http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/ History Copyright 2010 en http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/images/interface/favicon.png http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com An interactive blog concerning the Vanderbilt Cup Races, the Long Island Motor Parkway, and William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. en Howard@kroplick.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-11T03:05:55+00:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/thursday_march_11_2010_article_driving_the_ford_the_future_of_old_16 The Spring 2010 issue of Hagerty's magazine profiles Bob Casey, curator of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. The article "Driving "The Ford" describes the current condition of "Old 16" and speculates about its future.   Here is Bob Casey in front of his Old 16. Highlights from the article: At the opposite end of the spectrum is Old Number 16, the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup-winning Locomobile Racer. All of its exterior finishes are original. Casey read about it as a kid in Ken W.Purdy's seminal The Kings of the Road. "Bringing it here was the fulfillment of a childhood dream," Casey says. Not unexpectedly, its conservation is a continuing battle. "From time to time, paint will flake off and we'll literally glue it back on." The engine of Old Number 16 presents the museum's most serious preservation issue. "Recently, we noticed a crack in the combustion chamber. We're monitoring it and it's clearly getting worse; oil is starting to mix with water. Old Number 16 has been run every year since 1906. We haven't said we'll never run it again, but if we do, it will be very sparingly." Casey's love for the car is evident: "When it runs at twilight, you can see flames coming from the exhaust; at idle, you can hear the individual explosions and it literally blows smoke rings from the exhaust." It visually saddens him that this living and breathing piece of history may become inanimate. However, Casey can take satisfaction in knowing that his efforts have ensured that Old Number 16 will remain on display where thousands of people will see it each year. As seen in this film, Old 16 was last run in September 2008. Enjoy, Howard Kroplick __________________________________________________________ Feedback and contributions are much appreciated on VanderbiltCupRaces.com . Please leave your comments at the end of a post on the Blog or send an email to me at Howard@Kroplick.com . Future Howard Kroplick and Black Beast Events -March 17, 2010 to August 1, 2010, Exhibition "Cars, Culture and the City", Museum of the City of New York -Monday, March 22, 2010: Presentation "The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races" by Howard Kroplick. Restored Rusty Relics Car Club, Paramus, New Jersey. To benefit Child Abuse Prevention Services. -Sunday, April 11, 2010, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Fifth Annual Spring Car Show Fundraiser, Smithtown. To benefit the St. Patrick School. -Saturday, May 15, 2010: National Police Week Family Day, 1490 Franklin Avenue, Mineola. To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Nassau County Police Department. -Sunday, July 18, 2010, New York AutoFest 3, Hicksville. To benefit St. Paul the Apostle Knights of Columbus Council 6802. -Sunday, September 12, 2010: The LI Moose Classic Car Club's 10th Anniversary Show, Mattituck. To benefit the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge, #1742. VanderbiltCupRaces.com Indexes -The Most Popular Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com -The Vanderbilt Cup Races -The Long Island Motor Parkway -59 Films and Videos -The Alco-6 Black Beast Blog Highlights -January-February 2010 -2009 -2008 Long Island Automobile Events -Links to Car Club Meetings, Car Shows and Car Cruises (Updated: 3/10/2010) Car Clubs -Links to 36 Long Island car clubs and associations (Updated: March 10, 2010) Favorite Websites (Latest addition: February 1, 2010) -Llinks to 25 websites focusing on the Vanderbilt Cup Races, Motor Parkway, racing, aerial surveys and Long Island Blog Updates -Recent updates (Latest Update: March 10, 2010) This week's updates on the Blog: -March 10, 2010: The Stanly Steamer Vanderbilt Cup Racer Replicas listed on stanleyregister.com -March 4, 2010: Corrections to the Queens Motor Parkway Historical Marker Old 16 