Vanderbilt Cup Races

Vanderbilia

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  May 14 2013

  Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold on eBay for $2,300

  The small Locomobile Vanderbilt Cups is one of the most collectible of Vanderbilia. A Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup was sold on EBay last week for $2,300.



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  Aug 10 2012

  Seven Upcoming Automotive Events (August 12-13, 2012) & A Mystery Medallion

  Seven automobile events are on the schedule for Sunday and Monday. Also, can anyone identify the racing scene in a mystery medallion? (8 comments)



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  Jun 20 2012

  “Roosevelt Field and Ye Motor Parkway” Executed by Artist Eric Sloane

  A prolific member of the Hudson River School of painting, Eric Sloane (1905-1985) was an artistic genius. Among his nearly 15,000 paintings was this 1933 sketch of Roosevelt Field including "Ye Motor Parkway". (3 comments)



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  Jun 14 2012

  Vanderbilia: Long Island Motor Parkway Certificates Sell on eBay for $4,800

  A set of nine Long Island Motor Parkway stock certificates were sold this week on an eBay auction for $4,800.



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  Jan 19 2012

  A 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Pennant Sold for a Record $10,625

  A record price for a Vanderbilt Cup Race pennant was paid by a West Coast collector for a 1906 pennant at a Bonhams' Scottsdale Auction on Thursday. The item was sold as part of the estate of the late David E. Davis, Jr., widely regarded as the "dean of automotive…



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  Nov 01 2011

  Archives: Vanderbilia

  Below are related links to Vanderbilia on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 1, 2012)



• Aug 23 2010

  Nunley’s Carousel and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  For several generations of children on Long Island, a fond memory was riding Nunley's Carousel on Sunrise Highway in Baldwin. Closed in 1995, Nunley's Carousel was restored and relocated to the Cradle of Aviation in East Garden City in 2009. While attending a Thursday cruise night at the museum,…



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  May 22 2010

  VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rare 1908 PAL Race Painting Discovered?

  In response to posts on the official posters for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race, I received this email last week from Jennifer Madden, Director of Collections & Exhibitions for the Heritage Museums & Gardens of Sandwich, Massachusetts.

  (4 comments)



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  Mar 13 2010

  A Tribute to Peter Helck (1893-1988), the Great American Artist

  Born in 1893, artist Peter Helck was just 13 years old in 1906 when he attended the Vanderbilt Cup Race as a spectator. Who could have known at the time his razor-sharp mind was absorbing memories that would transfer onto canvas decades later with amazing accuracy.

  (2 comments)



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  Jan 19 2010

  Can You Help Identify This 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race Brass Box?

  Hi Matt, I have never seen this box before or whether it was used as one of the entrants' gifts or a prize for the top finishers. The 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race was won by the great Tazio Nuvolari in an Alfa-Romeo. I will post your photos and see… (3 comments)






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