Vanderbilt Cup Races

Mirror shine indeed Ted. What a sparkler! Hold on to that photo!!! I see possibilities thanks to Mr. Heisig’s work.

From Three Car Shows on Long Island This Sunday & Last Week's LIM Program

Happy to say I’m finally going to a car show this weekend in Hampton Va, there’s going to be Speed Boat Races along with a Car Show, it’s a yearly thing, it should be a blast, never been to speed boat races

From Three Car Shows on Long Island This Sunday & Last Week's LIM Program

I’m not 100%, but here goes nuthin’...

-Identify these three men
Left to right; Felice Nazzaro/ Louis Wagner/ Ralph DePalma

-Where and why was this photo taken?
The three were teammates driving for FIAT in the 1908 ‘Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America’ that took place in Savannah, Georgia on November 26, 1908.

-How are these three men connected to the Vanderbilt Cup Races?
Felice Nazzaro drove the #8 FIAT in the 1905 & 1906 Races
Louis Wagner drove the #6 Darracq in the 1905 Race- and drove the winning #10 Darracq of the 1906 Race- He was also the winner of the First American Grand Prize from the above photo in 1908.
Ralph DePalma drove in the 1911/ 1912/ 1914/ 1915 races and was the winner of the 1912 and 1914 races.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved:The FIAT Team for the 1908 American Grand Prize

Happy to see there was a good turnout on 8/2 at the presentation in Stony Brook, what a mirror shine on the car

From Three Car Shows on Long Island This Sunday & Last Week's LIM Program

Hi Howard,  As the photo shows ” You Have Reflected Well ” on Della’s ride !  Bravo !

From Three Car Shows on Long Island This Sunday & Last Week's LIM Program

From Rebecca Gavin (Long Island Museum):

Hi Howard,

I heard that Sunday’s program went extremely well and the audience really enjoyed your talk and seeing your spectacular car.  Thanks again for doing the program and we look forward to working with you again in the future.

Thanks again and take care,
Rebecca

From Three Car Shows on Long Island This Sunday & Last Week's LIM Program

Howard, picture is most likely the next in the set of above labeled BTQ-4-17 photo.
Photo would be just west of this site.
Thanks in advance if you can locate.

james

From Then & Now: The Motor Parkway Office in Garden City

From Joel Friedman:

Airfield: Aviation Country Club Location: Hicksville, now Levittown
Date: probably 1938 or 1939
Aircraft: Fairchild model 24H with 150 hp. Ranger Engine introduced 1937 Bldg. in Background: Club House

We have 75 photos of the Aviation Country Club but not this one.  We would welcome a high res. digital copy for the collection.  I have attached an aerial view, and a later picture of the same aircraft.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Alfred Eisenstaedt's Photos of the Long Isand Aviation Country Club in 1937

Great Story I am rather ignorant about the western portion of the motor parkway . This was very interesting to me.

From Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” III: Searingtown

my great grandfather had a boarding house in Lake Ronkonkoma his son Merrit had some involvement with the race. Before WWI he was going to try to help find crews to extend the race track to Riverhead. If you ever visit the Ronkonkoma museum you can see a picture of the Locomobile at the finish line. The war changed everything and the racetrack was shelved.

From Then & Now: Deadman's Curve in Bethpage (1908-2014) Updated: April 8, 2014

Very cool journey…..I enjoyed seeing some of it….Thanks for sharing…

From Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” III: Searingtown

Wonderful presentation Sunday Howard The Chrysler can out better than I imaginaed Continued good luck and thank you for sharing your passion with us all JeRita

From Newsday: 'Mrs. Chrysler's Chrysler,' 1937 unique car at LI Museum

Great pics and vid! Thank you gentlemen.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Alfred Eisenstaedt's Photos of the Long Isand Aviation Country Club in 1937

From Gary Hammond:

Did you know that at the “1986 IAMC [International Automotive Media Competition], held as Automotive Journalism Conference at the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada” Clark’s article was the winner of the Imperial Palace MOTO Award for “Newspaper Writing - Column”.

Gary

PS We had a great time up in Oyster Bay - what a collection!

From Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and the Motor Parkway: "one for the road" (Circa 1985)

I would never even guessed it was on Long Island,had no idea,until I saw these pictures

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Alfred Eisenstaedt's Photos of the Long Isand Aviation Country Club in 1937

From Gary Hammond:

Airfield - Long Island Aviation Country Club - opened June 29, 1929, closed May 1948
Year - 1937, part of a large series of photographs taken by Alfred Eisenstadt for Life Magazine

Building in the background - Clubhouse of the LIACC

Aircraft - Fairchild 24-H Deluxe, registration NC16871, c/n 3200, built by Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corp. at Hagerstown, Md., in 1937.  One of 25 aircraft built, powered by a 150 hp in-line Fairchild Ranger 6-390 engine (built in Farmingdale).  The Deluxe model included plush upholstery, roll-down windows, wing flaps, and extra instrumentation, however the added weight of the extras resulted in it being a three-place aircraft (seats only 3).
One of the Life photos taken inside the building shows a blackboard with the listing of all the aircraft and owners at the field - NC16871 is listed, however the owner’s name is blocked out by someone standing in front of the listing - only “...er, Jr” can be made out.

The above photos are part of the Life photos series.  Shows clubhouse, hangers, aerials w/LIMP, the actual Life photo, 2 closeups of mechanics with a/c showing Ranger engine & LIACC logo on back of coveralls.

Gary Hammond

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Alfred Eisenstaedt's Photos of the Long Isand Aviation Country Club in 1937

Mitchell Field, approx. 1938. Looks to be NCC current Union Hall.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Alfred Eisenstaedt's Photos of the Long Isand Aviation Country Club in 1937

It looks like the Long Island Aviation Country Club and clubhouse (1929-1948) in now Levittown, with the two taxiways accessing the dual hangar, once located besides and north of the LIMP and right across the Levittown Grand Stand site, just west of the Jerusalem Avenue Motor Parkway highway bridge. If so, Motor Parkway in the photo would be running east-west right behind that hangar through the glass windows. That single prop could give a closer estimate in year. Guessing 1930s
http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/the_long_island_aviation_county_club_and_the_motor_parkway/

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Alfred Eisenstaedt's Photos of the Long Isand Aviation Country Club in 1937

Great post.  I moved to Albertson in March of ‘60.  Walked to Herricks Jr. High along the old Searingtown Rd,“hanging” with some friends on the 3’ high walls that were put up, I guess, after a bridge was taken down.  Kids just sneaking smokes and tales of rolling tires down the hill to Searingtown Rd. NOT ME THOUGH!!!  I think a VFW is now on an area where the LIMP once was.  Ain’t history fun.  Bob Andreocci

From Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” III: Searingtown

Long Island Aviation Country Club, Hicksville
1937
Clubhouse
Fairchild 24H

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Alfred Eisenstaedt's Photos of the Long Isand Aviation Country Club in 1937