Friday, March 12, 2010: March/April Long Island Automotive Events Update
This is the weekly update of Long Island 2010 car events for the upcoming 30 days including; car club meetings, car shows, cruises and motor sports activities.
Thursday,3/11/10: Article “Driving The Ford” & the Future of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner
The Spring 2010 issue of Hagerty’s magazine profiles Bob Casey, curator of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. The article “Driving “The Ford” describes the current condition of Old 16 and speculates about its future.
Thursday, March 10, 2010: From the Pardington Papers: Original Parkway Names and Toll Gate Locations
One of the real research treasures of the Long Island Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races can be found at The Richard H. Handley Collection of Long Island Americana located in the Long Island Room at the Smithtown Library.The collection includes the historical documents of A.R. Pardington, the general manager of the Motor Parkway, and a Smithtown resident. Here are two orignal nuggets from the Pardington Papers:
Tuesday, March 9, 2010: The Alco “White Beast” at the 1910 Worcester Dead Horse Hill Climb
One of the earliest forms of automotive sports was competition against time over an uphill course. The “hill climbs” provided a natural venue for spectators and a challenge for the early automobiles.
Sunday, March 7, 2010: Then and Now: the Woodbury Turn of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
_thumb.jpg "Woodbury Turn 1908 #6 Isotta Shot from the Church")
Nassau County made up the vast majority of the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses. For the 1904 race, approximately one mile of the 30-mile course was in Queens- linking Hempstead Turnpike with Jericho Turnpike. All the other courses (1905-1910) were located totally in Nassau County. The closest the race came to Suffolk County was the north-east section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race which is the subject of today’s then and now post- the Woodbury Turn.
Saturday, March 6, 2010: Then and Now: The Long Island Aviation Country Club on the Motor Parkway
Most Motor Parkway fans know our favorite parkway surrounded one of the world’s most famous airports -Roosevelt Field. But, many LIMPers do not know that the Motor Parkway also bordered on another airfield- the Long Island Aviation Country Club. (Remember to click on the photo to enlarge the image).
Friday, March 5, 2010: March/April Long Island Automotive Events Update
This is the weekly update of Long Island 2010 car events for the upcoming 30 days including; car club meetings, car shows, cruises and motor sports activities.
Vanderbilt Cup Races.com Posts: January-February 2010
Below are links to the VanderbiltCupRaces.com posts for 2010:
Thursday, March 4, 2010: Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Radiator Mascot Sold on EBay for $1,225
On March 1, 2010, an Ebay action was held on a 1909 Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup radiator mascot. Despite its relatively poor condition, the winning price was $1,225 with ten bidders participating.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010: February 2010 Highlights on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
VanderbiltCupRaces.com recorded it second highest average viewership in its history in February with a daily average of 126, a 101% increase over February 2009. For the first two months of 2010, a total of 7,100 viewers have visited VanderbiltCupRaces.com, a 91% increase over 2009. During February, a new index was added to the website listing the most popular posts over the last three years. New software was also put into place to block “comment spam”.
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- Friday, March 12, 2010: March/April Long Island Automotive Events Update
- Thursday,3/11/10: Article “Driving The Ford” & the Future of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner
- Thursday, March 10, 2010: From the Pardington Papers: Original Parkway Names and Toll Gate Locations
- Tuesday, March 9, 2010: The Alco “White Beast” at the 1910 Worcester Dead Horse Hill Climb
- Sunday, March 7, 2010: Then and Now: the Woodbury Turn of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
- Saturday, March 6, 2010: Then and Now: The Long Island Aviation Country Club on the Motor Parkway
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One of the real research treasures of the Long Island Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races can be found at The Richard H. Handley Collection of Long Island Americana located in the Long Island Room at the Smithtown Library.The collection includes the historical documents of A.R. Pardington, the general manager of the Motor Parkway, and a Smithtown resident. Here are two orignal nuggets from the Pardington Papers:
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