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This is a Tucker Torpedo. I dont know the difference between regular Tucker and the Torpedo The location is in Florida, based on same plates parked in same lot. 1950s. A two tone Tucker…..Hmmm. Could be an attempt to next generation Tuckers? Waiting to find out….

From Mystery Foto #26 Solved: The Two-Tone Tucker 1046 in 1956 at Sebring, Florida

Last Sunday the Troopers were out at OBI writing ticket after ticket for missing front plates, etc.  There were a few problems in the past weeks with burnouts, speeding and some joker charging admission.  Let’s all behave like gentlemen and preserve this great Sunday daybreak tradition.

From 2019 Long Island Cruises (Updated: July 26, 2019)

Tucker #1046.
March 1956, Sebring, Fla.
Tucker ‘48 Sedan… The “Torpedo” name was added by the owner at the time, Nick Jenin of Ft. Lauderdale. The car is now fully restored and resides here in CA.
The “F” badge is Florida, but no idea on the others.. possibly car club emblems or travel related (Jenin owned a resort hotel in Ft. Lauderdale and also ran the Blue Island, Illinois Raceway with his brother at one time).

From Mystery Foto #26 Solved: The Two-Tone Tucker 1046 in 1956 at Sebring, Florida

Wow that’s cool. Unheard of that a private golf club like this would honor history like this. The club deserves credit for this.

From Renovations to the Wheatley Hills Golf Club Uncover the Motor Parkway in East Williston

Excellent post. Someone told me about this location after the post detailing the LIMP remnants east of Roslyn Rd. This location was on the list (very small list) of remaining spots to investigate in hopes of uncovering more LIMP locations.

Is the club going to pave over this? Or leave it as is?
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Howard Kroplick

Dave, the club is leaving this area as is and will honor the Motor Parkway with a new historic marker.

From Renovations to the Wheatley Hills Golf Club Uncover the Motor Parkway in East Williston

Fantastic photos!
It’s as close as you can get.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

I remember this section of the original LIMP while performing Transmission patrols for Lilco/National Grid/Lipa, Howard. It appears they want to make the now Golf path wider, and exposing the full width of the parkway. I guess they’ll continue further west, but then the path curves south; deviating from the LIMP eventually. I recall the ground level W/O the exposed LIMP rising, with wood chips etc. All good stuff.

From Renovations to the Wheatley Hills Golf Club Uncover the Motor Parkway in East Williston

Great mystery foto find, Frank!

Like the image of the Central Ave/LIRR overpass. Looks to be quite a drop from the bridge to the roadway.

Appreciate the photo looking north towards Deadmans Curve#2. Frank and I found the concrete post on the E/S of the LIMP here before the curve. Of course this image displays the original cedar boundary posts.

The tallest tree in the cemetery I believe is still standing. When Frank and I were visiting there, there’s a huge wide spreading type of maple tree pretty much in the middle. It’s unfortunately showing signs of wear.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

I showed the pictures to my wife, who had relatives living on both sides of Sigsbee Ave. in the 1920s to about the1960s The LIMP ran past the back of her great-uncle and great-aunt’s yard; their last name was Martin; the relatives across the street were the Morrisons (her grandparents).  She couldn’t tell if the yard pictured was theirs, although she does remember the slope down to the pavement.

From Motor Parkway Pavement Rediscovered in Albertson/Williston Park -Updated June 27, 2017

There are two bridges that fit the foto; Little East Neck Rd bridge looking westbound, and Old Westbury Rd bridge looking eastbound. My first guess was incorrect. Good luck everyone.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

Great stuff Howard. The military roadway if constructed would’ve transformed the entire Long Island roadway system we use today. It seems to have been the first draft of the LI Expwy, a roadway to extend as far as possible.
The Lincoln Highway has similarities to the Motor Parkway where remnants still exist throughout its course. The main difference is its 3400 mile length from the Lincoln Tunnel to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.
That Brooklyn Daily Eagle deserves more investigating.

From The Proposed 1916 National Military Highway on Long Island

Not 100% sure but I think we’re looking southeast just before the LIMP turns east and goes over (Old) Westbury Road. Those telephone poles in the background are probably running next to the Central Branch of the LIRR. Photo was probably taken in September, 1908 since the LIMP is not quite finished yet (no guardrails). Also, it looks like the photographer’s Buick in the background and he took several other photos along this stretch of LIMP at the same time.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

Correcting myself- Westbury Road (not Ave) bridge is Westbury.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

Bridge after a left curve along the Central RR looking East South/East- I’ll guess the Westbury Ave parkway bridge.

That looks to be the same photographer and assistant in their Buick from other bridge photos dating this as September 1908 just after LIMP completion.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

I KNEW I had old pix of the RoW at the library and it took me forever to locate them - last two 2000 shots at <http://sbiii.com/limpkwy6.html#wlalsear> [easier to go to <http://sbiii.com/limpkwy6.html#nsp-nhp>; directly above that].  Thanks as always, Dave and Howard, and you too, Frank M.  Sam, III

From Motor Parkway Pavement Rediscovered in Albertson/Williston Park -Updated June 27, 2017

The bridge is the Westbury Road bridge, the direction of the photo is south-east. Behind the bridge the telegraph poles along the Long Island Railroad are visible. The photo is one of a series of photos of the almost finished Motor Parkway, dating from September 1908. The car in the distance is the photographer’s Buick, featuring in several other photos of this series. Of these at least one was photographed on the same bridge in the opposite direction shortly before or after the mystery photo: on both photos you can see the same piece of sewer pipe on the west side of the road.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

Looks like the view westbound east of the Plainview Road bridge in Bethpage in 1908.
The remains of water pumping stations on the roadsides.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

I suspect that is in Bethpage over the LIRR tracks and Central Ave.  The camera is looking south/southwest, in a location about where the 135 now runs.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The Westbury Road Motor Parkway Bridge in East Meadow in 1908 Updated: 6/29

It’s really nice to see that so many remnants remain in this section today after almost 80 years.

From Motor Parkway Pavement Rediscovered in Albertson/Williston Park -Updated June 27, 2017

What a great thing to have a piece of history sitting in your backyard.

From Motor Parkway Pavement Rediscovered in Albertson/Williston Park -Updated June 27, 2017