Tag: Vanderbiltcupraces.com Exclusive
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Oct 17 2020
Update: A Proposal to the Village of Garden City To Restore the Motor Parkway Concrete Posts Near Their Parking Lot
VanderbiltCupRaces.com documented last month that the Village of Garden City buried a section of the Motor Parkway as part of their "preservation efforts". Your feedback is requested on the below proposal to restore concrete posts on the northern side of their new parking lot.
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Mar 21 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 1910 Motor Parkway Survey Bookmap
In 2009 I purchased 572 original Motor Parkway surveys and maps from the firm of Barrett, Bonacci and Van Weele. One of the treasures of this purchase was a 1910 "Bookmap" documenting the right-of way, the original property owners, and the corresponding survey plan #s.
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Feb 22 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Last Known Surviving Poster for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
My favorite co-author Al Velocci and I met in 2003 researching the Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. With the permission of the museum, we were able to discover thousands of documents & photos over the years including the last known surviving poster for the 1904 Race.
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Nov 30 2019
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Vince Gardner Building the Mustang III Concept Show Car
Last week, I obtained 63 original negatives of the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car being built in the summer of 1964 at Dearborn Steel Tubing, Ford's prototype maker. This post features the Mustang III's designer Vincent Gardner building his two-seat concept car.
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Oct 05 2019
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Engines of the 1906 American Elimination Trial Racers
In another VanderbiltCupRaces.com exclusive, below are never-before-published photos of the engines for several racers that were entered in the 1906 American Elimination Trial. The photos were formerly from the Don C. Boulton Collection.
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Sep 28 2019
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Four 1948 Tucker “News Bulletins”
These four never-before-published Tucker "News Bulletins" were likely PR flyers from the Tucker Corporation printed prior to the planned 1948 launch.
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Sep 25 2019
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:63 Photos Discovered of the Mustang III Being Built at DST in 1964.
Last week, I obtained 63 original negatives of the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car being built in the summer of 1964 at Dearborn Steel Tubing, Ford's prototype maker.
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Mar 26 2019
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: High-Resolution Photos of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
While looking through her great-grandmother's box of family memorabilia, Barbara Z. discovered seven Old Westbury photos of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. These photos, likely taken by Nathan Lazarnick or photographers from Spooner & Wells, are in perfect condition and will be presented in a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com exclusive series.
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Jan 22 2019
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: From the Archives of Mechanician Emilio Jandelli
Emilio Jandelli (1882-1919) was a riding mechanician for many of the leading auto races from 1913 to 1919 including the 1913 Indy 500 Race, 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1915 American Grand Prize. His grandson James Jandelli has forwarded several photos from his family archives.
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Dec 29 2018
The Top Twenty-Five 2018 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
In celebration of the upcoming New Year and the 320 posts placed on the website this year, here's a list of my top 25 2018 VanderbiltCupRaces.com posts.
