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Jul 18 2011
The 2011 Car Show for the Wounded Warrior Project in Riverhead
Congratulations to the Long Island Moose Club and the Tanger Mall for their very successful classic car club show for the Wounded Warrior Project held in Riverhead....great fun for a great cause.A few highlights:
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Jul 16 2011
Images from the Milhous Collection and Tips on Car Collecting
Last month, I had the opportunity to tour the spectacular Milhous Collection in Boca Raton, Florida and see their musical instrument and classic car collection that includes a 1913 Alco Touring Car. Below are images from the tour and an excellent article providing tips on car collecting published by the… (4 comments)
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Jul 15 2011
Update #4: Damage to the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge
As reported over the last six months on VanderbiltCupRaces.com, the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge was subjected last year to dumping of debris and an attack by graffiti vandals. On Friday, members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, the Ford Model A Club and the Old… (1 comments)
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Jul 14 2011
In Search of Alcos: The Missing Alcos Last Seen In California
Over the last four months, VanderbiltCupRaces.com has attempted to document the Alco "12"- the 12 reported existing rebuilt and restored cars made originally by the American Locomotive Company in Providence, Rhode Island. Eleven Alcos have been documented. However, #12 has been elusive. Here's the research...so far:
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Jul 13 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A 2011 Image of the 1909 Alco Touring Car at the Indy Hall of Fame
In response to my request, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame has graciously provided a current photo of their 1909 Alco 9-60 Touring Car.
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Jul 12 2011
Garden City Life: “Village Drives Effort to Preserve Long Island Motor Parkway”
This article by Melissa Argueta appeared in the July 1, 2011 issue of Garden City Life. Photo Credit: The Long Island Motor Parkway as seen in 1908 from the Carman Avenue Bridge in East Meadow. Photo courtesy of Garden City Archives. Photo from the Howard Kroplick Collection.
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Jul 11 2011
Garden City Patch: Article & Video “Black Beast Wins Indy 500 ... Sort Of…100 Years Later”
Garden City Patch 8/11/2011:"Howard Kroplick shares his story, through pictures and video, of running a centennial lap in the Indy 500 with the famed Black Beast.
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Jul 09 2011
In Search of Alcos: #11 The 1912 Alco Convertible Touring Car Stored in a Rehoboth Barn
Over the last four months, VanderbiltCupRaces.com has attempted to document the Alco "12"- the 12 reported existing rebuilt and restored cars made originally by the American Locomotive Company in Providence, Rhode Island. The eleventh Alco is a 1912 Alco Convertible Touring Car stored in a car barn in Rehoboth,… (2 comments)
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Jul 08 2011
Old Cars Weekly: “Vanderbilt Packard found…again”
Old Cars Weekly has published this article on a re-discovered 1934 Packard Rollston owned by Grace Vanderbilt, the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III:
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Jul 07 2011
Images of the 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Photographers
Over 40 Indianapolis Motor Speedway photographers were stationed throughout the oval for the 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap. Here is a sampling of several memorable images from this talented crew:
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hi, how do you date the chassis of a car with the fedco plate? my fedco plate read
YYY EEE ZERO THRE ONE WWW, so the…