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Jun 05 2018
Chrysler’s Chrysler Honored at the AACA Grand National Meet
Chrysler's Chrysler was honored with two awards last weekend at the AACA Annual Grand National Meet held in Greensburg, PA- the AACA Zenith Finalist Award and the AACA First Prize Grand National Award. (2 comments)
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Jun 04 2018
Mystery Foto #22 Solved: A 1955 Aerial View of the Motor Parkway Surrounding Commack Road
This weekend's Mystery Foto provided a unique view of the Motor Parkway. (22 comments)
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Jun 02 2018
1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part IV: What You Get When You Buy a Tucker Franchise
A rare 45-page sales tool used by the Tucker Corporation to sell franchises to dealerships in 1947 has been recently discovered. The final section of this four-part series provides the financial rationale for purchasing a Tucker dealership. (2 comments)
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May 30 2018
Film of the Week: Great Cars- Tucker
This week's film/video is a 2004 25-minute film on the Tucker automobiles distributed by King Rose Archives. The film features interviews with the Tucker family, a sales presentation by Preston Tucker, clips of the Tucker Combat Car, Indy 500 track trials and the 1947 Chicago launch and the green Tucker 1005. (2 comments)
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May 29 2018
Up Close: The 1963 Mustang II Concept Car
The 1963 Mustang II Concept Car, built by the same company that created the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car, is currently on display at the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania. (0 comments)
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May 28 2018
Mystery Foto #21 Maybe Solved: The Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge Under Construction in 1909?
Gordon Bainbridge challenged you to identify this previously unpublished photo of a Motor Parkway Bridge under construction in 1909. (35 comments)
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May 26 2018
Correcting the Vanderbilt Cup Race Record of Washington Augustus Roebling II
Tom Gibson has noted that many historic websites incorrectly state that Washington A. Roebling II finished in second place in the 1910 or 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Savannah, Georgia. Let's clear up Roebling's driving record. (4 comments)
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May 23 2018
1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part III: The Plant, Indy Track Testing and the Executive Team
A rare 45-page sales tool used by the Tucker Corporation to sell franchises to dealerships in 1947 has been recently discovered. Part III of this four-part series provides the manufacturing, testing and staff rationale for "building a completely new car like the Tucker '48." (2 comments)
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May 22 2018
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: From the Lodgekeeper’s Family Archives-The Garden City Lodge
Greg O. has forwarded an email from the grandson of Motor Parkway lodge keepers Christian and Elizabeth Ernst. Gordon Bainbridge provided his Motor Parkway memories and this photo of the Garden City Lodge (circa 1931). (12 comments)
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May 21 2018
Mystery Foto #20 Solved: A Fedco Vehicle Number Plate for a 1926 Chrysler Model G70-6
My friend and automotive historian Walt Gosden challenged you to decipher this rare automobile body plate (badge). (14 comments)
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