Vanderbilt Cup Races

Another chance to be victorious over the Marmon!

From Alco Black Beast Returning to the Indy 500

Hi Howard,
About the pictures:
- This one http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/images/blog/1_HU012961.jpg show the crash of the Mercer (#4) of Eddie Pullen.
- And this one http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/images/blog/Scanned_Photo-126_edited.jpg is not from Santa Monica. It’s Milwaukee in 1912: #27 Stutz-Wisconsin of Anderson - #22 Mercedes “Grey Ghost” of DePalma ( http://www.etoilespassion.com/histoires/mercedes-grey-ghost.html ) - #26 Mercedes of Wishart.

From Then & Now: The Santa Monica Course for the 1914 and 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Races

Congrats,My first car was a"38 Imperial “8”,a gift from the origonal owner an elderly lady.All i was required to do was get it running. I was 17 and had been her caddy. Really brings back memories! Could almost include my whole high-school class at the drive-in.. Looking foward to this great resto! Thanks again.

From Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler

I grew up ‘just’ southwest of the intersection of Hillside Ave and Guinea Woods Rd (a.k.a. Glen Cove Rd) in the area just below the little blue dot of water on the 1940’s map… and until this website came along I had no idea the LIMP went right past my house! It’s incredible that my street and housing development aren’t even on the map (I think my house was built in the 50’s), very neat! Thank you!

From The "Golfway" Motor Parkway Bridge in East Williston

I was at the Cradle of Aviation today and can confirm that they are not doing their Thursday Night Cruise Night’s in 2012.

From 2019 Long Island Cruises (Updated: July 26, 2019)

Hopefully this can be kept away. As many have said there are to numerous to count of so many other vacant properties that cannot be rented for various reasons. Rebuild on many of these properties and let’s save the historical ones.

From LevittownPatch: Historical Site May Halt Senior Housing Development

Once again, awesome job.  Do we know when the golf course removed this bridge?

From The "Golfway" Motor Parkway Bridge in East Williston

Nice job!  Now if only the graffitti would vanish, (and never come back)!

From Highlights from the First 2012 "Clean Up Day" of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge

Howie:
  I enjoyed the film. . . .bunch of geezers having fun with an old car.  (I can say that ‘cause I too am a geezer enjoying myself with old cars).  Hope you enjoy the restoration process.  I’ll come out from the West Coast just to get a ride when it’s done.  By the way, Happy B’day. . . . . .

From Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler

Thank you for sending out the video of transporting the Chrysler I enjoyed every minute of it !!!!  Enjoy the restoration!!!!

Pres. The Early Ford V-8 Club of Long Island

From Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler

It’s too bad I didn’t take a photo of the intersection of the Jericho Turnpike and Broadway-106-107 as it was being improved years ago; on the north-east corner was a hand-painted wooden sign with an arrow pointing to the right and crudely lettered “TOMAINE MAID”!

From Newsday Update: "Jericho's Maine Maid Inn gets landmark status"

LOVE THAT FRONT END VIEW !

Its very different than when it sat in the garage.

Can’t wait to ride in it.  😉

From Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler

Message from my councilman’s office on Friday confirmed the hearing on Tues. May 8 has been postponed.  New date has not been determined.

From LevittownPatch: Historical Site May Halt Senior Housing Development

Hello Howard
What a great feeling it is to own once again a piece of true automotive history. I hope that the restoration goes well.  I can’t wait to see this beautiful Chrysler brought back from its long sleep to its former glory.

                                Regards John (1966 Burgundy Pontiac GTO)

From Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler

The film of then and now says it all. Add a picture of a future housing development and you have the current story of Long Island. Add a bike path and park and you have a swell of pride worthy of this area’s amazing history. I’m a Queens kid at heart, from the border town of Floral Park. Shocking to think that the areas preserved in Queens put the rest of Long Island’s counties to shame. I now live in FP, Nassau. Let’s get it together: Preserve the Vanderbilt.

From LevittownPatch: Historical Site May Halt Senior Housing Development

Howard,
I can only imagine the sheer enjoyment you had just sitting behind the wheel of your “new” Chrysler.  Looking at the video, you looked like a kid with a new toy.
I can’t wait to see the car in person. 
All the best.
Roger

From Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler

From Ron Richer:
“The attorney for the developer stated: “That parkway hasn’t existed for decades… The Vanderbilts and people of that ilk would use it as some form of raceway, but it doesn’t exist today.”
I’d suggest he do two things:

•  Study the history of the Parkway
•  Take a course in sensitivity.  “…people of that ilk?”  Good grief!”

From Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler

Hi Howard,  I think I recognize a member of the team of experts that moved the Chrysler at the Vanderbilt Museum.  It was the old guy moving the chocks!  Glad you got the car and will restore it. I never saw the car at Harry Gilberts place, as his garage was full at the time I went there.

From Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler

I’m all in favor of progress and change, but not more housing when we’re already in the middle of a housing crisis… more inventory is not the answer. Instead of just pushing back at the developer without an alternative, let’s push for the paved greenway project instead! http://www.vhb.com/limp/

From LevittownPatch: Historical Site May Halt Senior Housing Development

very cool-I expect a ride when it’s finished

From Video: Local Historian Picks Up Chrysler’s Chrysler