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Jan 20 2018
Update-1/23:The Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver who was Developing a Unique “City” Near the Motor Parkway
Historian, publisher and musician Sheri Mignano Crawford recently discovered the role of a Vanderbilt Cup Race driver in developing a planned "city" south of Hicksville and less than one mile from the Motor Parkway. (11 comments)
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Jan 20 2018
Video of the Week: Celebrating the 1969 New York Mets World Championship Team
On August 22, 2009, the New York Mets celebrated the 1969 World Championship team on their 40th anniversary. Check out the person waving the Mets flag at the 11 second mark. That's me! (0 comments)
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Jan 17 2018
Aerial advertising kites flying near the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race grandstand
When thousands of spectators arrived at the start of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race, they were amazed to view over 20 advertising kites flying 25-50 feet near the grandstand. These aerial advertising kites and banners are documented in the Lazarnick Collection of the Detroit Public Library. (6 comments)
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Jan 16 2018
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Yacht: Tarantula II (1913-1918)
After the Vanderbilt Cup Races left Long Island in 1910, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. turned his passion back to sea and decided to explore the world. He commissioned a new steel yacht Tarantula II to travel from port to port. (4 comments)
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Jan 15 2018
Updated:Mystery Foto #2 Solved:An Aerial of Fresh Meadows from the New York Life Archives Circa 1950
This weekend's Mystery Foto provided a unique view of the Motor Parkway right-of-way in Queens. (25 comments)
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Jan 13 2018
Updated: Hemmings Classic Car Cover Article: Tucker On the Road in the Ultimate Driveable Dream
Tucker 1044 is featured on the cover of the March 2018 issue of Hemmings Classic Car. Within the issue, executive editor Richard Lentinello describes his "most historically significant" riding experience and David Conwill provides a wonderful six-page article supplemented with Richard's amazing images. (11 comments)
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Jan 10 2018
Profile Series: Tucker 1006- The Green Tucker in California
In the seventh of our profile series on the 51 Tuckers, the green Tucker 1006 located in California is featured. (0 comments)
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Jan 10 2018
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Douglas Dolphin “Amphibion” Seaplane
In the early 1930s, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. purchased a Douglas Dolphin "Amphibion" for his travels with his Alva yacht. Inspired by an email from Tom Gibson and his amazing vintage Douglas "Amphibion" ads, below are details on Willie K's flying yacht. (1 comments)
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Jan 08 2018
Mystery Foto #1 Solved: 1932 Aerial of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club from the SMU Ritchie Collection
The first Mystery Foto of 2018 was an aerial from an online university digital collection that I discovered today. It is one of 83 images of Long Island including over 35 aerials of estates. (23 comments)
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Jan 06 2018
Book “Motor City Barn Finds”: Obsession with a Barn-Find Tucker
I have always been a big fan of Tom Cotter's Barn Find books. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered that Tucker 1044 was profiled in his 2017 book "Motor City Barn Finds: Detroit's Lost Collector Cars". (5 comments)
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