Vanderbilt Cup Races

Dear Howard: I’ve looked at a few photos, in my time, for research to do my artwork.  I can’t remember, offhand, another one taken at this extreme perspective with the wheel being the most prominent thing in the photo. The photographer would have to be standing below ground level (i.s. a pit or ditch) or lying down (as I have done) to get a photo from this angle. Just a thought

From Can You Identify this Mystery Alco Racer?

I love the utility pole placement.  Sure, I know the road’s not really there anymore, but I’m not sure whoever put it there would have cared!

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#17 Old Courthouse Road Bridge- Manhasset Hills/North Hills

Our parents were friends of Austie Clark, and while rummaging around some old photos, I found a picture of our family sitting on this truck - around 1958 (?).
Loved finding this site.  Thank you

From Austin Clark Jr's Sandy Hollow Fire Department Badges

Thanks for reminding us the history of stock cars and their winners. I also found very different and precious stock cars in your post.

From Starting Lineup: The 6 Cars of the 1909 Massapequa Sweepstakes

Thanks so much for the congrats! it will be a fun project.

Guy, congratulations to everyone in Indy for their hospitality. ...What a game!!!

Howard

From Press Release: Vanderbilt Museum Sells One-of-a Kind 1937 Chrysler

Hi Howard,
We met briefly on Monday evening at the Indianapolis Int’l airport. I was the volunteer you spoke with. You gave me and a coworker your card. Being somewhat of an enthusiast, I looked up your website and found this article. Congratulations on a very unique and storied acquisition!!  Perhaps there will be an opportunity to show it on parade at the track someday ala the Black Beast. If you ever need someone on the ground in Indy to run something down, I would be happy to oblige. Feel free to send an email any time.

From Press Release: Vanderbilt Museum Sells One-of-a Kind 1937 Chrysler

Awesome, congratulations Howard. What a terrific acquisition! Look forward to seeing this special car in person some day. If you need any help in the restoration please let me know. We here at Unique Performance inc can help with this project.

From Press Release: Vanderbilt Museum Sells One-of-a Kind 1937 Chrysler

Hi Howard:  YOU ARE THE MAN   !!!!!!!Just cannot wait to see this on the road
again and please and when will you take and accept applications for the driver position ?!?!?!?!?

              May God Bless And Keep You for EVER and EVER !!!!!!

          Cheers and Best Wishes Always !!!    Ron Ridolph

From Press Release: Vanderbilt Museum Sells One-of-a Kind 1937 Chrysler

Subsequent research (in particular, page 1 of the Brooklyn Eagle of July 2, 1938) has me rethinking my replacement bridge theory. The NHP bridge must have been so narrow in width and short in length that it just doesn’t register on the ‘24 Fairchild aerial.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#16 New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Searingtown

The current owner is Jerry Foley.

From Three Vanderbilt Cup Race Winners Together in 1936

Great posting Howard.  I live about 1/4 miles from the site of the Krug’s Hotel.  I never realized that the old building next to the Mineola Diner was there in the day.  Good Work!

From Then & Now: Krug's Corner in Mineola

Howard,
Great research, both historically and at the present time.I look forward to visiting that corner.
I went exploring the LIMP yesterday at Westbury Avenue where the overpass and found a lot of concrete, markers, and such.

From Then & Now: Krug's Corner in Mineola

Thanks for the post.  Nice stories!

From George Robertson's Last Practice Run

We will offer at auction March 2nd 2012 material from the Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s museum including uniforms, pennats etc. http://www.weissauctions.com

From More on the Long Island Automotive Museum

Hi Peter:

Thanks for the comment. I have added a pdf of your grandfather’s article above.

Enjoy,

Howard

From George Robertson's Last Practice Run

Howard, thanks for the article.  I had read in A. Scott Berg’s bio of Max Perkins, the famous New Yorker editor, that my Grandfather George has taken him for a ride at 60 miles per hour on Long Island and I had always assumed he was the journalist in the accident.  But now I know better!  Is there anyway to get a copy of the Bulb Horn article? Thanks so much for the site!

From George Robertson's Last Practice Run

Looking good! Much more readable and navigable. Congratulations.

From The New Home Page on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

The other possibility is that the 1909 NHP Rd bridge was so narrow it can’t be distinguished in the aerials.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#16 New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Searingtown

Hi Al:

Thanks! You are still my favorite co-author!

Howard

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#16 New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Searingtown

Howard, Crocker was the purchaser, the Parkway was the seller. Also, the transaction was for a piece of property on the west side of Shelter Rock Rd. ,not off of New Hyde Park Rd. I know the survey says Hyde Park Rd., (Marcus Ave. was also refered as Hyde Park Rd. at the time) Adding to the confusion, Shelter Rock Rd. in the 1914 Belcher Hyde Atlas is also called Old Court House Rd. By the way, Marcus Ave. was given that designation by North Hempstead’s Supervisor Christ who named it after his son, Marcus around 1918. Hope this helps. Al Velocci

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#16 New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Searingtown