The Alco Black Beast
The restored racer that won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races and raced in the first Indy 500
Nicknamed “the Black Beast,” this was one of the most famous race cars of its era. A two-time winner of the Vanderbilt Cup, a major event in the early years of American motorsport, the car was the favorite to win the first Indianapolis 500-mile race in 1911.
Related Posts
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Apr 07 2015
Smiles & Thumbs Ups for the Black Beast at the 60th Annual Easter Vintage Car Parade in Garden City
It was a wonderful Easter parade in Garden City last Sunday as the Alco Black Beast once again generated smiles and thumbs ups.
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Jan 17 2015
A 1913 Journey to Paris in an Alco Touring Car (Updated: January 19, 2015)
Paul Macone of Concord, Massachusetts has forwarded photos and information on an Alco touring car that his grandfather chauffeured around France in 1913.
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Dec 06 2014
Saturday Search Findings: A 1907 Alco Berliet (Updated 3/3/2015)
Search: "Make and Model" submitted by Dave Greene. Posted: 12/6/2014
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Sep 30 2014
Smiles and Thumbs Up from the 49th Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society Fall Country Fair
The Black Beast generated many smiles and thumbs ups as it returned to the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society Fall Country Fair last Saturday in Port Washington.
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Sep 21 2014
Upcoming Howard Kroplick & Chrysler’s Chrysler Events
Current schedule of presentations and events.
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Aug 30 2014
Smiles and Thumbs Ups from the 2014 Old Timer’s Day at the Himes Museum
It was another wonderful time last Sunday at the Old Timer's Day at the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore.
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Aug 05 2014
Hear the Black Beast Roar this Sunday at the Motor Parkway East Walk/Ride in Queens
In support of the Motor Parkway East project to extend the Queens Greenway to Little Neck Parkway, the Alco Black Beast will participate in this Sunday's Motor Parkway East Walk/Ride.
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Jul 30 2014
Video “Taking a Ride in the Black Beast”
On May 18, 2014 over forty members of the Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island and the MG Club took a cruise to the Black Beast Garage at Waterfront at Roslyn. Twenty-five cruisers took a ride in the Black Beast. George Carrasquillo documented his ride in this four minute video.
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Jul 19 2014
TheMusicZoo.com: Cars & Guitars: Beauty And The Beast
TheMusicZoo.com has posted this wonderful article by Mike Bieber and photographer Walter Bryant on the meeting of the Black Beauty and the Black Beast.
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Jul 13 2014
The Black Beauty Meets The Black Beast in Roslyn
Last week, the Black Beast teamed up with a special Gibson Les Paul "Black Beauty", one of the guitars used by the Pretenders' James Honeyman-Scott.
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