1911 Indy 500
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Aug 07 2018
Frank Lee’s Great-Grandson Visits the Alco Black Beast Tonight
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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Sep 16 2017
The Amazing Six Degrees of Separation Between Driver Herb Lytle and Howard Kroplick
Over the last nine years, several family members on drivers and mechanicians of the Vanderbilt Cup Races have contacted me for information and photos. The latest request from Scott Lytle, the great-great grandson of driver Herb Lytle, revealed a surprising link to my business career. (10 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. (8 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)
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Mar 25 2014
Images of Automobile Designer/Driver Lee Frayer For His Family
From Bud Frayer Abraham: "I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you for your enthusiastic and knowledgeable participation in the AmeriCarna episode about the Vanderbilt Cup and the Black Beast race car. A very distant relative of mine, Lee Frayer, raced in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup and the 1911 (1 comments)
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Mar 18 2014
Video: “Black Beast Wins INDY 500…100 Years Later!”
Chris Collora of Patch.com created this video of the Alco Black Beast's participation in the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race. ThIs nine-minute film features an extended interview with me describing my first Indy experience. (2 comments)
