
This Day in Automotive History: October 30
1909 – Harry Grant and the ALCO Take the Vanderbilt Cup The 278.08-mile Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island’s Motor Parkway

1909 – Harry Grant and the ALCO Take the Vanderbilt Cup The 278.08-mile Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island’s Motor Parkway
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