Vanderbilt Cup Races

When Howard decides to collect a vehicle so many of us start the journey of learning a new facet of automotive initiative and ingenuity.
Here we go again! So exciting to experience this new “slice” of car culture.

From The Amick Windmobile and Amick A-135

The Huntington Lodge east of route 110 circa 1940’s

From Mystery Friday Foto #51; Snow on the Meadow Brook Motor Parkway Lodge

All my best to you, Howard & Roz! And let’s not forget Greg, Dave, Gram and everyone who makes VanderbilCupRaces.com the extraordinary community it is!

From Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024!

MeadowBrook Lodge, 1957.  Adjacent to the remnants of the LIMP in the vicinity of where Lindbergh took off at Roosevelt Field.  Another Winter time scene is below.

From Mystery Friday Foto #51; Snow on the Meadow Brook Motor Parkway Lodge

Howard and Rox,

Wishing you Happy Holidays and happy new year

Thank you for what you do for the preservation of history and for making it fun

Regards and stay well, mark

From Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024!

That looks like the Meadow Brook Lodge on the west side of Merrick Ave. in Westbury. Not sure why, but I’m guessing the date around 1960-1961. The Lodge Keeper(s) who ended up owning the lodge were Pernella and Otto McCamish. The previous Lodge Keeper before them was Mrs. Mary Williams.

From Mystery Friday Foto #51; Snow on the Meadow Brook Motor Parkway Lodge

I didn’t participate in this one, but do like Walter Blessings answer, though the guess wasn’t it. These buildings are similar in design of Pilgrims buildings. And at first glance, the road patterns are similar to those in Commack.

From Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved; Fresh Meadows and the Motor Parkway in the Snow

I will be at the auction and look forward to seeing this car in person. Looks like a nice one!

From 1948 Tucker 1021 to be auctioned at the Mecum Kissimmee 2024

I remember visiting my Great Grandmother & Grandfather they worked for the Holloway family and lived on the property, I was very young, but I do remember how they mad my brother and I, Coca Cola with seltzer. It’s funny what you remember,I never seen cabinets so big in their kitchen.

From From the Grace Holloway Family Album: Photos of the Old Westbury Home Built by Driver Foxhall Keene

I found out that at the time this was the second worst snowfall in NYC since the storm of 1888. On Christmas Day 1947 it began snowing without heavy winds, that would accumulate to an average of 27in in 48 hours for the Metropolitan area. Some areas in The Bronx reached above 30in

Roy Warner:
Below is a Fresh Meadows aerial photograph looking NE towards 199St and 51Av. I can send the hi resolution photo by email. Reach me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

From Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved; Fresh Meadows and the Motor Parkway in the Snow

Motor Parkway is at upper left.  Somewhere near Creedmore maybe.  Close to Winchester blvd and right of way near Union turnpike expansion.  Can’t get my bearings on this one.  So far this is all I’ve got.

From Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved; Fresh Meadows and the Motor Parkway in the Snow

Tough one. I believe it is in the Fresh Meadows area which is much more built up today. On the lower left is Horace Harding Boulevard before the LIE tore through the area. The two larger buildings are still standing today and are on 188th street today. The view is looking east with the motor parkway in the extreme top of the photo where it met up with Horace Harding Boulevard. The first bridge from the start of the Motor Parkway is shown. Circa 1935 right before the Motor Parkway closed.

From Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved; Fresh Meadows and the Motor Parkway in the Snow

It sure looks like where I grew up—- Fresh Meadows. However, it’s during its early construction because: (1) there are no two-story garden apts in the view taken; (2) North Hempstead Tpke south of Horace Harding Blvd is there; (3) the angled Peck Avenue can be seen; and the north/south 188th St. can be seen. NY Life bought the old Fresh Meadows CC just after the War. Most of Fresh Meadows was completed in or about ‘1947-‘48 (the latter being the year I was born), if memory serves me correctly. I can make out the shopping center and its parking lot. Of note is that Fresh Meadows was the site for the first Bloomingdale’s “suburban” store. The gigantic snowfall of ‘47, which broke records, might have been when this photo was taken. “Choppers” were in their infancy; in my time in the Marines it was called a Huey (Helicopter Untility). So, maybe the picture was taken from a “helo,” from a “cub” aircraft, or from another type of low flying plane.

From Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved; Fresh Meadows and the Motor Parkway in the Snow

Pilgrim Psychiatric Hospital looking South East.  Road lower right of picture is Commack Rd.  Road going lower left to upper left is Crooked Hill Road.  Road farthest left is L.I.M.P. (Vanderbuilt Motor Parkway)  Don’t know the date of the picture.

From Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved; Fresh Meadows and the Motor Parkway in the Snow

$25,000, Pocket change for Howard!
Mark, this Tritan A2 Aerocar was sold to a collector in Germany.

From 1985 Tritan A2 #9 sells for $25,500 on the Bring A Trailer website

great article ... please continue to post future articles here for anyone, like myself, that doesn’t have Instagram

From InstaGRAM Report: Interview with Rob Ida About the Black Beast

Fresh Meadows looking east.
Motor Parkway visible in upper left corner heading toward Western Terminus.
Horace Harding blvd on left with North Hempstead Turnpike bridge remnant visible.
Likely circa 1947-49 as the Fresh Meadows Apartment complex is up- built in 1946, but Holmes oval not apparent- have seen 1950 pictures with that present

From Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved; Fresh Meadows and the Motor Parkway in the Snow

We are over the Fresh Meadows Housing Development in Queens looking mainly east or slightly south-east. The LIMP runs left to right near the upper left corner. Other roads include Horace Harding Blvd., North Hempstead Tpke., and a small piece of Francis Lewis Blvd. The only LIMP structure visible is the bridge over N. Hempstead Tpke. The old LIMP entrance is just out of frame to the left and the 73rd. Avenue bridge appears to be just out of frame to the right. Since the only housing development buildings that look complete are the high-rise structures on the right, I’ll date the photo around 1947-1948.

From Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved; Fresh Meadows and the Motor Parkway in the Snow

My first motorcycle was a Yamaha 400cc and I wasn’t impressed by its performance on the highways. But for local pizza deliveries, this could be a game-changer!

From Video: My pilot run driving the 1984 Tritan A2 Aerocar #5

Thank you for clarifying, Greg. Was unaware of Wankel’s long history. Great info to know and to share!

From Video: My pilot run driving the 1984 Tritan A2 Aerocar #5