Robertson was born in 1884. His father ran one of New York's first big garage where George grew up amongst Mors, Panhards and other makes. He raced a Christie, a Hotchkiss as well as a Locomobile with which he won the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup. This victory was the first major race won by an American driver racing a car made in the United States. This car was the legendary "Old No. 16". In 1910 he was the captain of the Benz team but was injured while showing a newspaper reporter the course and was forced to retire from driving. In 1921 he served as Dusenberg's team manager in their victorious challenge of the French Grand Prix. He later was the vice president and general manager of Roosevelt Raceway, host to the George Vanderbilt Cup.

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