Tag: Vanderbiltcupraces.com Exclusive
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May 31 2014
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Spectacular Photos of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
On Friday, October 7, 1904, the day before the first Vanderbilt Cup Race, 60 superintendents and engineers of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (A.L.A.M.) gathered for a 65-mile "meet" covering Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester. On the next day, many of the participants ventured to Long Island to see the first Vanderbilt Cup Race. One A.L.A.M. member documented the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race..
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Feb 22 2014
Exclusive Firsthand Account of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race: “A Very Successful Trip”
Walter Gosden has discovered an original October 11, 1904 letter from"Nephew Harvey Bell" to his "Uncle John" describing his adventures in a US Long Distance automobile to watch the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Oct 23 2012
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Barney Oldfield Preparing for the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Despite a long racing career dating back to 1902, Barney Oldfield's first Vanderbilt Cup Race was the 1914 294-mile race held in Santa Monica. Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great great nephew of Barney Oldfield, has provided these photos of Oldfield preparing for the Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Apr 25 2012
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: New Evidence of the Melville Sand Pits Motor Parkway Bridge
More evidence has surfaced that the last intact Motor Parkway in Suffolk County is still standing in the Melville Sandpits near Route 110.
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Mar 28 2012
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The #17 Simplex Approaching the Hempstead Control in 1904 Race
In another VanderbiltCupRaces.com exclusive, this image may be the only photo showing the #17 Simplex breaking down at the Hempstead Control near the end of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Jan 03 2012
Update: VanderbiltCupRaces Exclusive- Inside William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Hangar and Seaplane
After the end of the Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island in 1910, Centerport on the North Shore of Long Island was an ideal location for William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. to build a new estate. Northport Harbor enabled Willie K. to pursue his love of yachting and, later, flying.
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Oct 09 2011
Exclusive Video “World’s Oldest Running Car Sold for A Record $4.62 Million”
Some of the most exciting events of Hershey Week were the RM Auctions at Hershey Lodge on October 6-7, 2011. The highlight was the sale of the 1884 De Dion Bouton Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout, considered the world's oldest running car. Here are my photos of the car as it was displayed in ballroom lobby and a 6-minute video showing its sale for an amazing $4.62 million, over twice the low estimate.
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Aug 10 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces Exclusive: The 1900 Newport Automobile Races & the First Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
The first major race in which William K. Vanderbilt Jr. competed was held in September 1900 in Newport, Rhode Island. It was also at this race where the first William K.Vanderbilt Jr. cup was given to a winner of an automobile race...four years before the Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Jul 13 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A 2011 Image of the 1909 Alco Touring Car at the Indy Hall of Fame
In response to my request, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame has graciously provided a current photo of their 1909 Alco 9-60 Touring Car.
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Jun 11 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Video II “The 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap with Emerson Fittipaldi”
This 8-minute film documents the parade lap driven by two-time Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi and Howard Kroplick in the Alco Black Beast during the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremony. This second view is primarily from a RCA lap camera mounted above the right front wheel.
