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Dec 09 2019
Mystery Foto #49 Solved: Bulls Head Hotel in Greenvale (North Roslyn) Circa 1934-1936
This weekend's Mystery Photo was a busy location on courses for the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (11 comments)
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Dec 07 2019
Market Watch: Steve McQueen’s Bullitt Mustang
Mac's Motor City Garage previews next month's auction of a "star" Mustang. (6 comments)
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Dec 05 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Motor Parkway in Maps (Part II)
Part II of my map series displays maps that were used for what I call specific purposes and generally not for touring. (13 comments)
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Dec 04 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Another Long Island Race Inspired by the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Three weeks after the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island, another group of racing daredevils took to their vehicles to vie for a coveted cup. (2 comments)
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Dec 03 2019
Helck Family Collection: Long Island Motor Parkway Inc. $1,000 Four Per Cent Gold Bond
In 1906 William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his business associates raised $2 million ($57 million today) in stock to build the Motor Parkway. Eventually, more than $6 million ($171 million today) was raised including $1 million in 4% interest gold bonds. (0 comments)
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Dec 02 2019
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Marion Spooner Photographed at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This holiday Mystery Foto was taken by a professional photographer. (16 comments)
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Dec 02 2019
Mystery Saturday Auto #3 Solved: Tucker 1034 in the News
This weekend's Mystery Auto has been making headlines. (7 comments)
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Nov 30 2019
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Vince Gardner Building the Mustang III Concept Show Car
Last week, I obtained 63 original negatives of the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car being built in the summer of 1964 at Dearborn Steel Tubing, Ford's prototype maker. This post features the Mustang III's designer Vincent Gardner building his two-seat concept car. (3 comments)
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Nov 27 2019
The Sixth Annual Thanksgiving “Turkeys on the Road”
To celebrate Thanksgiving, here is our traditional "Turkeys on the Road" post. (6 comments)
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Nov 26 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Motor Parkway in Maps (Part I)
As a follow up to the November 20, 2019 post showing the Motor Parkway on a 1927 map, here a number of other maps I've collected and/or saved from various newspapers including the The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Life and The New York Times. (14 comments)
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