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  • The fine art of Jerry Keefer: The 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III
    Jun 04 2022

    The fine art of Jerry Keefer: The 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III

    Jerry Keefer, one of the premiere automotive photographic artists in the world, has followed-up his 2019 documentation of Tucker 1044 with these amazing images of the 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III. (0 comments)


  • Updated with a film: Ford Custom Car Caravan (1962-1966)
    Jun 01 2022

    Updated with a film: Ford Custom Car Caravan (1962-1966)

    Under the leadership of Ford Special Projects DiviĀ­sion, the Ford Division conceived the Ford Custom Car Caravan in 1962 to create and campaign customĀ­ized and performance-themed Fords to the youth market throughout the United States. (1 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: The first Automobile Publication; The Horseless Age Part 2
    May 31 2022

    Greg O’s Garage: The first Automobile Publication; The Horseless Age Part 2

    A new series of posts examining the first automotive publication, The Horseless Age (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #22 Solved: The Powell Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Bethpage under construction circa July/August 1908
    May 30 2022

    Mystery Friday Foto #22 Solved: The Powell Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Bethpage under construction circa July/August 1908

    Garden City Archives challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (5 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: Long Island’s Other Proposed Motor Speedways
    May 28 2022

    Kleiner’s Korner: Long Island’s Other Proposed Motor Speedways

    Several attempts were made to develop motor speedways on Long Island before and after the creation of the Motor Parkway. Here are a few. (3 comments)


  • Videos: The Alco Black Beast takes a tour of the historic Village of Roslyn
    May 25 2022

    Videos: The Alco Black Beast takes a tour of the historic Village of Roslyn

    Earlier this week, the Alco Black Beast did a five-mile tour of the historic Village of Roslyn. (0 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course in Motoring and Boating
    May 24 2022

    Greg O’s Garage: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course in Motoring and Boating

    A panorama of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race course in the September 28, 1904 issue of Motoring and Boating (4 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #21 Solved: The Fairchild FC-2 NC6370 flying over the Motor Parkway in East Meadow courtesy of the Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation (circa 1928-1932)
    May 23 2022

    Mystery Friday Foto #21 Solved: The Fairchild FC-2 NC6370 flying over the Motor Parkway in East Meadow courtesy of the Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation (circa 1928-1932)

    Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (8 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: The first Automobile Publication; The Horseless Age-Part 1
    May 18 2022

    Greg O’s Garage: The first Automobile Publication; The Horseless Age-Part 1

    A new series of posts examining the first automotive publication, The Horseless Age (9 comments)


  • Savoy Automobile Museum invites Moms to visit Walther Chrysler’s gift to his wife Della
    May 17 2022

    Savoy Automobile Museum invites Moms to visit Walther Chrysler’s gift to his wife Della

    Savoy Automobile Museum is promoting Chrysler's Chrysler which is currently on loan for their Art Deco exhibit. (1 comments)




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Apr 11 2026 Thanks for sharing, Greg.  Interesting historical view of the living quarters of a Vanderbilt socialite.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Part of the acreage was used for a cemetery.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Point made. Many thanks for your reply.

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