2010-03-10T23:05:55-05:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/thursday_march_10_2010_from_the_pardington_papers_original_names_and_toll_g One of the real research treasures of the Long Island Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races can be found at The Richard H. Handley Collection of Long Island Americana located in the Long Island Room at the Smithtown Library.The collection includes the historical documents of A.R. Pardington, the general manager of the Motor Parkway, and a Smithtown resident. Here are two orignal nuggets from the Pardington Papers:   One month after the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and his business associates met to select a name for their company and for the first parkway to be built exclusively for automobiles. These are the original eight "suggested names for the company": -Automobile Highway Company of L.I. -Long Island Automobile Highway Company -Motor Car Roadway of L.I. -Long Island Motor Roadway Company -Touring Toll Road Company of L.I. -Long Island Touring Toll Road -Long Island Automobile Toll Road -Automobile Toll Road of L.I.   Another original Pardington Paper from November 1906 listed 12 proposed locations for "toll gates & inns". The towns and villages give an indication of the planned early route for the Motor Parkway: -Floral Park -Mineola -Westbury -Hicksville -Amityville-Huntington -Bayshore-Northport -Islip-Smithtown -Ronkonkoma -Medford (Patchogue -Port Jefferson) -Yaphank -Manor (Wading River) -Riverhead (Greenport-Southold) For more information on the Pardington Papers, contact Cathy Ball, Long Island Room librarian of the Smithtown Library, at 1-631-265-2072 (ext 243). Reminder Tonight's Event -"Loving Long Island Night, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM including a presentation by Bruce Adams on the "Long Island Motor Parkway 1908 - 2010", Wenonah Elementary School, Lake Grove Long Island Motor Parkway 2010-03-09T22:44:28-05:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/tuesday_march_9_2010_the_alco_white_beast_at_the_1910_worcester_dead_horse_ One of the earliest forms of automotive sports was competition against time over an uphill course. The "hill climbs" provided a natural venue for spectators and a challenge for the early automobiles. The Alco-6 competed in two hill climbs in 1909 and 1910 in Worcester, Massachusetts- only 60 miles from the American Locomotive Company's factory in Providence, Rhode Island. The course was set up on the oddly named hill called the "Dead Horse Hill". Driver Harry Grant and his trusty mechanician Frank Lee finished first in the 1909 Dead Horse Hill Climb (gasoline cars) and second in the 1910 race trailing only Caleb Bragg's "big Fiat" by 4 seconds. As seen in this photo, the Alco "Black Beast" was the #3 "White Beast" for this 1910 race. More information on this photo is available on Mark Dill's excellent website Firstsuperspeedway.com. Alco-6 Racer 2010-03-08T23:23:09-05:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/sunday_march_7_2010_then_and_now_the_woodbury_turn_of_the_1908_vanderbilt_c Nassau County made up the vast majority of the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses. For the 1904 race, approximately one mile of the 30-mile course was in Queens- linking Hempstead Turnpike with Jericho Turnpike. All the other courses (1905-1910) were located totally in Nassau County. The closest the race came to Suffolk County was the north-east section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race which is the subject of today's then and now post- the Woodbury Turn.   The Woodbury Turn for the 1908 race was located at the intersection of Woodbury Road and Jericho Turnpike. The left-turn was distinctive because of a large hill on the east side of Woodbury Road-a natural viewing stand- and a church on the north side of Jericho Turnpike- a perfect spot for a photographer.   Here, spectators on Woodbury Road had a great view of William Borque driving the #20 Knox making the turn. Note the flagman indicating to the driver that the course was clear. A closer look of the image reveals the church in the background beyond the trees.   Then: Spectators stood on the church's small hill for an excellent view after the racers made the turn.   Now: The church is still standing today. The Historical Chapel is available for weddings and also serves as offices for a limo company.   