Vanderbilt Cup Races

Below is one of your maps that I marked a bit, Art. Airborne Instruments is just west of todays Merchant Concourse, and Ward Bakery is further west, but before today’s South St. The map is facing southwest.

From Kleiner's Korner: Nassau County Surveys of Motor Parkway Property Transferred or Released (Garden City)

The Stevens Duryea you mentioned was sold in impeccably restored condition.at Hershey 2021 for about $70,000

From Can You Identify This Mystery Long Island Mercedes?

Based on Willie K.‘s clues, I think we’re looking north or maybe slightly northeast from the northern embankment of the Marcus Avenue bridge in Lake Success. This bridge was the second bridge going west from the Great Neck Lodge with the first bridge west of Great Neck being Lakeville Road. The date would probably be around 1910-1911 since the extension west to Rocky Hill Road opened in 1912. I think the area just behind the person in the photo (going left to right) is currently occupied by the Northern State Parkway.

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved: The Motor Parkway under construction north of Marcus Avenue in Lake Success (Circa 1911)

1911 survey map of the area sold by Willie K.

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved: The Motor Parkway under construction north of Marcus Avenue in Lake Success (Circa 1911)

Absolutely love this photo!

Looking North on the newly constructed section immediately on the west side of Lakeville Rd on Willie K’s property around 1911. Photographer is standing on the north embankment of the Marcus Ave bridge (second bridge after leaving Great Neck heading west) Lakeville Rd bridge and Great Neck lodge just beyond the right hand curve in the background.

Trees in the aerials match and the photographer is located on the ‘X’. Willie K’s fence can be seen on the left.

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved: The Motor Parkway under construction north of Marcus Avenue in Lake Success (Circa 1911)

Deepdale looking east.  1908
As far as i can tell, the property that the parkway passes through by the western terminus would be deepdale.  i picked 1908 because the caption talks about building progress. 

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved: The Motor Parkway under construction north of Marcus Avenue in Lake Success (Circa 1911)

Thanks, Brian.  According to Nassau County tax records, the address at which Arthur Jasper lives was originally owned in 1951 by Stephen and Olga Allio, Jr.  Their names can be seen on the survey I’ve enlarged below.  The house was built in 1941 but I’m not sure if the Allio’s were the first owners.

From Kleiner's Korner: Nassau County Surveys of Motor Parkway Property Transferred or Released (Garden City)

As always, cool stuff Art. I can faintly see the property owner names on the plot sketch, but don’t see Arthur Jasper. Know he’s been resided on Russell Rd for many years, but maybe he hasn’t been an original owner. Thinking today’s Covanta Plant is where Airborne Instruments was? Ward Bakery Depot? I’ll need to look through the older maps to see.

From Kleiner's Korner: Nassau County Surveys of Motor Parkway Property Transferred or Released (Garden City)

Brian- The Mustang ll was 1974-78. Maybe you had a ‘74?

Either way, in a Mustang ll, you didn’t get there too quickly!

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

Here’s my first car, Mustang II, 1972 I think.

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

Guessing, like the Mustang ‘Shorty’, the Mustang Station Wagon were late 1960’s prototypes that never went to production.

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

Greg, The vehicle is generally referred to as a 1976 Ford Mustang prototype. But Ford had nothing to do with it.  My recollection is that it was built on the 1975 Mustang   chassis with the 289 engine by a automobile designer hoping to sell the concept to the Ford Company.

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

I think that’s a Ford Mustang concept car based on the Fox Body Platform. It was an attempt to show different visions of what a Mustang could be similar to Howard’s “Shorty” Mustang.

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

Mustang II station wagon.
Ford Fox platform.
Another Ford prototype like the Mustang III not going to production.

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

It has many Ford design characteristics, looks like it is on the Pinto platform, the luggage rack is defiantly a Ford product, and the rake of the ‘A’ pillar is very Ford looking. I really do not know the detail of Mr Kroplick’s collection so I can not link it to anything there. I am not a Ford collector either, but I do not see any GM lineage in the design.

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

Maverick on a Falcon platform?

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

Nice photo from the Vanderbilt Museum Collection showing the eagles at the entrance of Eagle’s Nest during construction (circa 1912).  Similar to the current photo shown above except no telephone pole today and lots more vegetation today.

From Greg O's Garage; The Grand Central Vanderbilt Eagles

Sorry I couldn’t be there! Looks like another grand event at the Waterfront!

From Members of the Roslyn Landmark Society, Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Model A Ford Club toured the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage last Sunday

The prototype: Shooting Brake
The platform: Ford Mustang II
Link to Howard’s collection: Mustang III Concept Show Car

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

Mustang platform 😊

From Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype