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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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On the fourth close up in the upper left (west) corner it’s dated 1884. I knew it was pre-1898 because the Port Washington branch isn’t there (the trestle over the head of Manhasset Bay hadn’t been constructed.)
From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer
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Steve Vorwerk
Wow!
Rob Gibby
Outstanding!!
Ed Jay
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Natalie Burghardt
Outstanding!!!
Joe Siclari
magnificent
Dave Packardman Mitchell
Great automobile
18h18 hours ago
Art Kleiner
Congratulations Roz and Howard! Think a larger garage may be in order?
Bruce Adams
Congratulations!
One of the few additions worthy of joining the collection.
Dennis Spina
What an amazing car! Glad it has found such a perfect home with you!
Robert Stickels
You’ve arrived. Outstanding automobile
Alexander Soultanis
Congratulations on your new great addition! ????
Larry Goldberg
Awesome
Tom Cotter
You’ve got quite a collection there, Howard.
Darren Klein
Beautiful, Howard.
Thomas H. Ross
Great addition to a great collection!
Bob Ida
Congratulations! That’s awesome!
Jonathan Rosenzweig
Absolutely beautiful car! It’s a nice addition to an amazing collection. Lots of luck! Can’t wait for the viewing party!!
Doug Jones
Beautiful car! Congratulations Howard and Roz!????????????
Andy Fuhrman
Nice! I’m sure it will get along well with its garage mates! ????
Joel Belser
Wow!
Jackie Goldstein Glanz
Gorgeous
Angelo Van Bogart
Congratulations!
Brooks Marston
Magnifico!
JeRita Trapani
Congratulations on your new acquisition its a duesy
Terrie Skoblow Stern
Congratulations on your newest addition! Enjoy!
Tom Cox
Congratulations!
Steven Vilardi
Ah! Now that is a pizza with anchovies!!! A beauty.
Josh Levitt
Wow!!
Lois Ellen
Amazing!!
Jon Geist
Magnificent! Congratulations!
Rachel Rubin Frank
A beauty!
Shannon Mateljan Fannin
Be-a-utiful ????????
Mitch Hackett
Wow! Time for a visit!
Bob Barauskas
Congratulations. !!!!!!
Kent Weinstein
Congrats!
Jim Donnelly
Gorgeous automobile, Howard, sincere congratulations!
Ellen Vigneaux
Beautiful
Rich Lester
WOW…..Terrific!!!!!!
Clifford M Golub
Enjoy. This is a vehicle you and Roz will truly enjoy as you travel around and let is all enjoy your newest addition to your automotive collection. Safe motoring Enjoy.
Jerry Keefer
Wow! Congratulations, can’t wait to read the story behind this one. I’m checking Vanderbilt Cup website now.
Dave Mitchell
I like that color and also the polished beltline. One of the best looking convertible sedans.
Leonard Fanelli
WOW!!!
Leonard Fanelli
Howard is your collection open to the public? If so where is it located? ( My dad and uncle were part of the founding members of the CCCA)
David Benowitz
Congrats, she’s a Dusey for sure.
George Burghardt
WOW????
Howie Schneider
Congrats pretty
Barbara Garramone
Beautiful!
Gloria Rocchio
Wow, that’s terrific Howard
Jeanett Russo
Beautiful! Best of luck with it
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
Congratulations on you beautiful Duesy Howard.
I’m sure it was a pleasure meeting and dealing with Charlie…he is a gentleman of the highest order and I am lucky to call him a friend. I’m sure he is glad it has gone to such a good home.
Gerry Duff
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
When I was a kid in the sixties, my dad would talk about them a lot. I didn’t even think, until now, bout the Duesy thing. Absolutely wonderful Howard. Howard scores, the crowd goes wild!
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
Congratulations Howard on this fabulous addition to your collection. Looking forward to seeing it at an event soon.
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
What a beautiful vehicle to be added to your magnificent collection. Lots of luck and God Bless.
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
You have wonderfully taste for automobiles. Enjoy your Duesy for many years!!!!
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
Congratulations Howard and Roz Many smiles and miles
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
Wow, what a beautiful machine! I look forward for the opportunity to meet the “Duesey” in person.
