Locomobile #16 (1908)
First American Car to Win the Vanderbilt Cup Race
Make: Locomobile
Year: 1906
Mechanician: Glenn Ethridge
Horsepower: 120
Finish Place: 1
Average Speed:
Most famous of all the Vanderbilt Cup racers, the victorious Locomobile of 1908 was the first American machine to win the race. Americans heralded the car for its conquest of international competition.
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Mystery Foto #52 Solved: Old 16 at the 1946 VMCCA Jubilee Anniversary at the Mineola Fair Grounds
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The Motor Racing Archives of Peter Helck to Become Available on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
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Mystery Fotos #50 Solved: Old 16 and The Beast in Bridgehampton (1951-1952)
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive-The Helck Family Memoirs #1: Old 16 at the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Mystery Foto #100 Solved:The Jerusalem Avenue Bridge in Hempstead Plains Under Construction in 1908
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Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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The Vintage Automobiles of the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Walter Gosden provides the second post of a series on the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race with a focus on ten participating vintage automobiles.
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Memories of the Long Island Old Car Club and the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Jul 05 2014
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #48: Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
The 48th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Jun 18 2014
Another VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 1908 Local Pride Cup Presented to George Robertson
A viewer has forwarded this never before published photo of a cup given to driver George Robertson and requested background information.
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May 28 2014
Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold for $2,300 on eBay
A Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup issued by the Locomobile to celebrate their victory in the 1908 race was sold for $2,300 on eBay earlier this month.
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Apr 30 2014
Newsday “LIRR bridge replacement proposed in Westbury”
The MTA is proposing to build a new bridge over the LIRR tracks at Ellison Avenue in Westbury for $39.2 million. The 1899 bridge was used as part of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course.
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Apr 23 2014
First Brigade of Irish Volunteers Guard the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
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Mystery Foto #64 Solved:George Robertson & Glenn Ethridge at the 50th Anniversary of the 1904 Race
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Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…