Vanderbilt Cup Races

I am very proud to part of this years AUTOFEST & street festival for Oct. 11 2009 in Great Neck,LI. Along with the famous Vanderbilt racer, “THE BLACK BEAST”.I will be showing my 1966 burgundy Pontiac GTO there as well. I am looking forward for another fun day this year. See you at the show!!
         
          John Hotetz

From Great Neck Record " Plaza Autofest/Street Festival Oct.11"

Sorry, I have no photos or info on my dad’s cars, although I would not be surprised if he hadn’t designed the shell for the tow-car.  He was a mechanical engineer and designer.  Wish I could be of more help, but his racing days were before my time.

From Grand Prix Motors Mystery Solved!

I recently saw 2 breeze autos.  The owner said they were the only 2 surviving. He said they were #1 and #3. They are located in Appomattox, Va. The owner is from New York so these are probably the ones you saw.

From The 1911 Breese Racer

From Gordon White:

The maps of the 1908 Vanderbilt course, the 1937 Vanderbilt course and Roosevelt Field and the Motor Parkway are in my Lost Race Tracks book.

http://openlibrary.org/b/OL9419580M/Lost-Race-Tracks

From Then & Now: The Motor Parkway Around Roosevelt Field

Hi Justin:

Best of luck with your movie:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-1911-indy-500-movie-in-the-making/

The Alco-6 Racer is ready to join your 40 cars!!

Enjoy,

Howard

From Video "Hear the Black Beast Roar at the Second Annual Vanderbilt Autocross"

Can’t wait to see the 40 cars we build for the movie do a lap around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway race weekend 100 years to the day later…

J

From Video "Hear the Black Beast Roar at the Second Annual Vanderbilt Autocross"

Beyond my wildest dream that besides those familiar steam and diesel train locos, ALCO made automobiles.  If not too distracting, that might make for a nice slideshow, bring in some train freaks which I suspect there are many in this crowd.

From Why the Alco was Assigned #19 for the First Indy 500 Race

Hi Al:

Thanks! You are the LIMP plate expert. With your permission, I will post the article on the website this month.

Howard

From Film- The First "E-Z" Passes- The Porcelain Plates of the Motor Parkway

Tom & Terrence:

Thanks for the comments. Hopefully one day we will have a place to safety run our cars on Long Island.

Enjoy,

Howard

From Video "The 1965 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit"

Mark:

Thanks for the neat tidbit!

Howard

From Why the Alco was Assigned #19 for the First Indy 500 Race

Hi Howard.

I can tell you the reason the Marmons were given #31 and #32 was because they requested it. It was part of a promotion of the Marmon 32 touring car. Marmon #32 driver Ray Harroun actually started 28th because six of the original 46 entrants either had mechanical problems or could not attain the required qualifying speed of 75 mph in the quarter mile. Four of those dropouts would have been assigned starting spots in front of Harroun, who ended up winning the race.

From Why the Alco was Assigned #19 for the First Indy 500 Race

Howard, Loved the toll plate piece, if visitors to your site want more info on the toll plates check out my article in the Spring 2000 issue of the Long Island Forum magazine.  It can be found in most Long Island libraries. Al

From Film- The First "E-Z" Passes- The Porcelain Plates of the Motor Parkway

It is a sad view to see a museum in such condition, as a car collector myself I’ll visit Long Island Automotive Museum and will see if it can be reopened so that it can bring back memories for people who once visited there with their loved ones.

From What was the Long Island Automotive Museum?

Hi Howard.  Is there any film of the corner of Willis Ave and Jericho Tpke aka Krug’s corner?

From Film "The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race"

Great clips Howard. It’s a shame that,the place is gone.I was ten when that race was run.I loved those Chaparalls.Had H.O.& match box versions of them.The now Eighteenth hole is the hole in the heart of many race fans.The sixties and early seventies were the greatest years of racing here.All lost to greed and overdevelopment.Where do we go from here?

From Video "The 1965 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit"

Thanks so much for the memories of Austin Clark and the Long Island Automotive Museum.

I have obtained films of the museum from Walter McCarthy and the Long Island Old Car Club. I hope to post them sometime this month.

Enjoy,

Howard

From What was the Long Island Automotive Museum?

Great vid clips. Would love to see more video clips from The Bridge. I can hear the sound on most of the clips would enjoy it more if the music was not overlayed into these clips. Its great to hear the sounds of the cars.

From Video "The 1965 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit"

Fantastic clip!

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Film "The Bridgehampton Cup Race June 9, 1951"

Yes what a picture, great to see. And agree what is the tow car??

From The Racer on the Trailer at Bridgehampton in 1951

I remember well visiting the Long Island Automotive Museum with my father and a friend in the early 1950’s.  We drove in our 1952 Chevy all the way from Madison, NJ and my friend became car sick.  Fortunately we were near the water on Long Island, so my father was able to clean up the car’s back seat.  I remember the Thomas Flyer well and have seen it since, but not sure where it is now.  Yesterday I was at the Meadow Brook Concour’s in Auburn Hills Michigan and Austin Clark’s name was mentioned several times, which lead me to check the web to find out “whatever happened to”.

From What was the Long Island Automotive Museum?