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  • Mystery Foto #22 Solved: Seven parked automobiles at Krug’s Corner Hotel in Mineola circa 1911-1912
    May 31 2021

    Mystery Foto #22 Solved: Seven parked automobiles at Krug’s Corner Hotel in Mineola circa 1911-1912

    Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (14 comments)


  • Updated: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The one-of-a-kind 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III is headed to the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage
    May 29 2021

    Updated: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The one-of-a-kind 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III is headed to the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

    I am pleased to announce that another historic unique automobile has been added to my collection- the 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III commissioned by Ford. (20 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: And now for something completely different #4- Willie K.
    May 27 2021

    Kleiner’s Korner: And now for something completely different #4- Willie K.

    The next segment of this series provides items about Willie K. that give a glimpse into his day-to-day life. This is certainly a very brief review of Willie's activities and does not portend to be an exhaustive look into his life. (5 comments)


  • Highlights from the 6th Annual Regimental NAFI Autoshow at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point
    May 25 2021

    Highlights from the 6th Annual Regimental NAFI Autoshow at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point

    A great time was had by all at last Sunday's Kings Point Auto Show hosted by the Kings Point Auto Club. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #21 Solved: 1906 90 HP Locomobile with designer A.L. Riker, driver Joe Tracy and mechanician Al Poole on Riverside Drive, Manhattan
    May 24 2021

    Mystery Foto #21 Solved: 1906 90 HP Locomobile with designer A.L. Riker, driver Joe Tracy and mechanician Al Poole on Riverside Drive, Manhattan

    Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto and Auto? (19 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler returning home to Kings Point today
    May 22 2021

    Chrysler’s Chrysler returning home to Kings Point today

    I am pleased to announce that Chrysler's Chrysler will be participating in this Sunday's 6th Annual Regimental NAFI Autoshow at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. (1 comments)


  • Update: Restoration of a section of the Motor Parkway in Garden City
    May 20 2021

    Update: Restoration of a section of the Motor Parkway in Garden City

    As a follow-up to last October's The Garden City News Report, I am pleased to announce that progress is being made to restore a section of the Motor Parkway near the new parking lot at Stewart Field. (12 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #20 Solved: Driver Walter Christie and mechanician Lewis Strang practicing in a 1906 Christie on Guinea Woods Road
    May 17 2021

    Mystery Foto #20 Solved: Driver Walter Christie and mechanician Lewis Strang practicing in a 1906 Christie on Guinea Woods Road

    Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (9 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: William Geiger’s Motor Parkway Property in Wyandanch
    May 15 2021

    Kleiner’s Korner: William Geiger’s Motor Parkway Property in Wyandanch

    William Geiger owned much of the property near the Motor Parkway in Wyandanch in Suffolk County however, two of the projects relating to the Parkway never materialized, a farmway bridge and a golf course.   (9 comments)


  • Stahls Automotive Museum acquires a 1963 Chrysler Turbine car
    May 12 2021

    Stahls Automotive Museum acquires a 1963 Chrysler Turbine car

    Our friends at the Stahls Automotive Museum, the owners of the green Tucker 1015, have announced that they are the new proud owners of the 1963 Chrysler Turbine car sold by Mark Hyman in March. (8 comments)




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