Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved: Old 16 and four Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers and mechanicians at the 1948 Antique Auto Show
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
Answers to the Mystery Foto questions:
- The people in the Foto (left to right)
Vince F. Tully, driver Joe Tracy, mechanician Al Poole, future NYC mayor Vincent Impellitteri, driver George Robertson, and mechanician Glenn Ethridge.
- The automobile
Old 16 Locomobile, winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
- Kudos question: The date of the photo and location
Antique Auto Show at the 71st Regiment Armory on Park Avenue in Manhattan from March 4-8, 1948.
Comments (4)
Congrats to Ron Ridolph and Steve Lucas for identifying six persons in the Mystery Foto.
Kudos to Alex Dragone, Steve Lucas and David Miller for identifying the location and date.
Enjoy,
Greg O. and Howard Kroplick
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Comments
The car is the 1908 Vanderbilt winning Locomobile “Old 16”. Behind the wheel is Joe Tracy and sitting next to him is Al Poole. To the far right is George Robertson and on the very end is his riding mechanis Glenn Ethridge. Not sure who the other two guys are. The event I believe is the Antique Auto Show at the 71st Regiment Armory on Park Avenue in NYC in March of 1948. I think this event was put on by Austin Clark and the Long Island old car club.
The photograph shows left to right: Vincent Tully, Joe Tracy as driver,
Al Poole, Vincent Impellitteri, George ROBERTSON, Glenn ETHREDGE
From left to right we have Vince F. Tully, Joe Tracy, Al Poole, Vincent Impellitteri, George Robertson, and Glenn Ethridge. The car is “Old 16”, the Locomobile racer that Robertson drove while winning the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup. The photo was taken sometime between March 4th. and March 8th., 1948 at the 71st. Regiment Armory in New York City during the Antique Auto Show.
This is the “Old 16” Locomobile featured at the Antique Auto Show held from March 8-14, 1948 at the 71st Regiment Armory in Manhattan. The two guys on the right are George Robertson and mechanician Glenn Etheridge. From the left I think its Peter Helck, Joe Tracy and Al Poole.