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Jun 25 2011
Village of Garden City to Study Preservation of a Section of the Long Island Motor Parkway
Thanks to the efforts of Garden City resident and Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society member Cyril Smith, the Village of Garden City has taken action to study the preservation of a section of the Motor Parkway near Clinton Road. Reports from Garden City Life and Garden City Patch:
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Jun 23 2011
In the Indy Formula One Garage: The Belond Salih/Offy that won the 1957 and 1958 Indy 500 Races
One day prior to the 2011 Indy 500 Race, the Black Beast and other race cars that participated in this year's pre-race ceremonies were stored in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Formula One Garage. Among these racers was the Belond Salih/Offy that won the 1957 race with Sam Hanks and the…
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Jun 22 2011
Providence Journal: “Rehoboth’s Manny Souza’s Alco got a piece of the 500”
Providence Journal's Projo.com profiles Manny Souza's 1908 Alco Touring Car which participated in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Celebration of Automobiles on May 14-15, 2011:
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Jun 21 2011
Film: “Charlie Chaplin and the 1914 Vanderbilt Junior Cup”
Joe Scotto has forwarded this Los Angles Times article "Unsuspecting extras go down in film history":
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Jun 20 2011
In the Indy Formula One Garage and On the Track: The Marmon Wasp that Won the 1911 Indy 500
One day prior to the 2011 Indy 500 Race, the Black Beast and other race cars that participated in this year's pre-race ceremonies were stored in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Formula One Garage. Among these racers was the 1911 Marmon that won the Inaugural 1911 Indy 500 Race driven by…
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Jun 20 2011
Archives: In the Indy Formula One Garage
Links to related posts on the Indy Formula One Garage on VanderbiltCupRaces.com:
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Jun 19 2011
Newsday Article: “Moses exhibit shows builder’s ups, downs’
Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer reports on a new exhibit on Robert Moses that has opened at the Planting Fields Arboterum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay. The exhibit includes historical documents from my collection concerning Robert Moses and the Long Island Motor Parkway:
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Jun 17 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #15 -Saturday, June 18, 2011 (Events and Vintage Car & Truck For Sale)
Feedback and sharing of information are much appreciated on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. Today's Forum provides information on this weekend's three car shows and a new vintage car & truck sales service:
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Jun 16 2011
Roslyn News “Black Beast Returns to Indy 500”
This week's issue of the Roslyn News features a full-page back cover article by Joe Scotchie highlighting the return of the Black Beast to the Indy 500.
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Jun 15 2011
In the Indy Formula One Garage: The 1939 Maserati Racer that Won the 1939 and 1940 Indy 500 Races
One day prior to the 2011 Indy 500 Race, the Black Beast and other race cars that participated in this year's pre-race ceremonies were stored in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Formula One Garage. Among these racers was the Maserati 8CTF Boyle Special that won the 1939 and 1940 Indy 500…
Howard, Would love to have the opportunity to work on the brite work with you.