Tag: Renault
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Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Duchess of Marlborough Leaving the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstand
Here was a real challenging Mystery Foto for the holiday weekend.
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Video of the Week: Jay Leno’s Garage: The 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer
In 2012, Alan Travis took Jay Leno under the hood of his 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer.
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Mystery Foto #45 Solved (Maybe?): Virginia Fair Vanderbilt in her 1910 Detroit Electric
Last week's Mystery Friday Foto was another gem from the collection of Paul Osika, owner of the best vintage photo collection at Hershey.
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Willie K’s Cars #6: The 1907 Renault “Vanderbilt Racer”
In a continuation of the series of the cars owned by William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., this is a profile of one of his classic automobiles.
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1904 Renault Vanderbilt Cup Racer
The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) has forwarded this marvelous photo from their archives of the 1904 Renault Vanderbilt Cup Racer.
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Walter McCarthy Collection: Ledyard Pfund’s 1906/1907 Renault “Vanderbilt Racer”
Another significant car at the 1988 Vanderbilt Cup Celebration was the 1906/1907 Renault "Vanderbilt Racer" owned by Ledyard Pfund of New Jersey. As noted in a 2007 Businessweek article "The World's First Production Supercar?":
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Willie K Helping to Start the 1908 Renault Racer
In addition to donating the trophy for the Vanderbilt Cup Races, William K, Vanderbilt, Jr. was a very active referee for all six races held on Long Island. As shown in this photo of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, he was always willing to assist when needed.
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The 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racers
The first Grand Prix was held on a 60-mile course near LeMans, France over a two-day period in June 1906. The winner was Ferenc Szisz in a new Renault Type AK powered by a large 13-liter, four-cylinder drive with a shaft drive. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. was so…
Rollin’s granddaughter Betty King had this medal. She said she gave it to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum…