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1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Germany captures the Cup

Location: Roosevelt Raceway, Westbury, New York
Date: July 5, 1937

Rosenmeyer in an Auto Union wins the second George Vanderbilt Cup Race

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Comments

May 23 2013

Ariejan, good question!

The photo was from a Motor Parkway article in a road engineering magazine.


Howard

May 23 2013

For the record, the touring car on the 1910 photo surely must be a Chalmers-Detroit of 1910, probably a model Fourty. From Kimes’…

May 22 2013

Great pics!  The detail on the car is amazing.  I make car model’s myself and there never really finished, always…

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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