Tag: Vanderbiltcupraces.com Exclusive
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Mar 21 2026
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Then & Now of the 1936 Course- A Request from the Tazio Nuvolari Museum in Mantua, Italy
The Manager of the Digital Bank at the Tazio Nuvolari Museum in Mantua, Italy has requested locations and cartographic references showing how the 1936 track layout for the Vanderbilt Cup Race corresponds to today’s topography and road network in Westbury.
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Feb 07 2026
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Actress Paulette Goddard in the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399
Collector Ed Minnie of the Sam Lehrman Collection has forwarded this 1932 photo of actress Paulette Goodard sitting in my favorite Duesenberg.
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Mar 29 2025
VanderbiltCupRaces.Com exclusive: Images of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race from the Marty Himes Collection
The Marty Himes Collection has forwarded these rarely seen images from the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Feb 08 2025
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: “The 1913 Long Island Economy Run” by Walt Gosden
Historian Walt Gosden has written this exclusive article on a historic Long Island Race that has been lost in history...until now.
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Jan 11 2025
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Found- The oldest known Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate
Roslyn Harbor's Childs Frick's 1921 Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate was recently found. It is the oldest documented Motor Parkway license plate known to exist.
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Nov 16 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A great grandson’s profile of Willie K’s friend and a Motor Parkway treasurer Robert C. Watson, Jr.
David Watson has provided a profile on his great-grandfather Robert C. Watson Jr., a friend of Willie K.and a treasurer of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Sep 28 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: On the set of the 1988 film “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” and Honoring Francis Ford Coppola
Anahid Nazarian has worked with Francis Ford Coppola for over 40 years including as a researcher for "Tucker: The Man and his Dream" and currently executive producer of the recently released film "Megalopolis". Ms. Nazarian recently reached out to VanderbiltCupRaces.com searching for images related to Coppola's 1988 Tucker film.
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May 25 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Never before published photos of the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes and 1909 Long Island Derby
Ann Marie and Mark Adamick have uncovered some never-before published photos of the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes and the 1909 Long Island Stock Car Derby.
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May 04 2024
InstGRAM Report: The Wallis C Bird 1962 Auction Brochure for the “Car Auction of the Century”
The 1962 automotive auction brochure for the estate of Wallis C Bird has been rediscovered, this article showcases its entirety as well as information on where the cars are today.
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Mar 02 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962 Part 4
A deep dive into more images from the Long Island Automotive Museum. Included is a look at the vehicles as they were in previously unseen images, museum postcards, and information on where the automobiles are today.
