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  • Howard Kroplick Events and Automobile Shows (Updated: October 19, 2018)
    Oct 17 2018

    Howard Kroplick Events and Automobile Shows (Updated: October 19, 2018)

    This is the current schedule of relevant meetings, events and automobile shows for the 1909 Alco Black Beast, 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler, 1948 Tucker 1044, and 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car. (3 comments)


  • Exclusive: Surveyor Clinton Robertson’s Long Island Motor Parkway Construction Photo Album
    Oct 16 2018

    Exclusive: Surveyor Clinton Robertson’s Long Island Motor Parkway Construction Photo Album

    While working as a surveyor on the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1908 and 1909, Clinton A. Robertson (above) documented the Motor Parkway construction and his fellow workers with his trusty camera. (14 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #41 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr., Rosamund Vanderbilt & Robert & Edie Huntington
    Oct 15 2018

    Mystery Foto #41 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr., Rosamund Vanderbilt & Robert & Edie Huntington

    This weekend's Mystery Foto documented four friends traveling together. (9 comments)


  • Treasures of the David Cammack Tucker Archives
    Oct 13 2018

    Treasures of the David Cammack Tucker Archives

    With permission of the AACA Museum, Mike Tucker, John Cuocco and I were able to explore the David Cammack Tucker Archives in Hershey, PA. yesterday. Here are some of the treasures from the Cammack Tucker Archives. (3 comments)


  • Updated: The 6th Annual “Motor Parkway Sunday Drive to Lake Ronkonkoma”  A Big Success
    Oct 09 2018

    Updated: The 6th Annual “Motor Parkway Sunday Drive to Lake Ronkonkoma”  A Big Success

    Last Sunday's Motor Parkway Drive to commemorate the 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway was a great success. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Clearing the 1905 Course for Vincenzo Lancia’s #4 FIAT
    Oct 08 2018

    Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Clearing the 1905 Course for Vincenzo Lancia’s #4 FIAT

    This weekend's Mystery Foto documented three people in a Vanderbilt Cup race car. (10 comments)


  • Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Program: The Birth & Legacy of the Tucker 48
    Oct 06 2018

    Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Program: The Birth & Legacy of the Tucker 48

    An article "The Birth & Legacy of the Tucker 48" by Hampton C. Wayt was featured in the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance program. (1 comments)


  • The Classic Car Magazine Cover Story: “A Chrysler for the Mrs.”
    Oct 03 2018

    The Classic Car Magazine Cover Story: “A Chrysler for the Mrs.”

    The Classic Car, official magazine of the Classic Car Club of America, featured a cover article on Chrysler's Chrysler in the Fall 2018 issue. (4 comments)


  • Celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway on Sunday, October 7, 2018
    Oct 02 2018

    Celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway on Sunday, October 7, 2018

    Celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway at the 6th Annual Motor Parkway Drive to Lake Ronkonkoma on Sunday, October 7, 2018. (13 comments)


  • Hemmings.com: Last two surviving Breese roadsters head to auction in Philadelphia
    Oct 02 2018

    Hemmings.com: Last two surviving Breese roadsters head to auction in Philadelphia

    Kurt Ernst of Hemmings has reported that the two surviving Breese roasters will go to auction in Philadelphia. Articles and films on the 1911 "Breese of Paris" racer have been previously posted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. (0 comments)




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