Museo Nicolis - Vanderbilt Cup

The legendary Vanderbilt Cup is the famous trophy won by Tazio Nuvolari in 1936. It’s probably the biggest trophy ever made. Made of solid silver, 70 cm tall, with a weight of 70 kilos, the cup never left the US. It was made by Cartier for the magnate George Vanderbilt who wanted to reintroduce the omonimous race that his grandfather established in 1904. The 300-mile race was won by Tazio Nuvolari on an Alfa Romeo 12C-36 in 1936 on the Roosevelt Raceway track, New York. The following year the race was won by Bernd Rosemeyer on an Auto Union. Then the race was no longer held and the Cup, which had to go to the driver who first won two races of the competition, was never awarded.