Another Meeting of LIMP and Vanderbilt Cup Race Fans Today in Riverhead
Looking for something to do on this overcast Saturday? Al Velocci and I will be discussing our new book "The Long Island Motor Parkway"at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM at the Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead. Presentations will be followed by book signings. Weather permitting, antique cars from the Peconic Bay Region of AACA will be making an appearance. Click here for details.
Enjoy,
Howard
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For new viewers, this website is your resource for information on the historic Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island and the Long Island Motor Parkway- America's first automobile parkway.
Upcoming Events
-Presentation "America's First Automobile Parkway" at Long Island Motor Car Touring Club on Thursday, November 13, 2008.
-Presentation “Bethpage and Farmingdale’s Auto Racing History” at the Farmingdale Public Library, Sunday, November 16, 2008.
Ongoing Event
-Exhibit "1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race", Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
Recent Featured Posts:
Radio Interview with Howard Kroplick
On Wednesday, November 5, 2008, Howard Kroplick was interviewed by Bonnie Grice on her "In the Morning" WLIU 88.3 FM radio show. Bonnie and Howard had a fun 10-minute conversation on the new book "The Long Island Motor Parkway" written by Al Velocci and Howard Kroplick. Click here to hear the radio segment.
Antique Cars Scheduled To Appear at Suffolk County Historical Society Presentation This Saturday
The Suffolk County Historical Society has announced that a variety of antique automobiles will appear at this Saturday's event from 1-4:00 PM in Riverhead.
Fox 5-TV Reports Queens Action To Protect Long Island Motor Parkway Greenway
On October 14, 2008, Fox 5-TV of New York continued their investigation of Queens home owners infringing of the Long Island Motor Parkway greenway in Oakland Gardens. In an exclusive VanderbiltCupRaces.com interview, resident Lynn Henry commented: "We were running on the Motor Parkway when we saw John Deutzman from Channel 5 news. He was there to followup on his July report. Letters had been sent out to the residents about their property lines and that their fences/equipment needed to be removed without 30 days or the city would remove it and charge them for it. There were three home owners who were having their fences taken down that day and he interviewed two of them plus tried to interview people who haven't complied and refused to talk. He also interviewed me. " Thanks, Lynn for the report!
Click here to view the newsclip.
Book Signing Draws Large Crowd
On October 30th, almost 100 people attended the book-signing and presentation of "The Long Island Motor Parkway" by Al Velocci and Howard Kroplick at the Book Revue in Huntington. The special presentation featured an interactive discussion of 20 images from the book and unique memorabilia including the plaque awarded to driver George Robertson for winning the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Publicist Julianne Wernersbach commented it was one of the largest turnouts for local authors in the bookstore's history. Thanks everyone for coming out! Click here to see images from the event.
Interview "Howard K. Talks"
Howard Kroplick was interviewed in August 2008 by North Hempstead Town Clerk Leslie Gross on the Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island and the Long Island Motor Parkway for North Hempstead Television. The discussion is approximately 25 minutes long and presented on this website in three sections. Click here to watch the interview.
Film "Willie K. Talks!"
As a salute to William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., referee for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, here is a link to highlights of a film "Over the Seven Seas" featuring Willie K. and his wife on a 1931 journey around the world in the Alva, his beautiful 265-foot yacht. It is the only known recording of Willie K's voice. The complete unedited film is available at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum with all rights reserved. Highlights of the film are shown on this website with permission of the Museum.
Relevant links to the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race:
-George Robertson: Winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
-Old 16: The winning car of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
-Old 16 Rides again in Dearborn, Michigan
-The Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup mascot and paperweight
Centennial Celebrations
This month, there have been several wonderful centennial celebrations for the historic Long Island Motor Parkway and the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Here are highlights:
Exhibit "Treasures of the Vanderbilt Cup Races"at the Nassau County Museum of Art
Over the weekend over 750 attended this special exhibit that included; Peter Helck paintings, race memorabilia, and the bronze Tiffany plaque given to driver George Robertson for winning the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Among the special attendees were George Robertson's grandson Peter Shriver and great-grandson William Shriver.
Click here for a pdf of the exhibit.
5th Vanderbilt Centennial Celebration, Nassau County Museum of Art, Sunday, October 19,2008
This year's Centennial Celebration was celebrated with timed demonstration runs of over 50 cars with a racing heritage and a Concours de Provenance for vehicles with unusual history or significance. An estimated crowd of over 1,500 people enjoyed this wonderful event.Thanks again to the Nassau County Museum of Art for the beautiful location and the 2008 sponsors; Rallye Auto Group, L'Italiano Trattoria, Porsche of Roslyn and the Metropolitan.
Click here for a pdf of the event.
Suffolk County Long Island Motor Parkway Celebration, Bonwit Inn, October 22, 2008
The trustees of Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy hosted a celebration of the Long Island Motor Parkway at the Bonwit Inn on the Vanderbilt Parkway and Commack Road. Over 70 cars and 200 people from Long Island's auto clubs participated in the event. Hats off to the Bonwit Inn for providing a complimentary lunch to participants.
Media was well-represented including News12 and Newsday.
Newsday.com also posted a one-minute video of the event with interviews of Carol Hart, Bruce Adams and Howard Kroplick.
Click here for a pdf of the celebration.
Featured Posts
- Newsday publishes a special pullout section on the Long Island Motor Parkway, Sunday, October 19, 2008.
- New York Times' Automobiles Section's front-page article "First Auto Parkway: From Road to Ruin"
-Arcadia Publishing Issues a press release on "The Long Island Motor Parkway".
-Happy 100th Birthday to the Long Island Motor Parkway
-Eddie Rickenbacker:America's Ace of Aces and Vanderbilt Cup Race Participant
-Roslyn News: “More History on Long Island’s Roadways”- October 2, 2008
-Can you identify this unique 1911 Vanderbilia?
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