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De Palma Wins vanderbilt Cup- The Automobile – 3 October 1912

Introduction on the title is on it’s way.. With permission of hathitrust hathitrust.org == Text and fotos compiled by motorracinghistory motorracinghistory.com THE AUTOMOBILE — Volume XXVII 27, No. 14, October 3 19, 1912, pages 655 – 659 De Palma Wins Vanderbilt Cup Elgin Victor Repeats at Milwaukee-Averages 68.97 Miles Per Hour – Hughes, in Mercer, […]

All Eyes on Milwaukee – The Automobile – 19 September 1912

Introduction on the title is on it’s way. With permission of hathitrust hathitrust.org == Text and fotos compiled by motorracinghistory motorracinghistory.com THE AUTOMOBILE — Volume XXVII 27, No. 12, September 19, 1912, pages 592 – 593 All Eyes On Milwaukee Despite Postponement of Grand Prize Until Monday – Races Center Attention of Motordom – Promoters […]

Milwaukee’s New Course – The Automobile – 19 September 1912

Introduction on the title is on it’s way. With permission of hathitrust hathitrust.org == Text and fotos compiled by motorracinghistory motorracinghistory.com THE AUTOMOBILE — Volume XXVII 27, No. 12, September 19, 1912, page 572 Milwaukee’s New Course Promoters Have Had to Rush Preparations for the Big Races But Track Is Rapidly Rounding Into ShapeCompares Very […]

Course Selected for the Milwaukee Races – The Automobile – 1 August 1912

Introduction on the title is on it’s way. With permission of hathitrust hathitrust.org == Text and fotos compiled by motorracinghistory motorracinghistory.com THE AUTOMOBILE — Volume XXVII 27, No. 5, August 1, 1912, pages 248 – 249 Course Selected for the Milwaukee Races Promoters Quietly Abandon Course First Announced and Sign Up All Property Owners Along […]

Resta’s Generalship Won Vanderbilt – The Automobile – 18 March 1915

By courtesy of hathitrust.org. Text and photos compiled by motorracingistory.comTHE AUTOMOBILE Vol. 32, Jan-March 1915, No. 11, March 18, 1915, pages 512 – 513 Resta’s Generalship Won Vanderbilt Rough Course Kept Speed Low but Brings Out Skill of the DriversPolice Work Well DoneBy A. G. Waddell SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., March 8 – For the seventh […]

Resta Wins Again – Takes Vanderbilt – The Automobile – 11 March 1915

By courtesy of hathitrust.org. Text and photos compiled by motorracingistory.comTHE AUTOMOBILE Vol. 32, Jan-March 1915, No. 10, March 11, 1915, pages 446 – 447 Resta Wins Again – Takes Vanderbilt Peugeot Covers 296-Mile Course at 67.5 M.P.H.Wilcox, in Stutz, Again SecondPullen’s Mercer Third    SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., March 6 – Special Telegram – Handling his […]

Resta and Wilcox Repeat in the Vanderbilt – Motor World – 10 March 1915

June 2026: Additional comment to be written still. With permission of hathitrust hathitrust.org == Text and fotos compiled by motorracinghistory motorracinghistory.com MOTOR WORLD Vol. XLIII, No. 10, March 10, 1915 Resta and Wilcox Repeat in the Vanderbilt Winner’s Peugeot Averages Better Than 67 Miles an Hour – Wilcox in Stutz Makes Magnificent FightPullen Brings Mercer […]

Resta Takes Grand Prize at 57-Mile Pace – Motor World – 3 March 1915

June 2026: Additional comment to be written still. With permission of hathitrust hathitrust.org == Text and fotos compiled by motorracinghistory motorracinghistory.com MOTOR WORLD Vol. XLIII, No. 9, March 3, 1915 Resta Takes Grand Prize at 57-Mile Pace Peugeot Driver Wins Spectacular Race in 7:07:57 – Wilcox, Stutz, second; Hughes, Ono, third; Anderson, Stutz, fourth – […]

Dario Resta’s Triumphs Achieved by Driving Skill – Motor Age – 18 March 1915

Winning both the Grand Prize and the Vanderbilt Cup race within just about a week, was not very common. especially since Dario (Darius) Resta was not well-known at that time. The Italy-born, British citizen now became not only well-known, but many admired his driving abilities. Such was also written in this report. Some three months […]

Snapped at San Francisco * Vanderbilt Winners – Motor Age – 18 March 1915

Some pictures showing the atmosphere around the 1915 races around the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, thereby covering both the Grand Prize and the Vanderbilt Cup race. With permission of hathitrust hathitrust.org == Text and fotos compiled by motorracinghistory motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXVIII, No.11, March 18, 1915 Snapped at San Francisco 1 – […]