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Jul 20 2017
Mystery Friday Foto #29: Another Amazing Long Island Aerial from the Cradle of Aviation
The Cradle of Aviation Museum challenges you to identify this amazing aerial from their archives. (0 comments)
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Jul 19 2017
Profile Series: Tucker ‘48 #1001 -The First Pilot Producion Tucker
In the second of the profile series on the 51 Tuckers, the first pilot production Tucker is highlighted. (0 comments)
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Jul 18 2017
Classic Car Club and Nassau County Historical Society Visit Waterfront at Roslyn
Members of the Long Island Region of the Classic Car Club of America and the Nassau County Historical Society visited Waterfront at Roslyn last Sunday. (0 comments)
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Jul 18 2017
Mystery Foto #28 Solved: The 1909 Buick Factory Racing Team in Flint, Michigan
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a factory racing team and several drivers who participated in the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (7 comments)
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Jul 14 2017
Art Student Jennifer Siplia Awarded the First Peter Helck Scholarship in Realism
Congratulations to Jennifer Siplia as the 2017-2018 recipient of the Peter Helck Scholarship at the Art Students League on New York. (3 comments)
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Jul 14 2017
Upcoming Car Shows on Long Island This Sunday (Updated July 18, 2017)
All car shows through July. (3 comments)
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Jul 13 2017
A Tour of Long Island Roads During the 1909 One-Gallon Efficiency Test
As a follow-up to last weekend's Mystery Foto, here are additional images of the winning #1 Franklin during the One-Gallon Efficiency Test held on May 7, 1909 in conjunction with the Second New York Automobile Carnival. The images provide excellent documentation of Long Island roads in 1909. (9 comments)
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Jul 11 2017
Tucker ‘48 #1044 in Hemmings Motor News and Highlights from the Oyster Bay Concours
The August 2017 issue of Hemmings Motor News has a small feature on the Tucker '48 #1044. It was also great meeting all the Tucker fans at the Oyster Bay Concours last Sunday. (1 comments)
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Jul 10 2017
Mystery Foto #27 Solved:Massapequa-Hicksville Road Bridge During the 1909 One-Gallon Efficiency Test
Brian McCarthy challenged you to identify the Motor Parkway bridge that was captured during the 1909 New York Economy Contest. (16 comments)
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Jul 08 2017
Chicago Tribune: 11 Things You Didn’t Know About the Tucker ‘48
James Ryan has forwarded this February 1, 2011 Chicago Tribune article on the Tucker '48. (1 comments)
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