Vanderbilt Cup Races

Jan 30 2021
A 1936 flying car, Roosevelt Field and a Tucker engine

Joel Friedman, archivist of the Cradle of Aviation, has forwarded these exclusive Roosevelt Field photos of one of the first attempts to build a flying car... later linked to a Tucker engine. (1 comments)

Jan 30 2021
Update Marketplace #2: A car collector’s dream garage in Port Washington

The second Marketplace post is a 10,000 square foot building. (0 comments)

Jan 29 2021
Marketplace #1: 1956 Mercury Monterey

In a new complimentary service, I am introducing Marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of classic automobiles. First up: a 1956 Mercury Monterey. (0 comments)

Jan 27 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 2 - Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations of “The NY World” - The Dangers of Curves and Speed

Illustrations in Part 2 of this series feature "The World's" view of the danger of the course due to its curves and speed to be traveled. (0 comments)

Jan 26 2021
My COVID-19 vaccination experience at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens

I am pleased to report that I received the COVID-19 vaccine last Tuesday with no delays or problems. (2 comments)

Jan 25 2021
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A 1940 aerial of the Bethpage, the Grumman Airport and the Motor Parkway

Art Kleiner challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (9 comments)

Jan 23 2021
Robert Carter’s Artwork “La Bete Noire”

While searching the Internet yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see myself in a beautiful piece of artwork created over five years ago. (2 comments)

Jan 22 2021
Weekend with Bernie

Does anyone else have a photo of Bernie on the Motor Parkway or at the races? (4 comments)

Jan 20 2021
1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #5: East Williston, Mineola, Bethpage & Old Bethpage

From 1958 to 1967, an unidentified couple(s) documented tours of the Motor Parkway with over 70 photos taken from the Western Terminus in Queens to the Eastern Terminus (Lake Ronkonkoma). In the fifth of the series, these five photos feature our favorite parkway from East Williston to Old Bethpage taken around 1962. (8 comments)

Jan 19 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 1 - Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations of “The NY World” - The Impact on Farmers

"The New York (Evening) World" employed artists to tell its stories in pictures and captions. In this new series of posts, illustrations will portray the World's view of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and automobiling in general. Note that some of the graphics are not the best quality due to the original size of each illustration but they definitely tell the story. (5 comments)