Vanderbilt Cup Races

Dear Howard, Yours is excellent historical and archival work.  I salute you for it.  It will benefit not only the present generation but future ones as well.  Sincerely, David Kahn. D. Phil. Oxon.  (that means, for those who are not up on their Latin or on British scholarly abbreviations, Doctor Philosophiae Oxoniensis = Ph.D. from Oxford.)
      I can’t help boasting that a high school friend from Great Neck High and I explored the Nassau portion of the Motor Parkway during summer vacations in the late 1940s.  A few years later I wrote an article about the Parkway for the Lincoln-Mercury Times, which I think you have in your archives.  I called it the Granddaddy of Superhighways, because I believe it was the first road to have no intersections, only over- or underpasses. If you don’t have a copy, let me know and I can try to dig it out from my papers, which have been given to NSA’s National Cryptologic Museum library at Fort Meade, Maryland.  When it gets warmer, I hope to come out to one of your meetings, if I may.  Sincerely, David Kahn
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From Howard Kroplick:
Thank you Dr. Kahn for the salute.

Your wonderful article was reposted on the website in 2011:

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/1955_motor_parkway_article_granddaddy_of_superhighways

Please contact me when you are back on Long Island! Enjoy, Howard

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #45: Central Avenue/LIRR Railroad Bridge in Bethpage

Finally going to watch it, at my daughters house on Sunday, she invited us, for my wife’s birthday, which is tomorrow, she’s taping it tonight for me and maybe you’ll get another website fan, her husband

From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode

Agreed Brian! These pics are great. (Thank you, Howard). This is my favorite bridge of the LIMP span; organized chaos all around. We’ve got Motor Pkwy, Central Ave, LIRR, and a Pedestrian walkway, all intersecting each other AND working in harmony. This is amazing for the era and shows Willie K’s persistence to get this parkway flowing as safe as possible. Not that easy.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #45: Central Avenue/LIRR Railroad Bridge in Bethpage

You can’t get much better than that.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #45: Central Avenue/LIRR Railroad Bridge in Bethpage

Ron
For a possible source for the absolute correct new wiring harness for your Packard I suggest Potomac Packard in Clayton, Ga. they supplied one for my 36 Packard model 1401 and I was very pleased with the quality. They use Packard factory drawings to recreate harnesses they sell. they even ran extra wires in the harness for directional signals I hid in the tail lights and fog lights.

From Chrysler's Chrysler Chronicle VIII: New Paint, Many Pieces

You out did yourself as always, Howard. These are some great photos.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #45: Central Avenue/LIRR Railroad Bridge in Bethpage

I hope I can continue being on the roll with these. I’ve been on the website more often and learning a lot more and still it won’t be enough. I’ll see you on Friday, even if it’s going to be same, there’s always something that you’re informed about that you didn’t know and you never know what you might throw in, just to make it a little more interesting, right? See you then.

From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905

I’m glad that I mentioned , you can only watch it on cablevision #27/727 if you have HD, because you added it in ( ). Now more people will know about it. Be back later

From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode

Thanks Howard. I was on the roll with this one, but just didn’t know which answer would be the right, so I had to mention something, so you would know what I was thinking about answering

From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905

Such an obvious answer that I’m embarrassed that I was so lazy and didn’t look up the Stanley question on your site myself like I normally do!

Interesting stuff! Thanks Howard!

From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905

Great episode, thanks!

From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode

This is the White steamer driven by Walter C. White with mechanician John Hantack during the Elimination Trial for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup as well as during the main event itself. This would be the first and the last time that a steam racer would compete in a Vanderbilt Cup race. As the car is still numberless and the crew is not wearing a racing outfit, the date could be 22 September, the day before the trials. Possibly they are out for a test drive.
The car is photographed leaving from Bulls Head Hotel in Greenvale, where White had its headquarters. Between the spectators undoubtedly the owner of the Hotel, mr. Huwer, and possibly White’s financier, Clarence McKay.
I didn’t notice before that the car has an underslung chassis. Is this the first car having this? It certainly predates the American!

From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905

Bull Run Inn, corner of Old Northern Blvd and Glen Cove Road.
Not sure about the rest.
-joe

From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905

The episode was AWESOME! I really enjoyed it. Thank you Howard for the web site and for offering the Black Beast for us to see (and hear!) through out the year. Who else does that with a 1 of 1 race car!

From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode

Can’t seem to figure out which race that building was in, so that means I can’t give the date either, but I can say it was in 1905. Now for the bonus, that’s very difficult, you can’t see the people, even zoomed in at 400%

From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905

Very nice to see it coming together!  Of course, I’m guessing that those of us with cars that could use some of the same are a wee bit envious - however, we’re all learning a lot from this.  Though I am wondering what my Packard 243 will need done for the rewiring I’m told it needs!  😊

From Chrysler's Chrysler Chronicle VIII: New Paint, Many Pieces

Are there any future showings of this episode?  No TIVO slot the first time, just heard about the recent showing after being away.

Thanks!

Ron

From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode

Sep 23 – Oct 14, 1905.
40hp White Steamer #19 (chocolate cake car).
White Sewing Machine Co. (trucks, bicycles, roller skates, phonographs…)
Driver: Walter White (founder’s son).
Mechanician: Hantak.
Finished 13th of 19 racers (lap 5 engine trouble, lost tire in Westbury).
Non-gasoline racer to ever run in the Cup races.
N/NE at Bull’s Head Inn Corner (White Steamer headquarters in Greenvale).
Northern Blvd/Glen Cove Rd. (North Hemp Tpke/Back Rd.).
Heading south on Back Road.
Mr. And Mrs. Aloysius Huwer (owners).
In the mood for chocolate cake!

From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905

Wow! Very nice outcome. The body and doors need to be polished?!? They already look like glass!

From Chrysler's Chrysler Chronicle VIII: New Paint, Many Pieces

From: Bruce L:

Very impressed with Americarna! Great job

From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode