (E.R.) Thomas and Charles Andrew (C.A.) Coey at Krug’s Hotel
Our second Mystery Foto of 2016 was a real tough one!
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Nov 27 2015
Holiday Gift of the Week: Book “Car Crazy” by G. Wayne Miller
Here is a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com series providing holiday gift suggestions for automobile enthusiasts.
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Jun 09 2014
Mystery Foto #71 Solved: A Bust of Louis Chevrolet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
This weekend's Mystery Foto was a real bust!
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Nov 12 2013
Three Legendary Racers at the Henry Ford Museum
Jim Blanchard has forwarded this photo of three amazing racers from the Racing in America exhibition at the Henry Ford Museum -Old 16, 999 and Sweepstakes.
