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  • This Weekend’s Car Shows
    May 29 2015

    This Weekend’s Car Shows

    Three car shows this weekend. Come see the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler at the Greenwich Concours d 'Elegance on Saturday. (1 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:Thomas J. Zinzi- The First Long Island Motor Parkway Police Officer
    May 27 2015

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:Thomas J. Zinzi- The First Long Island Motor Parkway Police Officer

    Sixteen years after it opened, the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. determined that motorcycle patrols were needed to improve the safety of the road. The first Motor Parkway police officer hired in 1924 was Thomas Zinzi, previously assistant Parkway repair foreman and the husband of Josephine Zinzi, the Massapequa Lodge gatekeeper. (5 comments)


  • Great Neck News: Chrysler’s Chrysler Returns
    May 26 2015

    Great Neck News: Chrysler’s Chrysler Returns

    Andy Newman reported on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Car Show in today's issue of the Great Neck Record. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Motor Parkway at Deer Park Avenue, Dix Hills in 1928
    May 25 2015

    Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Motor Parkway at Deer Park Avenue, Dix Hills in 1928

    Yikes, was it Friday already? Time for another Mystery Friday Foto! (9 comments)


  • Vintage Cars, Smiles and Thumbs-Ups from The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Car Show
    May 23 2015

    Vintage Cars, Smiles and Thumbs-Ups from The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Car Show

    Last Sunday, the first car show ever held at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy was a major success. The midshipmen's Kings Point Auto Club is already planning the 2016 car show. (1 comments)


  • Memorial Day Weekend Car Events
    May 22 2015

    Memorial Day Weekend Car Events

    Only two events this holiday weekend. (0 comments)


  • Book & Bottle Presentation on Thursday:“Chrysler’s Chrysler: History,Discovery & Restoration” 6:00PM
    May 20 2015

    Book & Bottle Presentation on Thursday:“Chrysler’s Chrysler: History,Discovery & Restoration” 6:00PM

    I hope that you will be able to join me tomorrow night in Riverhead for an updated presentation of Chrysler's Chrysler. (0 comments)


  • Newsday: Merchant Marine Academy students show off repair skills at auto show
    May 19 2015

    Newsday: Merchant Marine Academy students show off repair skills at auto show

    Scott Eidler reported on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Car Show in yesterday's Newsday. Photos of this amazing historic event will soon be posted. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #20 Solved: Barney Oldfield Driving a Stearns  Racer in St. Paul on July 15, 1908
    May 18 2015

    Mystery Foto #20 Solved: Barney Oldfield Driving a Stearns Racer in St. Paul on July 15, 1908

    Chuck Rudy Jr. needed your help in identifying this very tough Mystery Foto. (6 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Returns to Its Kings Point Home This Weekend
    May 17 2015

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Returns to Its Kings Point Home This Weekend

    After 74 years, Chrysler's Chrysler has returned to its original Kings Point home this weekend. A photo shoot was held on Friday around the former home of Walter and Della Chrysler, now Wylie Hall of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. (8 comments)




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