Vanderbilia
-
Aug 25 2011
Updating Eric Taylor’s Census of Long Island Motor Parkway License Plates
For several years, Eric Taylor has been documenting existing Long Island Motor Parkway license plates on his website page Long Island Motor Parkway Porcelain Census . Here are four new plates to add to Eric's census and five missing and color-correct plate images: (0 comments)
-
Aug 20 2011
1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race Pennant Sets New Ebay Record
The stock market may be going down, but the market for Vanderbilia appears to be heading up. Last week a 1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race pennant from the Milwaukee race sold for $5,209. This was a record Ebay price for any Vanderbilt Cup Race memorabilia. (0 comments)
-
Aug 13 2011
Collectorsweekly.com Show & Tell: The Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Race Poster
Last week Mark L. posted this request for information on Collectorsweekly.com Show & Tell and VanderbiltCupRaces.com . (2 comments)
-
Mar 31 2011
Peter Helck’s Packard Gray Wolf Cover Painting for The Packard Cormorant
In celebration of their Silver Anniversary, the Packard Club commissioned Peter Helck in 1978 to create a special cover painting for The Packard Cormorant, their official magazine. (0 comments)
-
Feb 19 2011
Scorecard Vanderbilia #1: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
A common piece of Vanderbilia for all six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island were scorecards providing information on the entrants. The scorecards usually included ads related to lodging, transportation and real estate: (0 comments)
-
Feb 07 2011
Peter Helck and a Piece of Locomobile Vanderbilia
In 1905 Roslyn photographer William Pickering captured the #7 Locomobile passing Krug's Hotel on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. The Locomobile's third place finish in the race was the first time an American car had ever placed in an international competition. Tim Helck, the grandson of Peter Helck, brought back memories of this famous Vanderbilt Cup racer with a recent email. (1 comments)
-
Jan 25 2011
The Mystery 1952 Vanderbilt Cup
John G: "I have a large 18 inch "Grecian Urn" style brass/copper trophy that has engraved on it WINNER VANDERBILT CUP RACE 1952. A quarter size medallion with a 50s race car in the center and "Ethyl Grand Prix Vanderbilt Cup Race" is above the graving. Can you please share wtih me any information/history you may have on this piece? It's quite beautiful and I've enjoyed looking at it for the 30 some years I've owned it.Thank you." (3 comments)
-
Jan 01 2011
Premium Vanderbilia Estimated Market Values
Collectibles and memorabilia from the Vanderbilt Cup Races have turned up in auctions, flea markets and the Internet throughout the years. Please request market estimates on any Vanderbilia that you own in the Comment section or call Howard Kroplick at 1-516-625-0123. Below is a listing of “Vanderbilia” and an estimate of their market value (Updated: January 19, 2012): (10 comments)
-
Aug 23 2010
Nunley’s Carousel and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
For several generations of children on Long Island, a fond memory was riding Nunley's Carousel on Sunrise Highway in Baldwin. Closed in 1995, Nunley's Carousel was restored and relocated to the Cradle of Aviation in East Garden City in 2009. While attending a Thursday cruise night at the museum, Bruce Latten checked out the carousel and noticed a link to the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Click on the photos to enlarge them. (0 comments)
-
Aug 02 2010
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway License Plates
Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: December 1, 2011): (2 comments)
