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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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Wow. I was not aware of Carnegie’s charity. That is impressive. Almost 1700 libraries. Pretty amazing.
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Willys-Overland Whippet in Front of Rockville Centre's Carnegie Library
Could not locate this structure anywhere, old or recent. This was a good mystery. Sam III nailed it based on memory. Fantastic! Five stars!!!!!
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Willys-Overland Whippet in Front of Rockville Centre's Carnegie Library
Very educational, informative articles.
From The Day Vanderbilt and Moses Announced the Long Island Motor Parkway Was Closing
Ihe building is the original RVC library. I believe it was used as such until the present library was built around 1962
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Willys-Overland Whippet in Front of Rockville Centre's Carnegie Library
Here we go again with ill-formed guesses. I vaguely recall that being the old Public Library about a block north of the tracks on the east aside of a north-south street like North Centre or North Village Avenues. The car, ca. 1924, clearly has six wheels - four driving, one spare, and one steering. :·) Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Willys-Overland Whippet in Front of Rockville Centre's Carnegie Library
Stray thought occasioned by the night shot - isn’t there an old law in NY State against having more than two headlamps burning simultaneously? Anyone? Sam, III
From Tucker 1044 Participates at the Unveiling of the Tucker Torpedo Concept Car at the AACA Museum
Gene, please don’t type in all CAPS - it makes what you right very hard to read - if anyone bothers. Ron
From Car Collection Profile: 1966 Shelby Mustang GT-350H SFM6S475
I’m glad you put up the picture of the Petit Trianon at the end. What year was it demolished?
From Sam & Dave’s Excellent “Lost” Motor Parkway Adventure VI: Remnants of Petit Trianon
The building on Clinton Ave. in Rockville Centre was built in 1912 to be the first permanent home of the library. The land was donated by John Lyon, RVC’s first Village President. I just need information about the car. Thanks!
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Willys-Overland Whippet in Front of Rockville Centre's Carnegie Library
Great idea to put
all of these clippings together, for fascinating reading. Thanx!
From The Day Vanderbilt and Moses Announced the Long Island Motor Parkway Was Closing
Congrats!!! Your Tucker is getting well deserved exposure. The Tucker exhibit at the AACA museum is incredible!
Rog
From Tucker 1044 Participates at the Unveiling of the Tucker Torpedo Concept Car at the AACA Museum
I was at Hershey and saw this exhibit. It is so fascinating and detailed that I constantly was getting phone calls as to when I’m going to meet up with my friends, who were in the same museum! I hope the Ida family gets this done. Bob Andreocci
From The Tucker Torpedo Revealed at the AACA Museum in Hershey
I find it interesting that the original transfer plans seemed to be that the Motor Parkway would be refurbished as local roads and kept largely intact. What would be even more interesting is learning how that only happened in Suffolk, and the Queens bike path segment, but finding out how Nassau simply abandoned so much of the route and how that came about.
From The Day Vanderbilt and Moses Announced the Long Island Motor Parkway Was Closing
Very nice coverage of the L.I. Motor Parkway!
From The Day Vanderbilt and Moses Announced the Long Island Motor Parkway Was Closing
Nice Tucker stuff !
From Tucker 1044 Participates at the Unveiling of the Tucker Torpedo Concept Car at the AACA Museum
Enjoyed reading this….Thanks for finding it and sharing it….
From The Day Vanderbilt and Moses Announced the Long Island Motor Parkway Was Closing
The building is the old Rockville Centre Public Library on Clinton Ave. built with a Carnegie grant in 1903 / 1904.
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Willys-Overland Whippet in Front of Rockville Centre's Carnegie Library
Wayne does seem to keep very busy. When Andrew Cuomo announced that FDR’s Packard was being ‘restored’, Cuomo was a bit off, but not knowing what was going on, I was a bit to’d that a NY restorer didn’t get the work. Except that all that was being done was to make it run - safely (after decades in a museum that it had entered with mechanical problems) - and Wayne was the one selected to get it done. Then, of course, it showed up for the opening of the new Koz… (can’t spell it) bridge - running, of course, driven by AC.
From Tucker 1044 Honored with the "Wayne Carini Award" at the Hemmings Concours d'Elegance
Will let others figure out the car, but year is circa 1930.
The building is the Clinton Avenue Library in Rockville Center. Built in 1912 and existed until 1962. The donor was Andrew Carnegie who gave $10,000 for the library (one of many donations he made for libraries to be built) on property given by John Lyon. The building is at 11 Clinton Avenue, near the intersection with Front Street, near the RC LIRR station. Today it is an office building, housing numerous lawyers.
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Willys-Overland Whippet in Front of Rockville Centre's Carnegie Library
The Rockville Centre library, built in 1912, seen in the 1930’s.
The car looks like it could be a 1927 Willys-Overland Whippet Model 96
From Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Willys-Overland Whippet in Front of Rockville Centre's Carnegie Library
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