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  • Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer’s Last Ride
    Jun 12 2017

    Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer’s Last Ride

    This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a race car attempting to set a speed record. (13 comments)


  • Exploring and Uncovering the  Motor Parkway in the Hempstead Plains (Levittown & Bethpage) Updated
    Jun 10 2017

    Exploring and Uncovering the Motor Parkway in the Hempstead Plains (Levittown & Bethpage) Updated

    Following up with Motor Parkway Footprint Mystery Foto #22, Dave Russo and Art Kleiner have continued to explore and uncover the Motor Parkway in the former Hempstead Plains. (15 comments)


  • Comment of the Week: Who was Victor Demogeot?
    Jun 08 2017

    Comment of the Week: Who was Victor Demogeot?

    Kin: There is a 1911 set of auto drivers cards. One of the cards is someone named “Demoget” and the card back states that he won fourth place in the 1904 event. Does anyone happen to know anything of this man? (1 comments)


  • Highlights from the AACA Greater NY Region 51st Annual Spring Meet at Old Westbury Gardens
    Jun 06 2017

    Highlights from the AACA Greater NY Region 51st Annual Spring Meet at Old Westbury Gardens

    A wonderful time was enjoyed by thousands last Sunday at the AACA Greater NY Region 51st Annual Spring Meet at Old Westbury Gardens. Highlights of the Tucker '48 #1044 and several of my favorites of the 520 show cars on display are on the Blog. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #22 Solved: A Long Island Motor Parkway Footprint East of Jerusalem Avenue In Levittown
    Jun 05 2017

    Mystery Foto #22 Solved: A Long Island Motor Parkway Footprint East of Jerusalem Avenue In Levittown

    Dave Russo forwarded this photo of a footprint of a section of the Motor Parkway right-of-way. (13 comments)


  • Hemmings Motor News: “Tuckered Out- Here are all the Tuckers on public display in the U.S.”
    Jun 03 2017

    Hemmings Motor News: “Tuckered Out- Here are all the Tuckers on public display in the U.S.”

    The July 2017 issue of Hemmings Motor News featured an article identifying the location of the 21 Tucker '48s on public display in the United States. (1 comments)


  • The Day the Long Island Motor Parkway in Nassau County Actually Closed
    May 30 2017

    The Day the Long Island Motor Parkway in Nassau County Actually Closed

    Reflecting the impact of the Depression and the ever expanding Northern and Southern State Parkways, the Motor Parkway officially closed on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938. However, Mitch Kahn found this cover article in the July 2, 1938 issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle indicating the Nassau County section of the Motor Parkway remained open for another two and half months. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The  Long island Motor Parkway Historic Site Kiosk in Bethpage State Park
    May 29 2017

    Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Long island Motor Parkway Historic Site Kiosk in Bethpage State Park

    Sammy & Dave Russo challenged you to solve this weekend's holiday Mystery Foto. (19 comments)


  • Was Theda Bara’s Film Debut Shot in Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma?
    May 26 2017

    Was Theda Bara’s Film Debut Shot in Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma?

    Silent film star and stage actress Theda Bara (1885-1955) made her film debut at the age of 29 in The Stain in 1914 as an extra. The film was shot in New Jersey and at Petit Trianon, located at the eastern terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma. (4 comments)


  • The Western Terminus Entrance to the Long Island Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows, Queens, Circa 1935
    May 24 2017

    The Western Terminus Entrance to the Long Island Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows, Queens, Circa 1935

    This is the only known ground photo of the Western Terminus entrance to the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows, Queens. (4 comments)




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