Vanderbilt Cup Races

Thanks for taking my answer as correct,even though I did’nt know what it was.

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

Yes they’re amazing pictures,thanks for providing them for us.

From Three Amazing Photos from the Starting Line of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Great article. Would like some more information about Frank Gelnaw, 1st place finisher. picture of him, his car. Can some one help with this?
Jan

From The 1910 Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes

O.K. folks you got the device named correctly, it is a teeter totter, and yes, the car is a real early Ford T circa 1909 (later brass radiator model T’s had front doors) . The driver is Henry Austin Clark Jr. , and I believe the location is Massachusetts and it is pre WWII, say 1939.

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

Nice article.  Gather Walter’s shop will be doing the restoration of Chrysler’ Chrysler. Look forward to reading about the progress..

From A Tour of Stephen Babinsky's Automotive Restorations In New Jersey

Howard,
The car looks like an early Ford T.  Looking at the body, it looks like an ‘09 Touring.
I agree that it’s a teeter totter, trying to balance the car.  I think that the photo was taken in the early ‘60s or late ‘50s.  I can’t figure out who the driver was.

Roger Price

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

Now THAT’S what I call eye candy.

Roger

From A Tour of Stephen Babinsky's Automotive Restorations In New Jersey

Nice going Howard.

From Black Beast Highlighted on the DVD Cover of "Men Who Built America"

The Teeter Totter game was popular at club events in the 1950s and 60s. The idea was to balance you car in the shortest amount of time to win.  We still had one in the early 1970s at the Boulder Flatirons Old Car Club vs the Longmont Antique Car Club meets in Colorado.  I am guessing the car here is a 1911 Ford T or and early 1912 before they added fore doors to the touring cars.

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

I agree,this is the greatest!!!!!

From Black Beast Highlighted on the DVD Cover of "Men Who Built America"

From Goden:

“thank you howard great stuff”

From Black Beast Highlighted on the DVD Cover of "Men Who Built America"

From Cindy M:

“I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is such an awesome series! My boyfriend is a Senior Project Manager for an electrical contractor, so we really connected watching the evolution of electricity and the games behind it.”

From Black Beast Highlighted on the DVD Cover of "Men Who Built America"

We both have the same idea,I just did;nt know the name Teeter Totter. Am I right on that answer? Still don’t know about the other questions. Any hints on this one Howard? I’ll be back

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

From Jack T:

“Thanks so much for the information and pictures!”

From Mechanician Joe Marx in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

I can answer the What’s going on question. The car is being driven onto a Teeter Totter, and the idea is to get the car in the right spot to balance the Teeter Totter.

Phil

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

I’ll take a wild guess as what’s going on,he’s trying to balance the vehicle,as to what year and make it is,I can’t, I can say it’s a pickup truck and as to where it is and what year, by looking at the picture it does’nt look like the early 1900s, more like 1950s on a field somewhere,have no idea who driving it, that’s the best I can do, How’d I do? Howard, I’ll check back tonite or some time tomorrow. It could even be early 60s by the clothes they’re wearing.

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

Brian,  due to the construction of the hospital, all remants of the Motor Parkway are long gone.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #9 The Creedmoor Bridge in Queens Updated: 10/22/16

Again, good news.  I drove to the site yesterday and saw the post outside of the fence surrounding the construction area.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #28 Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge

Markers added for Old County and Clinton Rd Bridges. Included embankment photo in Clinton Rd marker. Keep those suggestions and corrections coming in.

A side note: Using a 1947 topo map it does seem as someone suggested in another part of the blog that the house that I marked is the location of the Bethpage Lodge. It also seems to show up on a 1959 aerial photo.

From A New Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway

If you take a real close look at the 2 photos it looks as if she may have had it re-painted.  The one with Nell in the driver’s seat looks like the radiator is un-polished brass and has a black wall tire up front.  The photo in front of the house makes the 59R look to have a better paint job and a WW tire on the front.  Signs of a ‘daily driver’ that was well kept up.

From Can You Identify Aunt Nell Patterson's Automobile?