Vanderbilt Cup Races

From Mitch Kahn:

“As a kid growing up in Glen Oaks I’d squeeze through the fence where 74th Avenue dead ended at the southwest corner of the golf course and was fascinated by this “road with no cars”. Only years later did I learn what it was.”

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #12 The Vanderbilt Farmway Bridge in Queens

From Joey Tabaco:
“This was the 1st section of the LIMP that we found as preteen kids in the mid 50s, right behind LIJ and what is now the North Shore Towers Golf Course. The LIMP roadbed was still intact but the underpass at the bridge had already been burried.”

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #12 The Vanderbilt Farmway Bridge in Queens

maybe the owners of the sandpit had their own idea of what an “intact bridge” consisted of. i. e. the evidence of a deck.

From Update: The Last Intact Motor Parkway Bridge in Suffolk County in the Melville Sand Pits

It looks GREAT!!!

From Highlights from the 3rd Clean Up the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge Day &Tonight's LIMPPS Meeting

The old pictures add so much to any written commentary. The yesterday and today shots tell as story all their own.  Just terrific.Thanks
        Respectfully
            Noel Gish

From Presentation "Motor Parkway: From Round Swamp Road to Broad Hollow Road" on Tuesday, December 6th

Really kind of a shame all that beautiful area has been torn up. That must have been some estate for Willie K.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #12 The Vanderbilt Farmway Bridge in Queens

Howard great job on the film where are some of the European cars that were in the race?

From Film "The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island"

When was it that the Marmon Wasp threw a rod? I thought it was on the parade lap, no? Whatever, it did throw a rod at some point and is currently being rebuilt.

From The Dramatic Story of the Marmon Wasp During the 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap

Very proud of everyone who donates their time and energy to keep alive such a valuable part of our automotive history.
Thank you

From Third Clean Up the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge Day Scheduled for Saturday, December 3, 2011

Hi Howard, I drove your ALCO in England in 1988 when Ed Hubbard owned it . I was working at Ivan Dutton’s Bugatti shop. The Alco was at Ed’s museum on the Fruit Farm, right next to Stanly Mann’s Bentley shop.
The LIOCC held a reenactment lunch and tour of the Vanderbuilt Cup race at the Maim Maid Inn about 1988. Old 16 was there with Jerry Helk. Austin Clark asked him to bring the car. Austin owned the car years before and sold it to Peter Helk.
One evening ,30 years ago, I was told to stop by tap room on the corner of 106 and 25A to see the pictures of the Vanderbuilt Cup race routes.They were hung hi around the perimeter of the room so I was looking up at them when an elderly lady,very well dressed, said to me ,“what are you looking at”? So I turned to explain to her about the race routes. She said,“oh, I remember that. My father took me to them when I was a little girl.” I must have talked with her for an hour in awe.  There’s more to that wonderful visit of chance. Jeff

From A Vanderbilt Cup Race Physician and the Jericho Friends Meeting House

Hi Howard, I really enjoyed your film. Thank you.

From Film "The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island"

From Catherine B:

“Well, Howard, what a fine movie you have put together about the 1954 commemoration ! Amazing. 
Also very interesting to read about the Jericho meeting and the doctor’s armband and family.
  thanks!”

From Film "The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island"

Bravo Howard. Job well done. Wonderful film.

From Film "The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island"

I was raised in the Quaker church in Westbury.The pictures brought back memories of cold winter Sundays in the old meeting house. Thanks for the memories.

From A Vanderbilt Cup Race Physician and the Jericho Friends Meeting House

Walter:

Thanks again for the film and your assistance in identifying the cars.

Which of the cars were owned by Austin Clark but were listed under employee’s or friend’s names? The 1915 White Calliope was ccertainly one. Right?

Howard

From Film "The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island"

Jeremy:

I was thinking the same thing when putting the film together. Where are these cars 57 years later?

I also notices that the spectators’ cars parked on Jericho Tunpike are now highly collectible!

Howard

From Film "The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island"

Howard is not only researching & writing about our history and heritage. He is showing us how we are a part of it and how we all belong to history. Long Island history, American history, world history. It was absolutely my pleasure to be a part of this work. Thanks Howard!

From A Vanderbilt Cup Race Physician and the Jericho Friends Meeting House

Hi Howard, Great job on the 1954 film!  All captions were correct as noted in the program, but it should probably be noted that Austin Clark owned 8 or 10 of the cars at the event.  He would loan cars to employees and friends for special events to make the event more successful.  Regards,  Walter Mc

From Film "The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island"

Wonder how many of those old cars are still around esp the 1897 Delahyde Brake and the early 1909 Mercedes.

Some of the other cars that were not tagged looked familiar though id need to go through some pricing and manufactures catalogs to track them down. Thankfully you can do this easily on Google since they digitized alot of early books.

From Film "The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island"

From Ramona:
“Great footage. I enjoyed it. My grand daddy serviced Ward Melville’s vehicles back in the day. Thanks for sharing !”

From Film "The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island"