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Jan 14 2020
Willie K. Presentation Draws Capacity Crowd in Roslyn
A capacity crowd of 100 people enjoyed Dr. Steve Gittelman's thought-provoking presentation on William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. at the Bryant Library tonight. Thanks for coming out! (6 comments)
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Jan 13 2020
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge Abutment
My favorite co-author Al Velocci needed your assistance identifying this currently unknown Motor Parkway bridge abutment. It came from the same folder that held a 1956 view of Levittown (Mystery Foto #43). (26 comments)
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Jan 11 2020
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Suffolk County Acquisition of the Long Island Motor Parkway
In 1938, The Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. deeded the roadway to Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties to use as they each saw fit. Recently obtained documents from the Suffolk County Dept. of Public Works (SCDPW) detail the agreement between William K.Vanderbilt, Jr. as President of the Corporation and the County of Suffolk. (8 comments)
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Jan 10 2020
Update: 1968 “Bullitt” Mustang sells for $3.74 million at Mecum Auction
The Bullitt Mustang was sold at auction for $3.4 million ($3.74 million after commission) today. See this Mecum video of the sale. (9 comments)
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Jan 07 2020
Classic Drive TV: The Tuckers and Rob Ida on Restoring Tucker 1044
At last year's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, Dirk Burrowes interviewed Sean Tucker, Mike Tucker and Rob Ida concerning the restoration of Tucker 1044 and their future projects. These two videos have been posted by Classic Drive TV. (0 comments)
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Jan 06 2020
Mystery Foto #1 Solved: An Accident at the 1911 Indy 500 Race
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify the first Mystery Foto of the 2020s. (9 comments)
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Jan 04 2020
Helck Family Collection: Original Transcript- Willie K. and the “Race to Death”
Among the treasures of the Helck Family Collection is an original typewritten profile of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. dated November 26, 1969. This section of the article describes Vanderbilt's participation in the 1903 Paris-Madrid Race which became known as the "Race of Death". (0 comments)
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Jan 01 2020
The Top Thirty 2019 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
In celebration of the New Year and VanderbiltCupRaces.com and being honored by the Society of Automotive Historians, here is a list of my top 30 posts of 2019. (0 comments)
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Dec 30 2019
Mystery Foto #52 Solved: Willie K. at the Ormond Hotel during the 1904 Ormond-Daytona Beach Races
In the final Mystery Foto of the decade, did you find Willie K.? (8 comments)
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Dec 28 2019
Hemmings Blog: Tuckers are more popular than ever, and this 6,300-mile car going to auction is proof
Monday's Hemmings Blog featured an article by Mike Austin on growing popularity of Tuckers and the upcoming auction of Tucker 1034. (3 comments)
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