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Vanderbilt Cup Race 1936 and 1937 Photo Archive (Hardcover)

~ Brock Yates (Author) "The nightmarishly serpentine Roosevelt Raceway, as it was laid out for the 1936 race..." (more)
Key Phrases: practice run, Von Delius, Alfa Romeo, Auto Union (more...)

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America's highly-regarded auto-journalist Brock Yates profiles one of the last international motor races held in America prior to WWII. This nostalgic collection features an outstanding array of American and European classics involved in this legendary series of races, including Audi, Alfa Romeo, Duesenberg, Miller, Offenhauser, Mercedes, and Auto Union.

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Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Iconografix, Inc. (May 10, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1882256662
ISBN-13: 978-1882256662
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,441,352 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The nightmarishly serpentine Roosevelt Raceway, as it was laid out for the 1936 race. Read the first page

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practice run

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Von Delius, Alfa Romeo, Auto Union, Vanderbilt Cup, New York, Rex Mays, Tazio Nuvolari, Bernd Rosemeyer, Bradley Martin, Roosevelt Raceway, Attilio Marinoni, Dick Seaman, Billy Winn, Long Island, Los Angeles, Rudi Caracciola, Smith Hempstone Oliver, Wilbur Shaw, Babe Stapp, Ferdinand Porsche, Louie Meyer

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5.0 out of 5 stars You and your library deserve a copy of this fine book!, November 6, 1997

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The old saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words," is indeed appropriate to describe this wonderful book depicting the Vanderbilt Cup Race, scheduled to be contested for 300 miles on Columbus Day, October 12, 1936.

This photographic record of the event is filled with unique shots of the cars and participants at rest and at speed to totally familiarize the reader with a race format pitting the best of the Europeans against the top Americans.

Unfortunately, this dream of the Roosevelt Raceway management to create such a competition failed miserably due to the vast differences in the racing cars fielded by these two groups of Champions.

The Europeans instituted a "750 kg formula" in 1934 to limit speeds, but, in effect, the exact opposite results were realized. The cars regulated to a weight of 1,650 pounds void of the driver, liquids and tires were presumed to be limited to two or three liter engines in order to fit this size chassis package and thereby reduce top speeds and overall pe

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