Tag: Manhasset
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1954 American Automobile Album: “American Classic”
Tom Gibson has forwarded this Vanderbilt Cup Races article "American Classic" from the 1954 book American Automobile Album by William McGaughey.
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Racing Up Manhasset Hill During the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
One of the most exciting locations to watch the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was Manhasset Hill (Spinney Hill) located now at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and East Shore Road/Community Drive
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Painless Parker and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Earlier this week I sent Dr. Jack Binder, the historian for both the Town of North Hempstead and Village of Lake Success, a set of photos on the Manhasset Valley section of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course. Dr Binder, a retired dentist, paid particular attention to this photo of Vincenzo
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The Manhasset Spinney Hill Grandstand for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The primary grandstand for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was at the Start/Finish Line on Jericho Turnpike in Westbury. A second grandstand with a capacity of 500 spectators was built in Manhasset.