Vanderbilt Cup Races

Hi Dave. At first glance, these look like chunks of LIMP pavement. Is the wall piece (if it’s still there) situated between the original entrance to the precinct and the PSEG LI ROW on the E/S of Wantagh Ave? I don’t recall a larger wall section in the past. I guess you tried moving it,etc. If it didn’t budge, then I guess it’s set in the ground? It could’ve been a “barrier” like you suggested, similar to the ones that were constructed to keep autos off the closed LIMP.

Told Frank if I was around in 1938, I would’ve drove or biked the LIMP with a camera soon after it closed. The oldest camera I ever had was a polaroid, lol.

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

Great show great venue great people thank you all who attended

ONE OF MY PERSON FAVORITE CLASSIC CAR SHOWS

WOW !!!!!!!!!

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

Howard, outstanding clarity in the blowup pics, coming from some of the earliest crude photos produced. I’m grateful they all still exist! I got this msg too late for the meeting. Bicyclists not allowed?! I protest! Now we’re working on bringing this venture back to life for all walks of life to enjoy, including bikers. Lol. I’m loving it! (Not McDonalds)

From Answers to the Questions Raised at the Connetquot Public Library Presentation

Brian, any thoughts on that wall piece? I figured you might have seen that before in your LIPA path. Maybe it was larger several years ago? I’m surprised there’s been no interest / discussion about this.

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

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Then I like to sum this up as “Findings We Come Across When It’s Not Expected”, Art.

And I agree, Dave. Whoever is the owner of this car HAS to be someone here? Would make an excellant Mystery Foto.

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

Great Work! I knew there was something about the building that houses the travel agency, that makes it so vintage

From Then & Now: Krug's Corner in Mineola

Sorry Brian, not me!  I’ll leave it to the owner to self-identify.  Was seen on Levittown Parkway (not the Motor Parkway) on 5/13 or 5/14.

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

From Aldo Zana:

The mystery is quite simple.
Car: Auto Union Stromlinienwagen modified for the 1938 Rekordwoche (Week of the records).
Driver: Bernd Rosemeyer, winner of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup
Date: January 28, 1938
Hour: 11.46 am, start of the Southbound run 3. Rosemeyer had only 90” left to live before the fatal crash at about 11.47’30”.
Site: Frankfurt-Darmstadt Reichsautobahn (Motorway), starting point close to the Frankfurt Airport.

Thank you for keeping me in the mailing list.
Enjoy the Sunday.
Aldo

From Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer's Last Ride

Art…. I can only guess that’s your car. Unless there’s someone else dedicated enough to pay extra for specific license plates$!

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

Howard you have to buy out that license plate. That thing belongs on your car! You must at least know this guy? I find it hard to believe he wouldn’t be an avid viewer / participant of your site. Someone fess up to this plate!

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

If there’s something to be found,you guys will find it,anyway you can,even getting outside help. That’s something with that car with that license plate,you can run into anything very unexpected,can’t you?

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

Howie. . . . . .looks like it was a great show overall.  As an AMC guy myself, were there any cool old Ramblers at the show????
___________________________________________

Howard Kroplick

A couple!!

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

The pictures labeled east of Wantagh Ave…..it’s really hard to tell, the pics are pretty bad but those are not road remnant pieces. That is a small piece of a wall that borders the LIPA path and the LIMP ROW. I believe this is a small piece/remnant of a wall piece similar to those built and still standing in Bethpage, New Hyde park, and Roslyn. This was a former bridge location as wel and the construction of this piece appears to be the same as those others. I’ll get back there to take better pics one day.

Does anyone have any info on this location?

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

Good coverage, guys!  Dave….Like you, I bought myself a 2 ft shovel for the exact same reason. Less noticeable, but big enough for the job.

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

I think it’s time to call in Sherlock Holmes.
Rog

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

The Car-The Auto Union V16 Streamliner based on the 1937 Auto Union Type C.  Which raced at Avusrennen…..the car sounds very similar in ideas to the Stutz BlackHawk of Frank Lockhart’s design which ended his life in 1928, or ‘29.

The Driver-Bernd Rosemeyer. Rosemeyer won the 1937 rendition of the Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in an Auto Union, besting Richard Seaman in second and Caracciola whose Mercedes ended up 24th when it broke.

The day of the Foto-On the day of the head to head LSR match between Mercedes, driven by Caracciola, and his Auto Union he died in the attempt, January 28, 1938 at Frankfurt-Darmstadt Autobahn, Germany at 29 Years.  His wife Elly gave birth to a son, Bernd Jr., just ten weeks before his father’s death.

The day between Caracciola and Rosemeyer…..interesting notation of
http://jalopnik.com/the-sleek-streamliners-that-broke-records-and-served-ev-1538151482

http://www.audi.com/corporate/en/company/history/models/auto-union-16-cylinder-streamliner-racing-car-typ-c-1937.html

From Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer's Last Ride

Photo is of a specially prepared Auto Union Grand Prix car with a fully streamlined body for speed record attempts on the German Autobahn. The driver is Bernd Rosemeyer. Rosemeyer had won the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island in the road racing version of this car. The photo was taken on Jan. 28, 1938. On that day Rosemeyer had set a class record of 268 mph. His next run that day ended when the car veered off the road at close to 270 mph and hit a bridge embankment, ejecting him from the car and killing him.

From Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer's Last Ride

My favorite footprint, now all but obliterated by exceedingly lush foliage, is in the northwest loop of Northern State Parkway and Lakeville Road (the W/B to S/B clover leaf) .  No, I never did get around to digging there but I did document it visually: <http://sbiii.com/limpkwy1.html#marc-nsp> (last photo).  New locator map at <http://sbiii.com/limpmaps/1930mp3x.jpg> and satellite locator photo at <http://sbiii.com/limpncpx/lkvlnost.jpg>.  Go dig, some LIer!  Sam, III

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

Wow - total blank!  Not even vaguely familiar.  Oh, well; it’s an Auto Union, at any event (literally AND figuratively).  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer's Last Ride