Then: This photo of George Robertson driving the #16 Locomobile was taken by a photographer who climbed up the church's steeple for a unique perspective of the eventual 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race winner. Now: Here is a view from the same location 100 years later. A school administration building serving Syosset and Woodbury schools is now located on top of a smaller hill at the interesction. Races 2010-03-06T23:07:49-05:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/saturday_march_6_2010_then_and_now_the_long_island_aviation_club_on_the_mot Most Motor Parkway fans know our favorite parkway surrounded one of the world's most famous airports -Roosevelt Field. But, many LIMPers do not know that the Motor Parkway also bordered on another airfield- the Long Island Aviation Country Club. (Remember to click on the photo to enlarge the image).   The club was formed in June 1929 by a group of mostly affluent flyers based on Long Island. Instead of a country club with a golf course, the club had a field for airplanes. As shown in this map, the club was located just west of Jerusalem Avenue with the parkway being the southern border. The address was then Hicksville and later became Levittown, when William Levitt bought the property in the late 1940s.   This early 1930s aerial looking east shows the Long Island Aviation Country Club (left in the middle) and its relationship to the Motor Parkway. The Jerusalem Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge can be seen just east of the club.   A closer look of this aerial reveals the club's hangar, clubhouse, swimming pool and tennis court which were located in the same place as the Vanderbilt Cup Race press box and officials' stand (1908-1910). Even more fascinating, looking across the Motor Parkway, you can see the outline of a long-abandoned road that was used to reach the grandstand. The remnants of the race "pits" are visible as the long rectangular black box slightly to the west.   Click on this photo and you will see the most spectacular photo of the club and a sampling of its private planes.   Here was a gathering of flying enthusiasts at the Long Island Aviation Club. for an annual air show. Among the members was William K. Vanderbilt Jr. In the 1930s, the club requested permission to open an entrance to the adjacent parkway. To their surprise and dismay, Vanderbilt refused, not wanting to set a precedent. One of the concrete posts that held twisted wire keeping club members off the Motor Parkway can be seen at the 1 minute 12 second mark of this film.   Members of the club including the flying elite of Long Island. Their 1940 club membership book listed; Col. Charles Lindbergh, Sherman Fairchild, L.R. (Leroy Randle) Grumman and several DuPonts. As described in the biography: Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Between the Sea and Stars, Charles Lindbergh taught his wife how to fly at the Long Island Aviation Country Club..   This is a rare photo of the hangar of the Long Island Aviation Club taken from the Motor Parkway looking east. While researching the Motor Parkway at the archives of the Cradle of Aviation, I found a note that the hangar was taken down in the late 1940s by Levitt & Sons. The note added that the hangar's roof was used for a new building in Bethpage to manufacture pre-fabricated sections of the Levitt homes. Of course, I started searching all over Bethpage to see if this building was still standing.   The building was not difficult to find. The former hangar is now used to manufacture sails for sailboats around the world. Check out Google Maps Streetview of North Sails Manufacturing for a closer look. Several articles on the club also mentioned that the clubhouse was taken down and reassembled as sections of several Hicksville homes. So far, I have found several homes that look like the wings of the clubhouse. But, I am still not 100% sure that they are the halls where Willie K, Grumman and Lindbergh mingled. For more information and photos of the Long Island Aviation Country Club, follow these links: -Paul Freeman's Abandoned and Liottle-Known Airfields of Central Long Island -The Long Island Early Fliers Club Long Island Motor Parkway 2010-03-05T11:19:17-05:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/saturday_march_6_2010_march_april_long_island_automotive_events_update This is the weekly update of Long Island 2010 car events for the upcoming 30 days including; car club meetings, car shows, cruises and motor sports activities. This is the weekly update of Long Island 2010 car events for the upcoming 30 days including; car club