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• Jan 02 2024

  Mystery Friday Foto #52: Solved; The 1907 Thomas Flyer in the Snow

  Did you identify the 1907 Thomas Flyer in the snow in the last mystery photo of 2023?

• Oct 17 2022

  Mystery Friday Foto #42 Solved:  1949 AACA Racing Camp dinner featuring Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers

  Did you identify the famous faces in these Helck Family Collection's Mystery Fotos?

• Mar 27 2019

  The Winning Thomas Flyer at the Long Island Automotive Museum

  As requested by Sam Berliner III, this is a photo of the 1907 Flyer that won the 1908 New York to Paris Race in the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton. Courtesy of Walter McCarthy.

• Nov 04 2017

  Gregg D. Merksamer: “Remembering the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race”

  The most exciting and spectacular automobile race ever held in Westchester County is considered the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race. Run six months before the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the Briarcliff race attracted skilled drivers and over 100,000 spectators along the 32.4-mile course.

• Jul 21 2015

  Mystery Foto #29 Solved: The 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race

  These four photos from an unknown family scrapbook were taken during a 1908 race held in New York.

• Jun 08 2015

  Mystery Artwork #23 Solved: #1 Thomas and #4 Thomas Prior to the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Krug’s

  Stuart Middlemiss submitted our very first Mystery Friday artwork.

• Aug 19 2014

  Mystery Foto #81 Solved: A Cup Associated with the 1911 Aurora Trophy Race Won by Mortimer Roberts

  Jason Benedict was looking for details on an early race trophy won by driver Mortimer J. Roberts in an Abbott-Detroit.

• Nov 02 2013

  Cousins of Drivers Montague and Mortimer Roberts Reunited With the Help of VanderbiltCupRaces.com

  On November 2, 2011, VanderbiltCupRaces.com published a post on driver Montague Roberts. Little did I know that it would help to reunite a family.

• Apr 24 2013

  1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes Racer #53 Abbott Detroit Found In Sweden

  Derek W. (Ottawa, Ontario): "I came across your wonderful site while looking for photos of my father- in- law's 1910 Abbott Detroit that was driven by Mortimer Roberts in the 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes. The car is currently in Sweden. Do you have any photos of the car? "

• Aug 06 2012

  Race Profile: The 1905 American Elimination Trial

  According to the Vanderbilt Cup Race rules, America could enter a maximum of five automobiles in the 1905 race. On September 23, 1905, the American Elimination Trial was held to determine the five entries from 12 American candidates.

• Jul 06 2012

  Race Profile: The 1906 American Elimination Trial

  As in 1905, an American Elimination Trial determined the five racers to represent the United States in the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Of 16 entries, 12 cars survived the practice runs to race on Saturday, September 22, 1906.

• Feb 15 2012

  Images of Driver Montague Roberts

  Robert Thomas: "Montague Roberts was my great uncle."

• Nov 02 2011

  CSI Report:Montague Roberts and Robert Jardine in the 1905 American Elimination Trial

  Steve Lucas forwarded a request from Barbara Russell, the Brookhaven Town Historian, to help identify two photos recently discovered in their archives. Steve wrote: "She was hoping that you could identify them as to date, event, place, and type of car. They appear to be a race and thought maybe…

• Jul 27 2010

  Inside the Long Island Automotive Museum

  Tom commented: "Does anyone actually have any interior shots of the L.I. Auto museum? I have never had the chance to visit when it was open and I have not ever seen any interior shots. Perhaps no inside photos were allowed. But would be interesting to see if some…

• Jun 09 2010

  Mystery Foto: The Five Drivers in the 1940 Mystery Photo

  Congratulations to Michael Ferner of Bitburg, Germany for correctly identifying the drivers in VanderbiltCupRaces.com's first Mystery Photo Contest. Here are the five drivers who posed at an Automobile Oldtimers Club meeting in November 1940.

• Dec 15 2009

  Starting Lineup: The 1905 American Elimination Trial

  Twelve cars were scheduled to compete in the 1905 American Elimination Trial. The race was held on September 23, 1905 to help determine the five American entrants for the Vanderbilt Cup Race:

• Nov 20 2009

  Starting Lineup: The 1906 American Elimination Trial

  As in 1905, an American Elimination Trial determined the five racers to represent the United States in the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Of 16 entries, 12 cars survived the practice runs to race on Saturday, September 22, 1906. Here are images and profiles of all 16 cars. (Remember to click…