1911 Indy 500
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Jun 12 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #23 Solved: Ray Harroun in the Marmon ‘Yellow Jacket’
Did you identify this mystery racer? (8 comments)
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Jun 08 2019
The Family of Vanderbilt Cup Racer Herb Lytle Has a Reunion at the 2019 Indy 500
Herb Lytle was one of the great race driver of the early 1900s, participating in more races associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races (6) than any other driver and the first Indy 500 Race (1911). Assisted by connections on VanderbiltCupRaces.com, several generations of Lytles celebrated Herb with a family reunion… (7 comments)
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Nov 03 2018
Herb Lytle’s Great-Great-Grandson Takes a Ride in the Alco Black Beast
Last Sunday, Scott Lytle, the great-great-grandson of Vanderbilt Cup Racer Herb Lytle, and his lovely wife Marie visited me in Roslyn and took rides in the Alco Black Beast. (14 comments)
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Aug 07 2018
Frank Lee’s Great-Grandson Visits the Alco Black Beast
Rich Lee, the great-grandson of the Alco Black Beast's mechanician Frank Lee, traveled down from Maine to visit the Black Beast tonight at the Waterfront at Roslyn garage. (4 comments)
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Jun 19 2017
Mystery Foto #24 Solved: William Bruce Brown, the Brother of David Bruce-Bown
The Bayport Heritage Association and the Suffolk County Parks Department challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (5 comments)
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Feb 01 2016
Mystery Foto #5 Solved: 1911 Stoddard Dayton at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum
I found this weekend's Mystery Foto in my archives. (9 comments)
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Dec 08 2015
New England Historical Society: Harry Grant Wins the Vanderbilt Cup
The New England Historical Society has posted this profile of Harry Grant, the only driver of the Alco Black Beast. (0 comments)
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Sep 02 2015
NewEnglandHistoricalSociety.com: Profile of Driver Harry Grant
Utilizing information from VanderbiltCupRaces.com, the New England Historical Society has posted a profile of driver Harry Grant. (2 comments)
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Nov 22 2014
Favorite Website: A Treasure of 34,407 Automotive Photos Posted Online
The Detroit Public Library has posted 34,407 photos from their National Automotive Collection. (8 comments)
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Sep 29 2014
Mystery Foto #87 Solved: A.R. Pardington at the 1905 Long Island Automobile Club Economy Run
This week's Mystery Foto featured a man associated with both the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway. (7 comments)
hi, how do you date the chassis of a car with the fedco plate? my fedco plate read
YYY EEE ZERO THRE ONE WWW, so the…