Vanderbilt Cup Races

Nov 23 2012
Latest Update: The Hurricane Sandy Benefit Car Show to be Held This Sunday, November 25th in Commack

The Alco Black Beast Team is proud to be participating in the Hurricane Sandy Benefit Car Show to be held this Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Grill 454 in Commack. (3 comments)

Nov 22 2012
Roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com: “World’s first automobile road is now ...a bike path”

A website dedicated to cycling has posted an article on the Long Island Motor Parkway and its conversion to a bike path in Queens. (0 comments)

Nov 21 2012
The Amazing Fairchild Aerials of Long Island

Sherman Mills Fairchild (1896-1971) was an inventor, entreprenueur and a pioneer in aerial surveys and the aviation industry. (5 comments)

Nov 20 2012
Smith & Mabley’s Attempt to Sell a 90 HP Simplex Following the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

The primary reason for automobile manufacturers to invest in expensive racing cars and participate in the Vanderbilt Cup Races was to promote their product lines. As an example, one week after the 1904 race, Joseph S. Bunting, secretary and treasurer of Smith & Mabley Manufacturing of New York City, sent a four-page letter to a prospective wealthy buyer, Horace A. Beale, owner of the Parkesburg Iron Company. (1 comments)

Nov 19 2012
Hemmings Classic Car: Automotive Pioneers- William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

The January 2013 issue of Hemmings Classic Car celebrates its 100th issue with several amazing articles including this profile of Willie K. (0 comments)

Nov 17 2012
Then & Now Update: Ronkonkoma Lodge (1923-2012)

The private home that was formerly the Ronkonkoma Lodge is being remodeled and expanded. Here is an updated "Then & Now" of the building from 1923 to today. (8 comments)

Nov 16 2012
Driver Profile: Frank Croker (1878-1905)

Frank Croker was the second son of Richard Croker, a Tammany leader in New York City. Born in New York City, he attended Brown University with his elder brother, Richard, Jr. (2 comments)

Nov 14 2012
The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #4 & #5 Great Neck Lodge & Kiosk in Lake Success

Going west to east, the third and fourth Motor Parkway toll collection structures were the Great Neck Kiosk and Great Neck Lodge located 350-feet east of Lakeville Road in Lake Success. (0 comments)

Nov 13 2012
Women and Automobiles in the Early 1900s

Men were not alone in their appreciation of automobiles in the early 1900s. Here is a selection of photos of women and autos from the early 1900s. (1 comments)

Nov 12 2012
Film “The Black Beast in the Finale of “Men Who Built America”

Sunday's finale of the History Channel's "Men Who Built America" featured a re-enactment of the 1901 "Race That Changed the World" of Henry Ford racing against Alexander Winton (played by me in the Alco Black Beast). (6 comments)