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Apr 19 2024
Upcoming automotive events on Long Island
Long Island automobile events are being posted in the Events section. (4 comments)
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Apr 18 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #16; A Pre-Race Publicity Photo
Can you identify the two drivers in this newspaper pre-race publicity photo from the Marty Himes collection? (0 comments)
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Apr 17 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (April - May, 1924) and a RIP
Here's the second part of my series examining news and events related to the Motor Parkway 100 years ago. (0 comments)
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Apr 16 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved; Fred Rieder at the Jericho Turnpike Highway Bridge in 1954/1955
Did you identify the Jericho Turnpike Motor Parkway bridge? (27 comments)
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Apr 13 2024
Rare Officials’ Armbands from the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Here are more Vanderbilia purchased last week at Jerry Lettieri's Automobilia Auction. (7 comments)
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Apr 12 2024
Good News: The missing 1931 Motor Parkway Plate from the Himes Museum has been found
I am pleased to announce that Marty Himes' missing Long Island Motor Parkway Plate has been found in the museum property. (6 comments)
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Apr 10 2024
A rare 1905 Vanderbilt Cup “Road Race” banquet gold medallion ribbon
.Here is the second Vanderbilia item that I purchased last week at Jerry Lettieri's Automobilia Auction. (2 comments)
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Apr 09 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #14 Solved: #1 Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver Jim Florida
Did you identify Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Jim Florida? (5 comments)
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Apr 06 2024
A rare 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Contestant Ribbon Badge manufactured by The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
It was a fun day today at Jerry Lettieri's annual Automobilia Auction with several rare Vanderbilia available to collectors. Here is the first of the items that I was able to purchase. (4 comments)
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Apr 05 2024
Potential Fraud Alert Update: Guide to Identifying Authentic Versus Reproduced Long Island Motor Parkway and Roosevelt Field Porcelain Plates
Al Velocci has reported that a likely reproduced Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate is being offered on Ebay as a rare 1935 Long Island Motor Parkway plate. (18 comments)
Rollin’s granddaughter Betty King had this medal. She said she gave it to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum…