Tag: Winifred Bird
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Sep 02 2020
In Search of H. Dieter Holterbosch and his W.C. Bird’s Duesenberg
In 1962 H. Dieter Holterbosch purchased W.C. Bird's 1931 Duesenberg Speedster at the "Car Auction of the Century" on Long Island. I thought it would be fun to find out more about H. Dieter and what ever happened to his Duesenberg.
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Jul 13 2020
Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
We made it through another week! Several celebrated by solving this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jul 15 2014
More Insight into the Bird Cars, the Farnesworth Garage and the 1962 “Car Auction of the Century”
VanderbiltCupRaces.com viewers continue to share stories and information on the unique car collection of Wallis Bird, his Farnesworth garage and the 1962 "Car Auction of the Century".
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Jul 01 2014
The 1962 “Car Auction of the Century” at the Farnesworth Garage
Continuing yesterday's story of the "Farnesworth" garage, around 1924, the estate was purchased by a Standard Oil heir Wallis Clinton Bird and his wife Marjorie Winifred Kendall. Wallis kept a spectacular collection of cars in the garage.
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Jun 30 2014
Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings “Farnesworth” Garage in Locust Valley
Steve Babinsky provided this week's Mystery Foto of an estate garage located in Nassau County which is still standing today.
