Alco #8 (1909)

First Two-Time Winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1909 and 1910)

Make: American Locomotive Company
Year: 1909
Mechanician: Frank Lee
Horsepower: 100
Finish Place: 1
Average Speed: 62.8

The Alco "Black Beast" was the first two-time winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Driving by Harry Grant, this 100-hp Alco won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island.

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