meetings, car shows, cruises and motor sports activities. Car Club Meetings and Automobile Events Monday,March 8, 2010 -Fabulous 50's 60's Nostalgia Club Meeting, Holtsville, 7:30 PM -Mustang & Shelby Club of Long Island Business Meeting, Marjorie Post Park, Massapequa, 7:00 PM -VCCA-Long Island Region #11 Meeting,Oyster Bay 8:00 PM Tuesday, March 9, 2010 -Long Island Sound Region of Classic Car Club of America Meeting,Town of Oyster Bay Skating Rink Center Stewart Ave, Bethpage, 7:30 PM Wednesday, March 10, 2010 -"Loving Long Island Night, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM including a presentation by Bruce Adams on the "Long Island Motor Parkway 1908 - 2010", Wenonah Elementary School, Lake Grove Thursday, March 11, 2010 -Long Island Buick Club Meeting, Marjorie Post Park, Massapequa, 8:00 PM -Long Island Motor Touring Club, Massapequa, 8:00 PM Saturday, March 13, 2010 -6th Annual "Polar Plunge" and Car Display -11:00 AM with Long Island Super Sport Team, All American Car Club, Thunderbird Owners of NY, and Radio Motor Patrol Assoc., A benefit for NY Special Olympics At Bar Beach Park - Pt. Washington Sunday, March 14, 2010 -Breakfast with the Boss, Long Island Thunderbirds, South Bay Diner, Lindenhurst, 9:00 AM , Bring your bird. -Bayport-Bluepoint 20th Annual St. Patricks Day Parade Tuesday, March 16, 2010 -Long Island Thuderbird Club, Bertucci's, Melville, 7:00 PM. Wednesday, March 17, 2010 -Mustang & Shelby Club of Long Island Meeting, Hauppague, 7:00 PM -Long Island Volkswagen Club, Farmingdale, 7:00 PM -VCCA-Queens County Region #11 Meeting, Bayside 7:30 PM Thursday, March 18, 2010 -Peconic Bay Region of ACCA Meeting, 8:00 PM -Studebaker Driver's Club Meeting, Marjorie Post Park, Massapequa, 7:30 PM Monday, March 22, 2010 - Presentation "The Incredibe Vanderbilt Cup Races" by Howard Kroplick. Restored Rusty Relics Car Club, Paramus, New Jersey. To benefit Child Abuse Prevention Services. Wednesday, March 24, 2010 -Long Island Chapter American Truck Historical Society Meeting, Bay Shore, 7:30 PM Saturday, March 27, 2010 -South Side Boys of Long Island Car Club Breakfast, East Farmingdale, 7:45 AM Sunday, April 4, 2010 Easter Sunday Vintage Car Parade, Garden City, 10:00 AM Sunday, April 11, 2010 -'CARS FOR CURES' benefit Car Show for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Eisenhower Park Field 6, East Meadow, Hosted with LI Vettes, Corvette Society and the Gents Auto Club. -Mopar Power Club of Long Island, Burger King, Amityville, 11:00-3:00PM Sunday, April 18, 2010 -The East Coast Car Association- Toys for Tots Car Show, Maspeth, Queens -Rte 112 Chevrolet Corvette Show, Port Jefferson, New York, 8:00 AM Sunday, April 25, 2010 -Queens County Farm House Auto Show and Meet -Mopar Power Club of Long Island, Burger King, Amityville, 11:00-3:00PM _______________________________________________________ Links to Car Shows and Car Cruises -Life on Long Island Car Shows and Motor Sports -National auto events listed on autoevents.org Future 2010 Cruise Nights -Cruise-Ins listed on Longislandchevelles.com Mondays: -Pep Boys (Sunrise Hwy-Lindenhurst approx. 1/2 mile east of Wellwood ave) -Stop & Shop Shopping Center, Union Blvd, West Islip NY from 6pm on, sponsored by the Road Gents Tuesdays: -Oyster Bay Chamber of Commerce Cruise Night, $3,6:00 PM-10:00 PM -Bald Hill (Suffolk County - Exit 63 Long Island Expressway), From 6:00PM on. -East Coast Car Association-Toys for Tots Cruise Nights, Queens Wednesdays: -Cedarhurst Cruise Night -Nathans, Oceanside - Levittown Car Cruise. Every 3rd Wednesday Of The Month Cruise To Empress Diner In East Meadow On Hempstead Turnpike, Following Monthly Meeting At VFW Club, 55 Hickory Lane, 7:30PM, All Cadillac Owners Welcome, Sponsored By Long Island Dream Boats, LI Region Cadillac-LaSalle Club, Contact: Fred Miceli (516) 796-7618, Ken Kanner (718) 224-5519 Or Andy Zizolfo (631) 205-0118, Visit the Web Site At: www.lidreamboats.org Or caddycoupe1960@cs.com Thursdays: -Glen Cove Cruise Night -Wendy's Parking Lot (Montauk Hwy-Oakdale 1/4 east of Locust ave) -Kings Park at Keyfood shopping center on Indian head road just one block south of the Kings Park train station Fridays -Bellmore Cruise Night -Hewlett Cruise Night -Massapequa (Long Island Rail Road Station 8pm-10pm). Cars must stay the duration of the evening beginning at 7:15. Car owners are asked to donate two cans of food for admission. Live music on July 27, Aug.3, and Aug. 24. Contact info: (516) 797-4126. -East