Congratulations and continued good luck! Ernie ????
From The Howard & Roz Kroplick Collection: Updated January 9, 2025
I’m glad that Steve Lucas new the date because I only knew that it must have been before January 1, 1989, when the City of Greater New York became the five boroughs that we know today. The fact is that Queens County, as shown in the map, included the towns of Oyster Bay, North Hempstead, and Hempstead (which became Nassau County in 1899), as well as Flushing, Jamaica, Newtown, and Long Island City (which was a city, just as Glen Cove and Long Beach are the only two cities in Nassau County today). Each town in Queens County voted (at least those who were permitted to vote) in 1897 as to whether it would join the new City of Greater New York; Oyster Bay, North Hempstead, and Hempstead opted out. The voters of the City of Brooklyn, which had already annexed all of the towns in Kings County, barely voted to join, which is where I was born in ‘48 and had it in for the “City” while growing up in Fresh Meadows, Flushing. Indeed, even though I’m now living in AZ, in the middle of nowhere and only go back to LI every other month to visit, I vehemently object and take offense to the derogatory term “Outer Boroughs.” Oh? The “Outer Borough” of Queens where JFK and LaG are located? Where two World’s Fairs were held? Where the Mets had its home after moving from the Polo Grounds in ‘64 to Shea, never again to return to the “City”? The “Outer Borough” of the Bronx, where the Bronx Zoo and NY Botantical Garden are located? Or the “Outer Boroughs” of Brooklyn and Staten Island, home to the Verrazanoa, at one time the longest suspension bridge in the world? Home to the Bklyn Academy of Music, Prospect Park, the world renowned Brooklyn Museum, and much more? As far as I’m concerned, the expression “Outer Boroughs” is a slur that should not be spoken.
From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer
Congratulations on your acquisition. Duesenberg was the Bugatti Chiron of its day. Enjoy your new car every day!
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
Wow, Howard, a Duesenberg. Surely the best of the best. I look forward to seeing it in person. Congrats!!!!
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
Really glad to see that one of Charlie’s cars found a really great new home. Congrats on a terrific buy .
From The Howard & Roz Kroplick Collection: Updated January 9, 2025
That’s a doozy Duesy! Can’t wait to read about this car’s history. Is it in anyway connected to any other cars in your collection?
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
Congratulations Howard! Great addition. She’s a beauty!
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
Congratulations! Enjoy!
From Update (1/5/2025): Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline #2448 J-399
That’s an 1891 map / brochure created by the LIRR to promote real estate investment throughout Long Island. Apparently, the only ferry service was between Oyster Bay and Wilson’s Point, CT. There was no Port Jefferson Ferry or Orient Point Ferry. Also, Nassau County had not been established and the LIRR had not yet reached Montauk, terminating at Sag Harbor on the South Shore Branch.
From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer
Hello, I wonder if you know the original people that bought the first 50, my grandfather was one of them, he was in Brooklyn and brought the car up to Ulster county New York, hit a deer and it screwed up the mechanism for the light, he must’ve searched for some help somewhere, now he passed away when I was six, in 1972 they sold the car and sent me to military school, I still have 100 shares of the stock, and a watch but really I would like to get some history on where the car is and anything about my grandfather thank you
From Documenting 1947 New York Region Tucker Sales and Dealerships
Thank you for the post. I wrote the article in 1972 based on interviews with family friend Ed Cantrell (JT Cantrell’s son). As stated, my first car was a 1948 Cantrell bodied Chevy I purchased from Pete Boller for 99.00 in 1965. I found it at Simpson’s boatyard in Centerport. I used that car for years. Driving to and from college in upstate NY and on surf trips up and down the east coast. It carried my Hawk surfboard on the roof and I slept in the back. I am 77 now and in my garage is a 1935 Ford Woody. Surfboard on the roof is now a Hobie.
From Long Island Auto Manufacturers & Body Builders #2: J.T. Cantrell & Company of Huntington Part I
Art, I believe the misnamed “Vanderbilt Road” is I.U. Willets Rd, today’s Horace Harding Blvd/Bates Rd/Little Neck Pkwy
From Kleiner's Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (July, 1924)
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