Video of the Week: Jay Leno & Donald Osborne driving the 1907 Vanderbilt Renault Racer to Marble House in Newport
In the final episode of the Audrain Mansion & Motorcars, Jay leno and Donald Osborne discuss the 1907 Renault Vanderbilt Racer, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's Marble House.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Comments
For you Tucker lovers.
I don’t mean to rain on your parade but your 1907 Vanderbilt Ai Renault is NOT Willys K’s actual car.
How can you claim this???
Willys Car has been missing for decades.
It went missing after he toured Europe.
Of the surviving cars , No one knows who’s car is who’s, not with absolute certainty because no records were kept. Willys Car was a light colour in any event, not red i believe. There are more than five survivors by the way.
One in Australia.
This is Willy K’s actual car and that’s him in it.
That’s NOT your car! Please do Not try to rewrite history and make out that your car is the actual Willy K Vanderbilt Renault!
People are watching. I am an owner of one myself.
This is Willy K’s actual car and that’s him in it.
That’s NOT your car! Please do Not try to rewrite history and make out that your car is the actual Willy K Vanderbilt Renault!
There are many differences i can point out to prove that Willy K’s car is NOT the car you have.
The color for one, the engine cylinders are not painted black like your cars, the wheels are different, the bonnet mesh style/weave is different, all the accessories are different- horns trim spares and details. The suspension is also very different. I won’t go into details on that one, cerfice to say an expert can tell immediately by looking at the two cars.
People are watching. I am the owner of one of the surviving cars. I am not from the U.S
I am in Australia and the car i own has been here for at least 100 years. It is irritating to hear people say only five survive.
Dee, thanks for the comment. It is agreed by most Renault historians that there is no accurate documentation of the original owners for the extant Renault Vanderbilt racers. i consider this the definitive article on the the subject: https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/article_the_vanderbilt_renaults_by_marvin_mcfalls
Dee, if you wish to share images and information on your surviving car, please forward them to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)