Vanderbilt Cup Races

From Ron R.

Thanks so much for the heads up on your website for this great series on cars and such. 
I watched everyone twice as it was repeated at 11:00 PM.  Seeing the Vanderbilt Cup episode
was great for us Long Islanders !!!!  Great job with Ray Evernham and his crew. 
As a second item of great interest was to see the progress of Walter Chrysler’s Chrysler in the shop now being painted and put together.  What a project and hope to see it in Roslyn very shortly. I sincerely wish great success to you on the above and hope to see you at the ALPCA meet at the Massapequa Elk’s lodge on Saturday April 12th, 2014.  Best Regards Again !!!!!!!

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From Bruce A.

GREAT SHOW last night !

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From Cliff G.

Great presentation and information on Americarna last night.  This looked (to me) in large part to be most of your research and what you have been presenting.  You and the ALCO presented a historical picture that I do hope will be noticed by others and put Long Island’s prior racing history in a place it should be not forgotten and hidden away.

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Nice job Howard. I really enjoyed the show. We need to find a way to get the Vanderbilt Cup trophy out of that cabinet and back on display on Long Island.

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From Rog P.

Howard, Howard, Howard…what a wonderful Americana show with Evernham…you were great, #8 was great and the history of Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island was great. Thanks for the heads up so I could watch it and share the fun you obviously were having.

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From Jan H.

Just happened upon Ray Evernham’s Vanderbilt Cup show on Velocity.  You were great.

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From Ian Z.

We just saw AmeriCarna. It was amazing!

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From George H.

Great job,“K”. Was fun to watch.

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Great show.  I have only been alive for 46 years, but i am so impressed with Long Island’s History.  The segment on Jericho Turnpike in Westbury was filmed behind my childhood house.  It got me searching for old maps to show my 11 year old daughter the roots for the races and how the start finish line was on Jericho Turnpike where I grew up.  Keep up the good work.  Most of the Google links I found lead to your site.

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Harry, you may be right. Here is a link of the type of wood that they used for fence posts in the early 1900s.
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn68.pdf

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What happened to S Berliner III, could absolutely identify?

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The posts found along the LIMP in Old Bethpage are locust I think. Cedar would not last that long. The ones still standing are still pretty strong.

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Thanks for being late, it gave me a chance to give you the right answers. How did those posts last so long?

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I guess I can’t watch it tonight, but hopefully at a later date online. This is just a thought, Wishful thinking, it’s not live tonight is it? Ha, I must be dreaming. Those photos are great at the garage and also the video

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These guys are deep in the woods. Past experience has taught me to conduct these types of investigations prior to April,  or you will be eaten alive by all types of insects. Otherwise you’ll need a suit of armour. Amazing how the 100+ year old cedar posts have endured the test of time!

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You’re late. I hope I’m not too late, but I have the answers. Old Bethpage and they’re looking at the original wooden posts

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Very interesting!

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I’m not sure where this is, might it be Queens to Alley Pond Park? but I don’t see the bridges, that’s why I doubt it.    Sam and AL are looking at the poles that are marking where the Motor Parkway is going. I can tell you what I see in each picture. 1) a piece of cement or concrete between the 4th and 5th pole 2) flat ground in the distance 3) also in the distance a car, some kind of building to the left of the car and something in front of the car 4) nothing 5) a hook eye on the pole 6) must have been cutting some tree branches

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I’m sad to say that I can’t watch it, I was told you have to a HD and I don’t. Any ideas what to do ? I would appreciate any help

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Steve, in December 1909, Chrysler’s first manufacturing job was superintendent of the Pittsburgh Works locomotive plant of the American Locomotive Company. Chrysler was recruited from the railroad industry in January 1912 by an Alco director James Storrow to work for Buick.

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/walter_p_chrysler_and_alcos

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