Coast Car Association-Toys for Tots Cruise Night, Stop & Shop, Myrtle Avenue and Central Avenue, Queens Fridays and Saturdays: Babylon Car Cruise to Cedar Beach Saturdays: -Smithtown Cruise-In -Commack at the Walmart/Kohls/Home Depot shopping center on crooked Hill Road just north of the LIE Sundays -Captree State Park, which moves to the old OBI parking lot just west on Ocean Parkway, around this time of year (May). All year, when the roads are dry and salt-free, hundreds (500+ on really nice days) of the incurably car-crazy show up. But,get there before 7:30 AM (before 7:00 to be safe) or you might not get in. - Road Gents Morning Cruise, 8AM till 12Pm at Bob's Shopping Center in West Islip Morning Please recommend any other Long Island automobile events in the Comments section below or sending an email to Howard@Kroplick.com . Events 2010-03-05T00:04:02-05:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/thursday_march_4_2010_locomobile_radiator_mascot_sold_on_ebay On March 1, 2010, an Ebay action was held on a 1909 Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup radiator mascot. Despite its relatively poor condition, the winning price was $1,225 with ten bidders participating. More information on the Locomobile radiator mascot and the sterling silver paperweights can be found at these VanderbiltCupRace.com links: -The Elusive Sterling Silver Locomobile Vanderbilt Cups -Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Mascot Sells for $2,550 on EBay Vanderbilia 2010-03-03T21:09:48-05:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/wednesday_march_3_2010_february_2010_highlights_on_vanderbiltcupraces.com VanderbiltCupRaces.com recorded it second highest average viewership in its history in February with a daily average of 126, a 101% increase over February 2009. For the first two months of 2010, a total of 7,100 viewers have visited VanderbiltCupRaces.com, a 91% increase over 2009. During February, a new index was added to the website listing the most popular posts over the last three years. New software was also put into place to block "comment spam". The website retained its #1 ranking among the 868,000 websites that appear for a Google search on "Vanderbilt Cup Races" and a #1 ranking among 269,000 websites that appear on a similar Bing.com search. Below is a summary of posts that were placed on the website during the past month including an exclusive that Vanderbilt was planning an Indy-style speedway in Ronkonkoma in 1910. Enjoy, Howard Kroplick _______________________________________ Vanderbilt Cup Races Starting Lineup for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race The Vanderbilt Cup Race Pits: An American Innovation Jay Leno & the 1906 Stanley Steamer Vanderbilt Racers The Checkered Flags of the Vanderbilt Cup Races The Locomobile Factory in Bridgeport A VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: 1910 Plans for the Ronkonkoma Motor Speedway An Armband Discovery and a Lantern Mystery The Two Deadman’s Curves in Bethpage (Central Park) The Amazing and Continuing Saga of the 1906 Locomobile Twins- Part I _______________________________________ Long Island Motor Parkway Motor Parkway Trailway Update Long Island Business News Article “Hope for the Vanderbilt” Video “The Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path” The New NYC Parks & Recreation Motor Parkway Historical Marker in Queens The Two Deadman’s Curves in Bethpage (Central Park) _______________________________________ Alco-6 Black Beast Racer Future Alco “Black Beast” Long Island Events _______________________________________ Presentations AACA Presentation _______________________________________ Car Shows and Automotive Events Exhibit “Cars, Culture and the City” March 17-August 1, 2010 Future Alco “Black Beast” Long Island Events _______________________________________ Videos and Films Video “The Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path” _______________________________________ Museums Update: A Visit to the Amazing Simeone Foundation Museum ______________________________________________ VanderbiltCupRaces.com 2010-03-02T23:35:00-05:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/vannderbilt_cup_races.com_posts_january-february_2010 Below are links to the VanderbiltCupRaces.com posts for 2010: -February 2010 -January 2010 VanderbiltCupRaces.com 2010-03-03T21:39:51-05:00 http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/monday_march_1 In response to Dean B's email, last