Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: 1905 Ormond-daytona Beach Automobile Race

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  Sep 12 2015

  Film and Photos: The 1905 Ormond-Daytona Beach Automobile Races

  King Rose Archives posted this four-minute film of the 1905 Ormond Daytona Beach Automobile Races including a segment with William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. competing in his 1905 Mercedes.

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  Jan 03 2015

  The Unsolved Mystery of William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s 90-HP Mercedes Automobile(s) (1904-1908)

  From 1904 to 1908, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. owned 90-HP Mercedes automobile(s) which he used as race car, a hill climber and a course patrol car. The mystery is determining how many 90-HP Mercedes did Willie K. actually own during this period; 1,2,3 or 4?

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  Feb 11 2014

  Sports Car Illustrated “110 years ago William K. Vanderbilt Jr. sets new speed record”

  Last month, Sports Car Illustrated celebrated the 100th anniversary of Willie K. breaking the one-mile land speed record.

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  Aug 04 2012

  Southampton’s James L. Breese and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  James Lawrence Breese (1854-1934) was a wealthy stockbroker and renowned amateur photographer with a spectacular country home in Southampton. Supported by a fortune made in finance at his firm Breese & Smith, his real passions were photography, art, automobiles, racing and architecture.

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  Apr 08 2010

  Film “Willie K. Driving in the 1905 Ormond-Daytona Beach Automobile Races”

  This 30-second film is the only known record of William K, Vanderbilt Jr. driving in an automobile race.

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  Aug 15 2008

  Question of the Week: Can you Identify this Signed Willie K. Photo?

  I have a photo signed by William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. taken, I believe, at Daytona Beach, Florida. The caption reads "Official world's record made by W.K.V.Jr. in this Mercedes car. From 1 to 50 miles, the latter distance accomplished in 40 min. 49 4/5 sec. Date Jan. 1904. W.K. Vanderbilt…