Films
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Oct 12 2010
Film Part II- VMCCA 1942 Antique Auto Derby “Races”
Bob Sposato and Robert Richer have provided an amazing film of the Antique Auto Derby held at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, Connecticut on July 25, 1942. The event was organized by the Veteran Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA) for the benefit of United… (2 comments)
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Oct 09 2010
Film Part I- VMCCA 1942 Antique Auto Derby “50 of America’s First Cars”
Bob Sposato and Robert Richer have provided this amazing film of the Antique Auto Derby held at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, Connecticut on July 25, 1942. The event was organized by the Veteran Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA) for the benefit of United… (7 comments)
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Oct 07 2010
The Bridgehampton Vintage Auto Rally Part II & Video from Long Island Exchange
Saturday's Bridgehampton Vintage Auto Poker Rally & Parade was a special event featuring a display of magnificent vintage cars and racers, a parade through the 4-mile Bridgehampton old course and a Poker Rally. As a follow-up to yesterday's post on the parade, below is Part II focusing on… (0 comments)
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Aug 18 2010
Film “The Black Beast’s Four-Mile Cruise to the Show”
This seven-minute film documents the four- mile ride of the Alco "Black Beast" at the Nassau County Executive's 1st Annual Cruise to the Show Parade held on August 15, 2010. The "Black Beast" was the lead car of over 500 vintage and classic cars that participated. It covered… (2 comments)
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Jun 02 2010
Film “Rosemeyer’s Victory in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race”
This one-minute film highlights Bernd Rosemeyer's victory at the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York. Rosemeyer drove an Auto Union Type C averaging 82.564 MPH over the 300-mile race.
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Mar 20 2010
Video “The Richard Petty Driving Experience: 145 MPH in a 600-HP Impala”
Earlier this month, my youngest daughter Dana and I participated in the "Richard Petty Driving Experience" at the Walt Disney World Speedway. This four-minute video highlights our three laps around the track at speeds up to 145 miles per hour in a 600-HP Impala. It was a blast!!… (0 comments)
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Feb 11 2010
Video “The Queens Motor Parkway Bike Path”
Nycbikemaps has posted this 2009 five-minute video of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway bike path including a good portion of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows. The 20-minute bike ride was played back at 4 times the speed. As a result, you can visualize what it was like to ride… (2 comments)
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Dec 05 2009
Film “The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course”
The course for the first Vanderbilt Cup Race in 1904 covered 30.24 miles of public roads in the center of Long Island. This 10-minute film documents the course using some of my favorite photos and clips from the American Biograph & Mutoscope film of the race.
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Oct 29 2009
Film “100th Anniversary of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race”
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Alco-6 "Black Beast" winning the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island. This two-minute and 48-second film celebrates this victory.
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Oct 27 2009
Film “Ursula’s Ride”
On October 9, 2009, I presented the Vanderbilt Cup Races/Long Island Motor Parkway section of "Racing on Long Island: Horses to Horsepower" at the Long Island Library Resources Council 14th Annual Archives Month Conference. Prior to the start of the conference, I gave rides in the "Black Beast" in front… (0 comments)
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