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Off The Path: Mr. Vanderbilt's Wild Ride
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Mar 25, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
A dashing young heir to one of America’s most famous families had a dream. He loved to race expensive cars, and he wanted a road tailor-made to do it. He built his speedway on Long Island in 1908. It was the first road in the country designed just for cars. He called it the Long Island Motor Parkway — also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway. For more information on the Vanderbilt Cup races and the Long Island Motor Parkway — and to read Vanderbilt's wild speech in its entirety — visit vanderbiltcupraces.com.
Released:
Mar 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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