Long Island Sound Region of the Classic Car Club of America and the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Visit the Waterfront at Roslyn
Members of the Long Island Region of the Classic Car Club of America and members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society visited Waterfront at Roslyn last Sunday. A great time was had by all checking out the classic and vintage automobiles.
Greg O. and Howard Kroplick
Photos Greg O, & Gram Spina and Mike Dwyer
It's been a while since members of the Long Island Region of the Classic Car Club of America visited the garage. During their last visit in 2017, they viewed a pre-restoration Tucker, so getting to see it restored as well as seeing the recent addition of the '62 Falcon Challenger III was treat!
'64 356 Porsche, Galaxie 500 and '64 Mustang
A Rolls and beautiful 1935 Packard
Starting them off young!
Tony Pizzicarola and fiancé Caitlin teaching little, 2 month old Jessie how to drive the ALCO. This was little Jessie's 2nd car show....Parenting done right!
Gram and Grego O. over artifacts in the never-before-seen archives room
Showing the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race corner flags
Rides in the Black Beast
Courtesy of Mike Dwyer
Steve Vilardi wonderfully sketches Howard during the presentation
Comments
Great photos of a great day! Thank you Howard and all of your team. A really special time!
Had a great time!! And I have been messaged by other friends of mine that will attend the next open house! And I’m so happy that 2 month old jessy got to sit in the black beast!
My first EVER ride in the Black Beast!!! So exciting!
Okay, I’m going to “nerd out” for a second and say how absolutely privileged I felt, how inspired I was, by the tour given us by Greg and Gram of Howard’s impressive physical Archives. It was like—no, it WAS—a peek behind the curtain: Only in this version of Oz the Wizard(s) are down-to-earth collectors of ephemera (don’t you love that word!) related to a healthy slice of early automotive history. Thank you, Howard, and thank you, All, for doing what you do with this website and your books to help educate us about William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., our “Willie K.” Long Island history is enriched by your care in preserving the stories of early automobile racing and road-building. I was not a “gear-head” or car kid, and only began driving at the age of 50, but for me, this website and the research undergirding it, has given me tremendous pleasure and entrée into that world.
I’m not a gear head but totally appreciate your collection Howard. My ride in the “Black Beast” was very special to me. I think touchtones to the past are important. So to associate myself to a vehicle so important to the 1909 racing world as well as an important part of the history of central Long island I say thank you.