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Dec 11 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Al Poole’s Original Documents from the Helck Family Collection
The Helck Family Collection contains official documents pertaining to Peter Helck's friend Al Poole. The documents include his driving license and being summoned to appear in court, both in his home country of England and in the United States. (1 comments)
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Dec 10 2019
Alexander Buchan’s Kinetic Sculpture: The Checkered Flag
The bronze sculpture "The Checkered Flag" is one of the most impressive representations of the 1908 Vanderbilt up Race. This artwork was created by Alexander Buchan, who was featured in the November/December 2019 issue of AutoMobilia. (4 comments)
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Dec 09 2019
Mystery Foto #49 Solved: Bulls Head Hotel in Greenvale (North Roslyn) Circa 1934-1936
This weekend's Mystery Photo was a busy location on courses for the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (11 comments)
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Dec 07 2019
Market Watch: Steve McQueen’s Bullitt Mustang
Mac's Motor City Garage previews next month's auction of a "star" Mustang. (8 comments)
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Dec 05 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Maps (Part II)
Part II of my map series displays maps that were used for what I call specific purposes and generally not for touring. (19 comments)
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Dec 04 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Another Long Island Race Inspired by the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Three weeks after the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island, another group of racing daredevils took to their vehicles to vie for a coveted cup. (7 comments)
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Dec 03 2019
Helck Family Collection: Long Island Motor Parkway Inc. $1,000 Four Per Cent Gold Bond
In 1906 William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his business associates raised $2 million ($57 million today) in stock to build the Motor Parkway. Eventually, more than $6 million ($171 million today) was raised including $1 million in 4% interest gold bonds. (2 comments)
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Dec 02 2019
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Marion Spooner Photographed at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This holiday Mystery Foto was taken by a professional photographer. (16 comments)
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Nov 30 2019
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Vince Gardner Building the Mustang III Concept Show Car
Last week, I obtained 63 original negatives of the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car being built in the summer of 1964 at Dearborn Steel Tubing, Ford's prototype maker. This post features the Mustang III's designer Vincent Gardner building his two-seat concept car. (4 comments)
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Nov 26 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Maps (Part I)
As a follow up to the November 20, 2019 post showing the Motor Parkway on a 1927 map, here a number of other maps I've collected and/or saved from various newspapers including the The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Life and The New York Times. (17 comments)
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