Vanderbilt Cup Races

That luggage is an impossible find, and more amazing, it eventually fell into the right hands. Thank you Mr. Ida for preserving these items after all these years. But I missed the cue, what was “the drama surrounding Preston Tucker?” Did Mr. Aquilina ever receive his Tucker, or just a partial shipment? Howard or Rob, what was the drama behind the car purchase?

From An Amazing Discovery: Brand new "still in the box" 73-year old Tucker luggage

Great catch Al! I believe it’s a rifle. He’s not a flagman; I don’t see a flag attached to the top of that ‘pole’. If memory serves, police were hired to help with crowd control.

From Mystery Foto #17 Solved: Emil Stricker in the #3 Mercedes passing the Jerusalem Avenue Bridge during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Howard, the photo captioned….#3 Mercedes in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, look at the person between the driver and the mechanic behind the Mercedes, is that a soldier with a rifle on his shoulder ?

From Mystery Foto #17 Solved: Emil Stricker in the #3 Mercedes passing the Jerusalem Avenue Bridge during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Wow yet again!  And they are actually nice pieces of luggage!  Very practical!

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To Al Prete and all, my mentioning of the many Packard’s parked along 5th Ave. Those Packard’s from the mid to late 30s were the 120 series model, the affordable Packard in the mid price market introduce in 1935, that save the company during the depresssion but tarnish THE PACKARD image.

From Videos of the Week: Then & Now rides on Fifth Avenue New York (1937 & 2020)

Fantastic! You just have to wonder how many other NOS boxes of this sort of material are gathering dust in attics and garages across the country

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Neet addition to your living time capsule . Wonder if their are more bits of tucker mobilia to be discovered ?  Thanks Howard for taking us on your adventures !!

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Mystery Foto #18… The photo location is at Jerusalem Road (now Stewart Avenue in Bethpage) looking south. The buildings shown here are temporary headquarters of Motor Parkway Chief Engineer Brown and the Field Engineer’s Office. Approximate date is May 1908. Officials are scouting location for Motor Parkway ground breaking ceremony which would happen on June 6, 1908.

From Mystery Foto #18 Solved: Motor Parkway officials at the Jerusalem Road field office circa May 1908

Very enjoyable to watch and look closely, you can really see how the styling of the cars was changing from the early 1930’s.

From Videos of the Week: Then & Now rides on Fifth Avenue New York (1937 & 2020)

Art, The 1910 Motor Parkway Survey Mapbook may show who owned this area prior to 1927. Maps 14 & 15 would show Brentwood.

From Mystery Foto #43 Solved:Lou Austin's Commack Gas Station/Restaurant on the Long Island Motor Parkway

Congratulations Howard, that is one of the best stories I’ve heard in a long time. You are the perfect person to preserve and share the collection and the luggage will now have a home its been waiting for over half a century! It must be wonderful to have such good friends in the Ida’s and the Tucker families. All the best, stay safe and well.

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On another thread, I took a ride up Lake Rd in Great Neck last week an saw that the WK Vanderbilt home had been torn down with a new house on the site. Was there mention of this that I missed?

From Update: Then (2017 and 2020) & Now (2026): A sad return to the Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City

Howard, congratulation to you on your fabulous Tucker find. I know you will be very magnanimous and allow the automobile public to see a great bit of Tucker memorabilia. Thanks you for all you do to preserve history for all to share.

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Wow! What a find!

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This is a great find. It’s nice to see that Richard and his family preserved these pieces so well. Having the documents too is a bonus.

From An Amazing Discovery: Brand new "still in the box" 73-year old Tucker luggage

Howard,

What a great story and congrats on the luggage to complete the car.

Regards, Mark

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Holy Cow!  What an amazing find.

From An Amazing Discovery: Brand new "still in the box" 73-year old Tucker luggage

The car depicted in the artwork that is the subject of this story was just pulled out of a barn in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It sat for well over 80 years. Showing 11,000 miles on the odometer it was virtually untouched since it was parked in 1928. Phots of the car below show it at the New York Auto Salon in 1917, Parked in front of an estate in the Hudson River Valley near Hyde Park, and finally as it is today, running and driving.

From Helck Family Collection:Original Illustration by the "Vermeer" of Automobile Advertising-Earle Teale

Great story. Beautiful luggage!

From An Amazing Discovery: Brand new "still in the box" 73-year old Tucker luggage

Great slide show, the pictures show # 1044 from every angle.
Great way to spend seven minutes.
Thanks for putting this slide show together and sharing it, Jim Ryan LIBC

From Tucker 1044 at the 2020 Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance