Das Vanderbilt Rennen- Automobil=Zeitung – 22 Oct 1905
The Austrian magazine „Automobil=Zeitung“ was published from 1900 to 1938. As Austria also had an automobile industry (like for instance Austro-Daimler and Opel-Darracq), there was sufficient attention on almost all international- and national motor racing events. The writing was in old, imperial German-Austro letters, making it quite difficult to read for Austrian foreigners. Above that, […]
Amerika ist für Beibehaltung der Rennen- Automobil=Zeitung – 5 Nov 1905
The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup race is evaluated in this issue of the „Automobil=Zeitung“. Opinions of the international motor racing „grands“ are summarised here, like Mr. Clarence Gray Dinsmore, Maybach of the Daimler factory in Untertürckheim, Charles Glidden, C.T. Birdfall, Sidney Bowman and S.E. Partridge. Now these are, as one would say, the crême de la […]
Die Fahrer im Vanderbilt-Rennen – Automobil=Zeitung – 12 Nov 1905
This issue of the Austrian „Automobil=Zeitung“ contains some caricatures of racing drivers are published. These originally appeared in several numbers of the US magazine „The Motor Way“. As the Austrian press mostly was in for some kind of humor, these images were given here, assembled on one page. Text and images with authorisation of anno.ac.at […]
La Coupe Vanderbilt – La Vie Automobile – 21 Oct 1905
The French magazine „La Vie Automobile“ was very much assigned to technical descriptions of cars and engines in particular. But they also reported the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup race; now in two separate articles. This first one, of October that year, mistakenly mentions that the cup race was held on Florida. Texte et images jpg avec […]
De la répresentation graphique – La Vie Automobile – 18 Nov 1905
In this second article of „La Vie Automobile“ on the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup race, a more scientifical approach and kindof phylosofical thoughts were written down. As with the earlier 1895 Paris-Bordeaux race, the race results were given graphically; a method that would accompany many Grand Prix races wide within the next century. Texte et images […]
The Story of George Heath – Motorworld – 13 Oct 1904
Text and pictures with courtesy of hathitrust hathtrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory The Motor World, Vol. IX, No. 3, October 13, 1904; pages 97 – 104 The Story of How George Heath, an American, won the Vanderbilt Cup for France. „Five killed; seven injured.“ This was the „score sheet,“ or „extra,“ issued and actually sold […]
Monstres Amérique – La Vie au Grand Air – 2 February 1906
Texte et images avec l’autorisation de gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque national français; compilé par motorracinghistory.com. La Vie au Grand Air, 9e Année, No. 386, 2 février 1906. MONSTRES D’AMERIQUE Les voitures américaines sont des voitures de vitesse pure, comme nous n’en n’avons pas en France. * Sur l’une d’elles, la Stanley à vapeur, Marriott dépasse les […]
Vanderbilt Cup Preparations – The Motor Way – 6 Sept 1906
Text and pictures with courtesy of Hathitrust.org hathitrust.org; compiled by motorracinghistory THE MOTOR WAY Vol. XV, No. 10, September 6, 1906VANDERBILT CUP PREPARATIONS This year the Vanderbilt will be the only truly international road race. Perhaps on that account, or perhaps on account of the increased interest in road racing in the United States, […]
The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Course – The Motor Way – 12 Aug 1906
Text and pictures with courtesy of Hathitrust.org hathitrust.org; compiled by motorracinghistory THE MOTOR WAY Vol. XV, No. 8 August 23, 1906THE 1906 VANDERBILT CUP COURSE By E. PERCY NOEL New York, August 20 – In the history of the Vanderbilt there has never been so much activity so long before the elimination trial as […]
American Cars that seek Cup Honors – The Automobile – 6 Sept. 1906
In this September 1906 issue of the Automobile, some of the most successfull American cars for the Vanderbilt Cup are discussed. The 120-hp Pope-Toledo, the 80-hp Apperson, the 90-hp Locomobile, the 50-hp Haynes and the novel 80-hp Maxwell. Text and photos with courtesy of hathitrust hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracingistory.com. THE AUTOMOBILE; VOL. XV. NO. 10. […]
