Tag: Locomobile
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Sep 26 2023
The 1906 #1 Locomobile in the AACA’s Antique Automobile Magazine
The 1906 #1 Locomobile is featured on the cover of recent AACA's Antique Automobile Magazine with images courtesy of VanderbilCupRaces.com .
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Jan 02 2022
Walt Gosden Article: A Vanderbilt Locomobile
Automotive historian Walt Gosden has discovered a 1918 designed and built for "Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt."
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Oct 25 2021
Mystery Foto #43 Solved: George Robertson winning the 1908 Founders Week Cup Race in Irving Morse’s Locomobile
Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Sep 20 2021
Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success
Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jul 21 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: From the Helck Family Collection- In Search of the 1905 Locomobile Racer
Prior to "Old 16" gaining fame and fortune, the Locomobile Company built a "monster" racer that participated in the 1905 Gordon Bennett and Vanderbilt Cup Races. While much is known about "Old 16", very little attention is given to why the 1905 racer was built and what became of it. An unpublished article found in the Peter Helck Family Collection and additional research and information provided by blog reader Allen Haywood provides further detail.
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May 30 2020
The 1908 Locomobile Model E of the Collection on Palmetto in Clearwater, Florida
One of the featured vintage automobiles of the soon to be opened automobile museum "The Collection on Palmetto" is a beautiful 1908 Locomobile Model E with a Vanderbilt Cup trophy mascot. Laura Giner of "The Collection" has requested information on the mascot and provided several images.
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May 18 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Advertising Using the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway
As shown in previous posts, advertisers often mentioned the Vanderbilt Cup Races or the Long Island Motor Parkway as an endorsement of their products. Here are additional examples.
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Aug 12 2019
Mystery Foto #32 Solved: Willie K. Going for an Early Ride in his 1899 Locomobile Runabout
The Audrain Automobile Museum challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Aug 04 2018
Jerry Helck and the Old 16 Locomobile Racer
Old 16 Locomobile, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, was owned by the Helck family for 55 years from 1942 to 1997. Nobody was photographed more frequently with this historic racer than Jerry Helck.
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Aug 02 2016
Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile
Bruce Adams challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Friday Foto.
