Vanderbilt Cup Races

Very cool.

You gotta tell me….where did you get these plates? Who would have kept these things around after they were no longer needed and how did you get so many of them?
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Howard Kroplick

I have been purchased Motor Parkway license plate over the last 13 years. I purchased one collection of 9 plates, another of 2 plates and 6 individual plates

First dibs on the CIA plate!
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Howard Kroplick

At the February AACA National Convention, someone confirmed that the CIA plate was authentic and used to designate CIA parking.

Several #25 plates over the years.  Any story there?  Owned by same person?  Did you get them, together?
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Howard Kroplick
Definitely a good story: http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/long_island_motor_parkway_license_plate_25_charles_davis_and_the_good_roads

So your obtaining these plates was a matter of finding people who had them? And sold them to you? Of course that is what I expected but I was just wondering if you ever came across any original owners or just randomly came across anyone who happened to have one?? Any cool exploration stories?
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Howard Kroplick

Dave, the only Motor Parkway license plate that I ever discovered in the home of the original owner was the 1937 #100 belonging to William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

Howard
thank you for sharing these with all of us. Really cool long island history indeed!!!!!!!!!!  SO much of these treasures are “buried” in peoples collections and never get to be shared with other interested people. You brighten peoples day by sharing with us and also educate and enlighten us with the history behind the piece. Without actually seeing the object verbal or written descriptions sometimes do not give one a good perspective of what it actually is. This let’s us all be more aware of what to seek and look for!
thank you .Walt

In the linked 02 Aug 2016 blog, Al V. tells about the 1927 orange digits on a blue background and how two #25 plates had these reversed.  One of my many missing images is of a 1927 #25 plate.  Does anyone out there have a 1927 image they’d share, please?  Sam, III
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Howard Kroplick I

Here is a link to one 1927 Motor Parkway license plates:

http://porcelainplates.net/LIMP_census.html

i have a one that i’ve had for about 40 years. here’s a picture. Any info on it wold be appreciated.
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Howard Kroplick

Your porcelain plate is a parking pass for Roosevelt Field similar to my plate # 398
http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/my_long_island_motor_parkway_license_plate_collection

Howdy, where there any personalized plates for distinguished families of the time?  Specifically for the motor parkway

Plate #777 1929

Hi, thanks for your interesting info about these plates. You mention that there are only about 90 known. New total is 92. I recently purchases two of the 1931 style plates.
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This was fascinating! Loved seeing all the variations. I hope there are still a few more out there waiting to be discovered.

As always, thank you Howard for another interesting article.  But can you explain what a golf club plate is?  I just did a quick little google and didn’t find anything…
Thanks, Bob Allen

I also have a 1928 Long Island Motor Parkway green and yellow golf plate

Bob, the plates were purchased by members of the Wheatley Hills Golf Club and Links Golf Club. Both clubs had private entrances off the Motor Parkway. Enjoy, Howard Kroplick