Stanley Register Online - Vanderbilt Cup Racers

10 cars listed (possible overlap),  2 outside US

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Last update: 1/27/12

These are replicas of the two cars that the Stanleys built for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races.
Those cars' performance was unsatisfactory and they did not compete in that race, although they later had success in other races. 
        They are not known to survive.
The replicas, from all reports, give quite satisfactory performance.
It appears that there are 8 of these cars in existence. 
The first two were built by Carl S. Amsley, and appear in the 1991 Sprague Register as "1908" cars,
        with chassis numbers VCR-1 and VCR-2.
The next three were built by Robert J. Boudeman, 2 of which used Bryan tractor engines.

In owners column:
    Current owner is identified by 2-letter country & state
    Date to left of name is purchase date, to right of name is known ownership date

chassis VCR-1 engine model body racer	image source - "My Classic Car", episode 10020	current owner US, CA, 2012 Jay Leno previous owners Robert J. Boudeman Carl Amsley	horsepower:  20 boiler:  29"x16" gear ratio:  58-60 tires:  875 x 105 wheelbase:  106 weight:	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Wire wheels, 20 hp engine; 1278 tubes in boiler. other notes: Boudeman commissioned Amsley to build this car.  Recently fitted with newly built 30" burner and newly-designed baffles. - - - 1990 Int'l Steam Car Tour, Orillia, Ont. 1991 Steam Car Tour, Charlottesville
chassis VCR-2 engine model body racer	image source - StanleySteamers.com	current owner US, OH, 2007 previous owners Carl Amsley	horsepower:  20 boiler:  29"x16" gear ratio:  58-60 tires:  875 x 105 wheelbase:  106 weight:	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Wire wheels, 20 hp engine; 1278 tubes in boiler. other notes: Amsley built this one at the same time as the Boudeman commission.
chassis VCR-3 engine model body racer		current owner US, PA, 2011 Willis Abel previous owners	horsepower:   boiler:   gear ratio:   tires:   wheelbase:   weight:	Built by Daryl Kendall.
chassis 1728 engine model body racer	image source - Wikimedia Commons	current owner US, PA, 2011 previous owners	horsepower: 30 boiler:  30"x18" gear ratio:  48-54 tires:  wheelbase:  weight:	Built by owner to scaled drawings taken from original photographs. - - - 2002 SACA Meet, Danville 2003 Ormond Beach 2004 Ormond Beach 2007 Steam Car Tour, Wilmington, DE 2011 AACA Fall Meet, Hershey
chassis engine model body racer	image source - SACA Northeast	current owner US, ME, 2011 previous owners Robert J. Boudeman	horsepower: boiler:  gear ratio:  tires:  wheelbase:  weight:	Built 1994 by Robert J. Boudeman, some time after his receipt of the Amsley commission.  Footage of this car in action can be found here. - - - 1997 Dead Horse Hill Climb
chassis engine model body racer	image source - Birthplace of Speed	current owner US, ME, 2011 previous owners Robert J. Boudeman	horsepower: boiler:  gear ratio:  tires:  wheelbase: weight:	Built 2000.  Bryan engine, independent rear suspension, inboard disk brakes. - - - 1999 Goodwood Festival of Speed 2001 SACA Meet, Danville 2002 Steam Car Tour, Charlottesville 2003 Ormond Beach 2004 Ormond Beach 2004 SACA Meet, Berrien Springs 2005 Newport Antique Hill Climb 2006 Ormond Beach
chassis engine model body racer	image source - unknown	current owner US, MI, 2011 previous owners	horsepower: boiler:  gear ratio:  tires:  wheelbase: weight:	Built 2000. Bryan engine, independent rear suspension, inboard disk brakes. - - - 2001 Steam Car Tour, Block Island 2002 Steam Car Tour, Charlottesville 2003 Ormond Beach 2006 Ormond Beach
chassis engine model body racer		current owner US, MN, 2011 Robert J. Boudeman previous owners	horsepower: boiler:  gear ratio:  tires:  wheelbase: weight:	Unfinished.  Bryan engine, independent rear suspension, inboard disk brakes.
chassis engine model body racer	image source - HCCA classifieds	current owner 2008, DE, 2010 Helmet Karbe previous owners Al Rohrstaff, 2007	horsepower: 30 boiler:  gear ratio:  tires:  wheelbase: weight:	10-year construction project by Rohrstaff, finished in 2007.  Originally 20hp Stanley engine, now 30hp Goold.  Video of a drive in this car is here.
chassis engine model body racer	image source - Steam Car Club of Great Britain	current owner GB, 2010 previous owners	horsepower:  boiler: gear ratio:  tires:  wheelbase: weight:	Built 2006.  Right-hand drive. GB reg. BF 4183

A couple of bonus Vanderbilt Cup pictures

I had to include these pictures because I just love them.

Here's Jay firing up.  And up, and up.  From "My Classic Car", episode 10020.



Here's an excellent picture from The Steam Automobile Bulletin, Oct-Dec 2003, showing the layout
of the works and the reason for that delightfully long hood.  Weight distribution is reportedly superb.



And here's the one that started the whole idea.  A wonderful picture of a youthful Fred Marriott at the wheel.

Image and text from The Antique Automobile, March-April, 1968.

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