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Sunday, March 14, 2010: A Tribute to Peter Helck (1893-1988), the Great American Artist
Peter Helck

posted on Saturday, March 13 2010 by Howard Kroplick

Born in 1893, artist Peter Helck was just 13 years old in 1906 when he attended the Vanderbilt Cup Race as a spectator. Who could have known at the time his razor-sharp mind was absorbing memories that would transfer onto canvas decades later with amazing accuracy.

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Saturday,3/13/10: Vanderbilia to be Displayed at Upcoming Museum of the City of New York Exhibition
Cars, Culture and the City Exhibit

posted on Friday, March 12 2010 by Howard kroplick

”Cars, Culture and the City,” opening at the Museum of the City of New York on March 25th, will be the first exhibition to “document New York’s role in the promotion, marketing, and proliferation of the automobile as well as its transformative effect on the city and, ultimately, the country.” The exhibit has been reviewed at core77.com, a design resource website.

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Friday, March 12, 2010: March/April Long Island Automotive Events Update
Mustang & Shelby Club of Long Island Montauk 2009

posted on Thursday, March 11 2010 by Howard Kroplick

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.

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Thursday,3/11/10: Article “Driving The Ford” & the Future of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner
Old 16 at Henry Ford Museum May 1, 2006

posted on Wednesday, March 10 2010 by Howard Kroplick

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.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 From the Pardington Papers: Original Parkway Names and Toll Gate Locations
AR Pardington

posted on Tuesday, March 09 2010 by Howard Kroplick

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of Long Island Americana located in the Long Island Room at the Smithtown Library.The collection includes the historical documents of A.R. Pardington, the general manager of the Motor Parkway, and a Smithtown resident.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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Tuesday, March 9, 2010: The Alco “White Beast” at the 1910 Worcester Dead Horse Hill Climb
#3 Alco  1910 Worcester Hill Climb

posted on Monday, March 08 2010 by Howard Kroplick

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.

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Sunday, March 7, 2010: Then and Now: the Woodbury Turn of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Woodbury Turn 1908 #6 Isotta Shot from the Church

posted on Saturday, March 06 2010 by Howard Kroplick

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.

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Saturday, March 6, 2010: Then and Now: The Long Island Aviation Country Club on the Motor Parkway
Long Island Aviation Club Aerial 1940 and LIMP

posted on Friday, March 05 2010 by Howard Kroplick

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).

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Friday, March 5, 2010: March/April Long Island Automotive Events Update
Mustang & Shelby Club of Long Island Montauk 2009

posted on Friday, March 05 2010 by Howard Kroplick

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.

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Vanderbilt Cup Races.com Posts: January-February 2010

posted on Wednesday, March 03 2010 by Howard Kroplick

Below are links to the VanderbiltCupRaces.com posts for 2010:

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Old 16 at Henry Ford Museum May 1, 2006

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.

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