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Dec 23 2019
Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The 1917 Winton House Car Owned by James Melton
The Helck Family Collection challenged you again to solve this Mystery Auto. (7 comments)
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Dec 21 2019
Video of the Week: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Historycomestolife has posted this unedited 4-minute film of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
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Dec 18 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Part I-Mapping the Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field & Mitchel Gardens
Recently received documents from the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works (NCDPW) highlight the Motor Parkway and Mitchel Field in Garden City. (12 comments)
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Dec 17 2019
Popular Mechanics (February 1938): George Robertson “Making of A Race Driver”
In a featured cover story in the February 1938 issue of Popular Mechanics (page 178), George Robertson, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, wrote " The Rough Road to Glory". The article described what Robertson believed it takes to become a race driver while highlighting several of his race experiences. (1 comments)
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Dec 16 2019
Mystery Foto #50 Solved: Joe Tracy & Jerry Helck in Old 16 at the 1945 Franklin County Fair
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (7 comments)
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Dec 14 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Long Island Motor Parkway in Maps (Part III)
Part III of the map series provides a further look at the Motor Parkway as depicted on various types of maps. (14 comments)
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Dec 13 2019
Film of the Week: An Amateur Color Film of 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
I just found this amateur color film of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race held at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury from the AACA Library & Research Center. (3 comments)
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Dec 11 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Al Poole’s Original Documents from the Helck Family Collection
The Helck Family Collection contains official documents pertaining to Peter Helck's friend Al Poole. The documents include his driving license and being summoned to appear in court, both in his home country of England and in the United States. (1 comments)
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Dec 10 2019
Alexander Buchan’s Kinetic Sculpture: The Checkered Flag
The bronze sculpture "The Checkered Flag" is one of the most impressive representations of the 1908 Vanderbilt up Race. This artwork was created by Alexander Buchan, who was featured in the November/December 2019 issue of AutoMobilia. (4 comments)
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Dec 09 2019
Mystery Foto #49 Solved: Bulls Head Hotel in Greenvale (North Roslyn) Circa 1934-1936
This weekend's Mystery Photo was a busy location on courses for the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (11 comments)
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