Vanderbilt Cup Races

1908 American Grand Prize

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  Mar 23 2024

  The Irish Volunteers at the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Author and Mitchel Field historian Paul R. Martin III's wonderful excerpt from his book 'Beneath the Shadows of Wings' about the Irish Volunteers and the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1 comments)



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  May 22 2023

  Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1908 American Grand Prize

  This weekend's mystery photo, plus a bonus photo (9 comments)



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  Aug 09 2015

  Mystery Foto #32 Solved:The FIAT Team for the 1908 American Grand Prize

  I was not on the fence whether to use this photo as this weekend's Mystery Foto. (5 comments)



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  Dec 15 2011

  Profile:Louis Wagner- Winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race& the First American Grand Prize (1908)

  Born on February 5, 1882 in Pre-Saint-Gervais, France, Louis Wagner had a distinguished racing career lasting 24 years. His greatest victories were the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race with a 80-hp Darracq and the 1908 American Grand Prize with a 120-hp Fiat. (0 comments)



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  Apr 03 2009

  Film: The Great Savannah Races (1908-1911)

  From 1908 to 1911, four major automobile races were held in Savannah, Georgia. Photos of the Savannah course and the four races are shown in this five-minute film. Some of the rare photos in this film are courtesy of Kim Iocovozzi from Savannah.

  -Grand Prize Race of the… (4 comments)