Vanderbilt Cup Races

Love the Black Beast! I got to drive it back in the mid-eighties when I was a Master Craftsman Technician at Harrah’s Auto Collection. We had to exercise it in preparation for an event in Atlanta. It’s a good thing there is now an electric starter installed as I remember that there was no one at the facility that could hand crank it over fast enough to start, we had to pull start it! Also remember an incredible amount of lovely noise and the flames shooting out the exhaust. What an incredible car! Hats off to you for preserving it and keeping it in regular use.

From Highlights from the Vanderbilt Cup Region-AACA's Spring Dust-Off to the Waterfront at Roslyn

I have a good friend who owns Tucker #11, will pass on more comments on that later, however I wanted to make sure that an inherent problem with Tuckers has been addressed which is the improper radius on all 4 hubs leading to hairline cracks. My friend acquired blueprints for the redesigned hubs from Stan Gilliland who I believe is now deceased but was the founder of the Tucker club and an authority on the subject. Just wanted to make sure this problem has been addressed so there are no rude surprises in the future. Keep up the good work!
Peter W Moore

From On the Road to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: Tucker 1044 Conservation Report:

I just donated a 5 gal. can similar to this one to the Vicksburg Historical Society, Vicksburg, MI. The can is green and has Sinclair stamped on the side. I would really like any info. as to age, value, or just anything that might help them with their description. The can will be placed in their 1920-30 Sinclair service station display.

From Mystery Foto #86 Solved: Antique Five Gallon Can Manufactured by George D. Ellis & Sons, Inc.

Tough mystery but here goes. The vehicle year is 1900-1905. Don’t know the vehicle but it looks one of the earliest to hit the real road. Gas powered, likely air cooled, leaf spring suspension, no chain drive. I don’t see a gear selector for the driver. The rear axle is most interesting. Calling Ariejan Bos to fill the gaps.

I’ll guess it’s Eugene V. Willis behind the wheel with Mrs. Willis, Town of North Hempstead supervisor 1903-1904. Could be Willis Ave.

From Mystery Foto #17 Solved: North Hempstead Town Supervisor Edwin C. Willets Driving a 1904 Buckmobile

My guess is the 1904 Buckmobile Twin Cylinder.  The supervisor being Eugene Willis.  As Williston Park would eventually border the LIMP. 
-joe

From Mystery Foto #17 Solved: North Hempstead Town Supervisor Edwin C. Willets Driving a 1904 Buckmobile

Edith Klarmann:
Actually, as I recall, we went down Broad Hollow Rd to the LIMP bridge (don’t recall if it was still there) and went on to the LIMP. Alternatively, there was a path opposite St Rose which led to the LIMP and from there we biked as far as we could, crossing that confluence of Roads just before Colonial Springs Rd and continued on the LIMP to just behind the Hairston’s property, which was down hill from the LIMP (the view from the foto is West to the LIMP at the rear of Hairston’s property).  I suppose it was the thrill of riding on the LIMP as much as we did, and not taking any interest in what might have been off to either side of the LIMP… you know, like our own private trail.  Beyond this, I don’t really recall much of anything else.

Edith

From Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” VI: Broad Hollow Road

Awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing.

From Documenting A 1950 Melville Driveway-The Former Entrance to the Huntington Lodge

Hi Edith

Explored the Melville area yesterday and took snapshots you might be interested in seeing. Please let me know.
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From Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” VI: Broad Hollow Road

Santa Monica, street races were banned on Long Island by 1911. Too many casualties.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved: Harry Grant Driving the #1 Isotta During the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race

What are the errors in the caption: “The starting line at the Vanderbilt Cup race on William K. Vanderbilt II’s Long Island Motor Parkway in 1914.”
Race did not occur on the Long Island Motor Parkway

Identify the correct location of the photo.  Santa Monica, CA - Ocean Avenue

Identify the race, race car, driver and date.  Isotta, Harry Grant (finished last due to brooken piston on mile 6), 1914 Santa Monica Vanderbilt Cup Race, February 26, 1914

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved: Harry Grant Driving the #1 Isotta During the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Hi Maureen,
I’m so glad to see you’re investigating your roots.  I’m still at it too. Annie, Derek, and I organized a family reunion 2 years ago, with 96 people showing up!  That helped fill in many of the gaps in our family genealogy.
Hope you are well, happy, and thriving.
Grace and peace,
Peter

From Documenting A 1950 Melville Driveway-The Former Entrance to the Huntington Lodge

Howard,
Thanks for posting those great photos of the L.I. Museum.  I visited Austin Clark’s museum many times and loved those wonderful autos and accessories on display. Austin could be seen wearing his coveralls working on one of his cars and the visitors to the museum didn’t know who it was.  I always wondered where that curved dash Olds went.  Remember the Olds that was placed above the entrance to the museum? 
Thanks for the memories.
Rog

From Never Before Published Photos of the Long Island Automotive Museum

Mystery Foto#16 correction from my earlier post…I said the the Vanderbilt Cup Race was not held on Long island after 1910. What I meant was it was not held on the Motor Parkway after 1910.
The Cup Races retuned to the Island in 1936 and ‘37 but held now at Roosevelt Raceway. They had a Vanderbilt Cup Race again in 1960 at Roosevelt Raceway for Formula Junior cars.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved: Harry Grant Driving the #1 Isotta During the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Thank you for sharing your photographs and memories. Priceless!

From Documenting A 1950 Melville Driveway-The Former Entrance to the Huntington Lodge

great pictures, going way back to about 1956,55/57??? i was there with my mothers fathers brother, his name was harry (ginsberg) gilbert. on some level or another, he was involved with the museum,and had a few cars there.  if anyone knows anything about my uncle harrys connection,i would be very happy to receive. there was also a connection with “chryslers chrysler”. Im going to send a foto to howard. i grew up in lake sucess area but had to leave n.y. in 1967 to move to phoenix. i walked in and out of old motor parkway many times, it was a natural splendor indeed.  thank you, arthur ginsberg fielder santa monica

From Never Before Published Photos of the Long Island Automotive Museum

Mystery Foto #16…. The error in the caption is that the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race was held in in Santa Monica Road Race course in California; NOT THE MOTOR PARKWAY ON LONG ISLAND. No Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island after 1910.
As mentioned above the race was the “1914 Vanderbilt Cup in Santa Monica”. The car was the Isotta as driven by Harry Grant and his mechanician was most likely Frank Lee.
The date of this event was February 26, 1914. The Isotta broke a piston on the first lap and finished last.

From Mystery Foto #16 Solved: Harry Grant Driving the #1 Isotta During the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race

I always think there are people much smarter than me,that can realize important events, or artifacts, or in this case a museum dedicated to the conservership, preservation of such an important time.. Baffling….

From Never Before Published Photos of the Long Island Automotive Museum

My father bought the 1940 Buick woodie at the auction.
It was just sitting there not auctioned and the bank sold it to him for 750.00.
In 1991 I acquired it and had it until 2003 when I sold it to museum in Sarasota Florida.

From The 1962 "Car Auction of the Century" at the Farnesworth Garage

How or why did the museum close. It seems that Mr Clark and the museum were and have been so important to the legacy of the automobile. Maybe you can help me understand .
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Howard Kroplick

Lack of revenue was the primary reason that it closed.

From Never Before Published Photos of the Long Island Automotive Museum

Just want to express my thanks for sharing your photos here means so much more than “verification of LIMP, etc.” These images display just how much fun you had growing up in this area.

From Documenting A 1950 Melville Driveway-The Former Entrance to the Huntington Lodge