Sunday, I started the story of the 1906 Locomobile twins. Here's a recap and Part II. First, a quick recap: For the 1906 American Elimination Trial and Vanderbilt Cup Race, Locomobile built two identical cars, one to race and the other as a backup, "with enough parts to assemble two more". Joe Tracy drove one of the cars to first place in the American Elimination Trial, but finished a disappointing 10th in the Vanderbilt Cup Race. After the 1906 races, Locomobile made significant improvements in the engines and tires in both cars in preparation for the next Vanderbilt Cup Race which occurred two years. George Robertson drove the #16 Locomobile to victory, while Jim Florida in the #1 Locomobile was running third when the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race was called due to the traditional lack of crowd control. The ownership of "Old 16" passed from Locomobile to Joseph Sessions (1913) to Peter Helck (1941) to Jerry Helck (1988) to the Henry Ford Museum (1995). In 1966, Peter Helck wrote that Joseph Sessions, a Locomobile foundry supplier, believed that "Old 16" was the sole survivor of the three racing Locomobiles and that the engine of No 1 had been "installed in a boat and the chassis scrapped". But, the search for 1906 #1 Locomobile does not end here.   In 1982, Peter Helck published his autobiography in Bulb Horn entitled "Seventy-Five Years with Palette, Paintbrush and Wheels". In the July/September issue, the great artist once again recounted his meeting with Sessions and the fate of #1. Peter Helck then told of a 1977 meeting with Elmer McFarland, a former Locomobile staff member. McFarland gave Peter a piston from #1 as a gift and also provided more information "about the forgotten twin" which matches Dean B's neighbor's story: As a young staff member in Loco's service department in 1929, he and his fellow staffers were told to clear out a shed at the plant. Among the forgotten accumulations were four Locomobile steamers of 1903 vintage and the rusted remains of the twin racer. During the clearing out operation young McFarland latched onto a souvenir of the occasion, the gift piston and its con-rod. All else in that shed-the four steamers and the cannibalized remains of the identical twin were toted to the waterfront and unceremoniously dumped into the Long Island Sound!"   Photos of the Locomobile factory indeed show a long dock in Bridgeport's harbor on the Long Island Sound. Click on the photo to enlarge it. But, the saga does not end at the dock!   On the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, writer Leigh Dorrington (left) and I visited Jerry Helck (middle), son of Peter Helck and the last private owner of Old 16. We came to to research Locomobile photos located in the Helck family archives. Near the end of a truly remarkable day, I recalled the Peter Helck autobiography and asked Jerry what happened to the piston that his father received from McFarland. We went back to the archives and Jerry began his search.   After a few minutes, Jerry found a piston and connecting rod with an accompanying tag and notes. It was the McFarland piston!!   The tag was attributed to Joe Tracy who had brought the piston and rod to an "S.A.E. meeting". The tag confirmed the information provided by Elmer McFarland: "When #16 was built a duplicate of #16 also was built, as a back-up car in case of emergency. The piston and rod was removed -from exact duplicate of old locomobile #16 (also valve). An amazing discovery that capped a memorable day for both Leigh Dorrington and me. Leigh continued to research the Locomobile twins. In Volume 49, Issue #1 issue of Automobile Quarterly, he described the story of the twins and our visit with Jerry Helck in this excellent article entitled "The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Twins:The Prince and the Pauper". The article provides still one more aspect of the story. When the Locomobile was sold to the Henry Ford Museum in 1995, automobile collector and broker Manny Dragone purchased Old 16 as part of a three-way transaction with Jerry Helck. As reported by Leigh, Dragone also aquired a large number of disassembled parts which he believes "were the remaining parts of Locomobile Number 1." He said "We had 60% of a complete car, including 90% of the original engine". For several years now, an automobile is being built around these parts at Dragone's restoration shop. Dean, the saga of the Locomobile twins continues! Cars 2010-03-02T00:04:05-05:00