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Jan 16 2015
Video of the Week: “What Stops Them (1935)”
A Clear Explanation Of Hydraulic Brakes And Of Their Use On The Modern Motorcar (1935). (0 comments)
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Jan 14 2015
Video: “The Ellison Avenue LIRR Bridge of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course”
The Velocity Channel's 2013 AmeriCARna "Vanderbilt Cup" episode focused on the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island and the Vanderbilt Cup trophy. This three-minute segment highlighted the Elllison Avenue LIRR Bridge on the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course and the creation of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (2 comments)
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Jan 13 2015
New Series:William S. Jackson’s “Memories of Henry Austin Clark: Capturing a Freya Radar Station”
William S. Jackson, former editor of the AACA's Antique Automobile and the CCCA's Classic Car magazine, was a friend of Henry Austin Clark Jr. for 27 years. In response to a request from author Beverly Rae Kimes in 1996, William wrote an article "Henry Austin Clark, Jr. As I Remember Him". (1 comments)
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Jan 12 2015
Mystery Foto 2015 #2 Solved: Cunningham Park, the Motor Parkway and Union Turnpike in 1938
This weekend's Mystery Foto was another spectacular aerial of the Motor Parkway from the New York City Parks Photo Archives. (15 comments)
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Jan 10 2015
The Spectacular 1936 Long Island Motor Parkway Flyover
In June 1936, two airplanes from the aerial survey company Braman & Johnson conducted a flyover over Long Island. The result was this amazing photo of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Hempstead Plains. (6 comments)
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Jan 09 2015
Video of the Week “Willie K. in an Auto Boat Race on the Hudson”
Auto boat race on the Hudson (1904). (10 comments)
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Jan 07 2015
Willie K.‘s “Hard Boiled Egg” Auto Boat
In 1904, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. had a passion for racing on both land and on water. He quickly adopted the sport of auto boat racing- which combined traditional motor boats with automobile technology. (4 comments)
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Jan 05 2015
Mystery Foto 2015 #1: Roosevelt Field and Roosevelt Raceway in July 1937 (Updated with a Then & Now)
The first Mystery Foto of 2015 has never been published before or posted on the Internet. (24 comments)
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Jan 03 2015
The Unsolved Mystery of William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s 90-HP Mercedes Automobile(s) (1904-1908)
From 1904 to 1908, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. owned 90-HP Mercedes automobile(s) which he used as race car, a hill climber and a course patrol car. The mystery is determining how many 90-HP Mercedes did Willie K. actually own during this period; 1,2,3 or 4? (3 comments)
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Jan 01 2015
Search: An Early Racing Fob?
Saturday Search: An Early Racing Fob? Submitted by Steve Lucas. Posted on January 16, 2015. (0 comments)
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