Vanderbilt Cup Races

Apr 17 2020
Update on Gofundme campaign: Anthony J. Causi, beloved photographer,dies of COVID-19 at 48

It was with great sorrow today that I read sports photographer Anthony Causi died Sunday from COVID-19 at the age of 48. (4 comments)

Apr 15 2020
Road & Track May 1974: Packard Gray Wolf: One of America’s First Lightweight Racers

The beloved Sam Berliner III has forwarded this 1974 article on the Packard Gray Wolf which competed in the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)

Apr 14 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway Bridges & the Nassau County Board of Supervisors in 1907 & 1908

Long Island Motor Parkway General Manager Arthur Pardington petitioned the Nassau County Board of Supervisors in 1907 and 1908 to gain approval to construct bridges over and under public roads. Thanks to the records of the proceedings we can view the process undertaken. (4 comments)

Apr 13 2020
Mystery Foto #15 Solved: An Aerial of Roosevelt Raceway and Westbury Circa 1937-1939

Preservation Long Island challenged you to identify this aerial from their archives. (18 comments)

Apr 11 2020
The First New York Public Showing of Tucker ‘48 in August 1947

Tucker '48 made it first New York appearance in August 1947 at the New York Museum of Science and Industry located in the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center. On display was the Tucker '48 "Tin Goose" prototype. I recently purchased several original items associated with this showing from a collector whose father attended the event. (3 comments)

Apr 10 2020
Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Spencer-Larsen SL-12C Amphibian NX-20621

Our first Seaplane of the Week is an experimental monoplane amphibian built by Percival Spencer and engineer Vincent Larsen in a factory in Farmingdale in May 1938. These images of the Spencer-Larsen SL-12 C amphibian have been provided by the Beutenmuller Family Collection, the Cradle of Aviation and various aviation websites. (3 comments)

Apr 06 2020
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Takes a Turn During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a significant turn on a Vanderbilt Cup Race course. (17 comments)

Apr 04 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Long Beach Gets a Race in 1906 (Or Does It?)

In the early 1900's Long Beach, Long Island was developing as a summer resort community and tried to hold its own set of races run on its beach. (5 comments)

Apr 01 2020
Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success

David Stephan has forwarded links to interactive high-resolution aerials of the July 1924 Fairchild Survey of New York City. The aerials were conducted for the City of New York Board of Estimate and Apportionment and are available on the New York Public Library website. Here are scans of the 1924 aerials of the Motor Parkway in Queens and Lake Success. (6 comments)

Apr 01 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Advertising Part III

Part III of this series focuses on automobile manufacturers that promoted their products in association with The Long Island Motor Parkway or the Vanderbilt Cup Races. The parkway and the races provided a proving ground for their auto's performance and reliability. (3 comments)