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vanderbuilt cup

Introducing: Vanderbilt Cup Races

March 19, 2008

Gary Faules’ posts on the history of the Vanderbilt Cup have introduced us to all sorts of new readers and contributers, each of whom have had something valuable to add to the conversation. Our newest addition is Vanderbilt Cup historian Howard Kroplick, a Long Island native who has been gathering stories and images for years. [...]

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Racing then and now.

February 23, 2008

Here is some great footage from the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Try and imagine a Nascar race if they allowed the crowds beyond the fence.

Here is another video from the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

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Even more vintage photos add to the mystery

February 21, 2008

As we continue trying to sort out the mystery of the Mora race cars and the Vanderbuilt Cup, reader Geri has provided even more photos. To clear the blur a bit, Geri has also provided what she knows about the photos and the family that provided them.
I’ll let Geri take over from here:
They were involved [...]

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Getting closer…

February 20, 2008

I think I have some good news for Ms TL Thousand regarding identifying the car in the photo posted earlier this week driven by her grand father with Fred Duesenberg as a passenger. Today I located a photo of a Mercedes owned by Vanderbilt himself. This photo was taken on 10/24/1908 and you can see [...]

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Geri’s detective work continues…

February 20, 2008

While it’s difficult at first glance to find info on Geri’s cars I’m not ready to give up just yet however I sure do love these old cars and so much history that really deserves to be retold and there is SO MUCH of it to tell.
Regarding Mora’s race career in the Vanderbilt Cup races [...]

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More detective work needed

February 20, 2008

One of the great things about The Garage is the interaction we have with our readers and how we are often lucky to learn from each other. Reader Geri commented on a recent post about car racing in San Francisco. It seems that Geri has a bunch of photos in his possession that are holding [...]

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Where is Sherlock Holmes when you need him?

February 15, 2008

I could use some help. A while back I wrote an article on the Vanderbilt Cup history in San Francisco and as a result I was contacted in a effort to help identify the amazing car in this photo. Even more amazing is who the gentleman is sitting in the passenger seat. If anyone [...]

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Of all the places to be found…

November 24, 2007

Having grown up in a small town along the southwestern coast of Oregon I never stopped dreaming about many of the same things as any other red blooded boy… girls, cars, girls, travel, girls, and cars. Funny as it is I was the son of a man who owned lumber mills and much of his [...]

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Wood you believe!

November 24, 2007

Nostalgia seems to have overcome the inhabitants of the Garage. The Vanderbilt Cup which was held on Long Island, is only one event that made up a rich heritage of New York City area racing in days gone by. One of the greatest race tracks in an era of wood surfaces, yes I [...]

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Road racing for real, by Real Men!

November 24, 2007

We love all sorts of racing here in The Garage, but nothing more than rally. As a driver, there is something very primitive about racing balls to the wall along a real road. Back in the early days of racing though, there was no choice between formats. They raced on real roads that were usually [...]

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