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Mar 26 2012
Hagerty: The Making of “Bullitt”
My fellow Mustang enthusiast Bruce Kafenbaum has forwarded this Hagerty article "Filming the Frisco Flyers" documenting the making of Steve McQueen's Bullitt. (2 comments)
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Mar 24 2012
Bikeway Construction Uncovers the Motor Parkway in Bethpage State Park Buried for Over 50 Years
While walking in Bethpage State Park earlier this month, Tom Dziurka noticed activity in a closed off construction area near the Motor Parkway right-of-way. (14 comments)
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Mar 23 2012
An Old Bethpage Mystery Solved at the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting
A decades old mystery of the location of the Motor Parkway through Old Bethpage Village Restoration was apparently solved at the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society meeting last Wednesday. Here are the highlights of the meeting attended by 42 people. (3 comments)
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Mar 22 2012
A History of Coachbuilder LeBaron
Mark Theobald on Coachbuilt.com has posted this history of LeBaron, a prominent automobile coachbuilder. Among the cars built by LeBaron was the 1937 Chrysler C-15 Town Car created for Walter P. Chrysler for his wife and recently sold by the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. (2 comments)
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Mar 21 2012
Will the Motor Parkway Mystery In Old Bethpage Be Solved by Al Velocci Tonight?
Motor Parkway fans have debated for years the location of the road west of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge. Did the parkway turn left and head up the hill, turn right at grade level or somehow even go through the hill?
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Mar 20 2012
Unique 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast Experience to be Auctioned on Thursday, March 29, 2012
As part of its 17th Annual Auction for Excellence, the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center will be offering a unique 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast package on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (4 comments)
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Mar 19 2012
The Motor Parkway North of Westbury Avenue on the Carle Place/Mineola Border
A wonderful section of the Long Island Motor Parkway is located south of Raff Avenue and north of Westbury Avenue on the border between Mineola and Carle Place. (8 comments)
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Mar 17 2012
PaddockTalk.com: A New Design For The 1937 Season: The Mercedes-Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car
PaddockTalk.com has posted this profile of the Mercedes W 125 Grand Prix racers which ran in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Mar 16 2012
Seen in the Amelia Island Concours Parking Lot: Fatty Arbuckle’s 1923 McFarlan
After the end of the very special Amelia Island Concours, I drove the Black Beast back to the trailer parking lot to pack up for home. To my pleasant surprise,a 1923 McFarlan was parked nearby.
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Mar 15 2012
Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society- Thursday, March 22, 2012
The first 2012 meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2012 beginning at 7:30 PM. The meeting will take place at the auditorium at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage.
Howard, Would love to have the opportunity to work on the brite work with you.