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Feb 07 2023
The centerpiece of Alva Belmont Vanderbilt’s Beacon Towers in Sands Point was this Joan of Arc Statue
A guiding inspiration for Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Willie K's mother, was Joan of Arc. This sculpture and surrounding murals depicting the life of the saint were the centerpiece of Beacon Towers in Sands Point. (2 comments)
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Feb 06 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #5 Solved: Mulford and Chandler winning the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Did you identify this wave to the crowds? (3 comments)
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Feb 04 2023
Greg O’s Garage: An “S” from the Long Island Automotive Museum Sign
Henry Austin Clark, Jr's Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton is gone, but a very small, visible piece lives on. (6 comments)
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Feb 03 2023
Video of the week: The Long Island Automotive Museum (1959)
Rusty Hansgen posted this one-minute film of the Long Island Automotive Museum around 1959 (0 comments)
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Feb 01 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Where In The World Is . . .
Beginning in July, 1906 "Automobile" magazine ran a series on prominent people in the automobile industry, starting with this group photo. Can you find any? (1 comments)
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Jan 31 2023
Greg O’s Garage; ‘The Long Island Motor Parkway Watchman’s Cabin’ Blueprints
A blueprint has been found for the 'Watchman's Cabin'. (9 comments)
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Jan 30 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #4 Solved: The 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept car with links to Tucker 1044 and 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler
Did you identify this photo found in the Helck Family Collection of an early concept car? (9 comments)
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Jan 28 2023
A treasure from the Walter McCarthy Archives: The original architectural sketch of the Long Island Automotive Museum
This original sketch was given to Walter McCarthy by his friend Henry Austin Clark, Jr. (3 comments)
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Jan 27 2023
Video of the Week: The 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car at the 2016 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance
I just found this one-minute video taken by Winwood in 2016. (1 comments)
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Jan 24 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Willie K’s Cars and Related Items of Interest
Items of interest about Willie K. and some of his cars as reported by newspapers in the early 1900s. (3 comments)
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