Vanderbilt Cup Races

Nice melodic tune to listen to.  Thanks for sharing.

From Song of the Week: "Stupefied" by Dana Kyle Kroplick

That’s the #4 Auto Union C racer at the 1937 George Vanderbilt Cup race. It was held on July 5, 1937 at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury. Standing next to his car is Bernd Rosemeyer, who finished first in this race.

From Mystery Friday Foto #35 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer and his Auto Union Streamlined Type C Race Car

Always a joy to listen, as one realizes the talent of family member of someone we have known and respected over the years.  Thank you, Howard,!

From Song of the Week: "Stupefied" by Dana Kyle Kroplick

Auto Union Type C
George Vanderbilt Cup Race, Roosevelt Field, Garden City - July 5, 1937
Driver Bernd Rosemeyer
Won the race.

From Mystery Friday Foto #35 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer and his Auto Union Streamlined Type C Race Car

Car is an Auto Union C driven by Bernd Rosemeyer, who is pictured next to the car. Race was the Vanderbilt Cup Race held at Roosevelt Raceway on July 5, 1937, and won by this car.

From Mystery Friday Foto #35 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer and his Auto Union Streamlined Type C Race Car

Thanks Gram for a very interesting look back at Deer Park speedway.  Hope to see more!

From InstaGRAM Report: The Racing History of Deer Park Speedway / Speedrone

Great article and photos! Really enjoyed learning about this lost piece of LI history.

From InstaGRAM Report: The Racing History of Deer Park Speedway / Speedrone

Walt, and the connecting rods, crankshaft, and pins must’ve been equally massive to endure such forces. The early automoblie gas engine is truly amazing for early 20th century design

From Kleiner's Korner: Willie K's Simplex Test Driver

Alan Wunner - I agree with top photo being the Winchester Bl entrance to the Parkway. Also the Bayside section photo is located in the corner just west of Springfield Bl and south of the Parkway. It is likely both parkway photos were taken in Alley Pond Park for the magazine article

From Back in Automotive Time: The January 1957 Car Life Magazine Part 1: America's First Super Highway

Late submission, hopefully will get in.  A detailed map showing the stops and landing of Rodgers across the country.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: The Incredible and Historic 'First' North American Transcontinental Flight

1911 Palmer-Singer Model 4-50

First transcontinental flight

Calbraith P. Rodgers. Crutches were needed after he broke his leg in a crash near Compton, California.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: The Incredible and Historic 'First' North American Transcontinental Flight

The car is the 1909 Palmer-Singer model LXII 6 cyl. toy tonneau belonging to Calbraith Perry Rodgers. He made the first US transcontinental flight in 1911 in a Wright Flyer and was sponsored by J. Ogden Armour, producer of a soft drink called Vin Fiz (“the ideal grape drink”). Rodgers broke both legs during an attempt to dip the landing gear in the Pacific Ocean. During the take off the engine stopped and the plane nose-dived in a ploughed field, resulting in two broken legs, a broken collar bone and a brain concussion. Hence undoubtedly the wooden crutches. The oil flag on the car is probably promoting Havoline, a well known brand in the US.
During an exhibition flight on April 3, 1912 Rodgers would crash his Wright Flyer into the sea and died of a broken neck and back.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: The Incredible and Historic 'First' North American Transcontinental Flight

Additional information.  Second attachment is a personal account from Rodgers as he made his way to Phoenix.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: The Incredible and Historic 'First' North American Transcontinental Flight

1911 Palmer-Singer
1st Transcontinental flight (between Sheapshead Bay, NY and Long Beach CA).
Calbraith Perry Rodgers, pilot.  The car was used during stops to locate the plane and Rodgers.   
Rodgers broke an ankle while making an emergency landing before getting to his final stop, Long Beach, CA.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: The Incredible and Historic 'First' North American Transcontinental Flight

I grew up in Fresh Meadows and was nine years old when I saw my first, and brand-new, ‘57 Chevy - turquoise and white. A stunner then and a stunner now. Although a “death trap,” as all cars were then, the design was and remains magnificent; sleek but not overstated, and reflective of the coming passenger jet age in ‘58 with the British Comet and in ‘59 with the Boeing 707. I’ll soon be 78 years old and have been unable to discern the make and year of any given car for more decades than I can remember, except for the “classics,” like those of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Can anyone tell me what the difference is in the sheetmetal between a Genesis and a Bentley as they rush by, given that I can’t see insignia plates now. And to those who yell that I’m just a “boomer,” I say that I’m thankful for the type of simple pleasures I had, like playing stickball and football in the street, running home to get a quarter when the Good Humor or Bungelow Bar man came by, or catching a big event with live TV like the Ed Sullivan show.

From Back in Automotive Time: The January 1957 Car Life Magazine Part 1: America's First Super Highway

The first airplane flight across th US was by Cal Rodgers in his Wright Type EX biplane called the Vin Fiz after his grape drink soda sponsor.  He left Sheepshead Bay on September 17th, 1911 and after 70 stops made it to Pasadena, CA on November 12th.  The car in the photo which was probably taken in California is a (1911?) Palmer-Singer.  A week after the flight Rodgers crash landed in Compton and wound up on the crutches seen in the photo.  Attached is another photo of the car (Google Images) with his mechanician at the wheel, a piece of fabric from the Vin Fiz and a photo of a few books about this trip.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: The Incredible and Historic 'First' North American Transcontinental Flight

The cover photo appears to be the entrance to the Motor Parkway from the Winchester Boulevard side of Alley Pond Park,next to where the tennis courts are today

From Back in Automotive Time: The January 1957 Car Life Magazine Part 1: America's First Super Highway

That’s a 1911 Palmer-Singer with aviation pioneer Calbraith Perry Rodgers sitting in the passenger seat. Rodgers was the first person to fly an airplane from coast to coast. The historic event took place from September 17, 1911 to November 5, 1911 with many stops (and crashes) along the way. The car was part of the support staff the followed along the route by train from New York to California and was used to retrieve Rodgers whenever he landed or crashed if he came down too far away from the train. Vin Fiz was the name of his plane and was actually a new grape drink that being introduced by The Armour Company that sponsored Rodgers during his historic flight. The crutches had been used by Rodgers as walking aids for injuries he sustained during his many crashes. (There were at least 15 crashes). Tragically, Rodgers was killed on April 3, 1912 when he became the victim of the first recorded fatal bird strike by an aircraft.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved: The Incredible and Historic 'First' North American Transcontinental Flight

the area where the rings would fit you can put your pinky finger in and it is about the same thickness! Can you imagine what it was like to have those heavy pistons flying up and down in a cylinder with the car going 80 mph?
to actually see and touch some of these century old parts is just amazing. other parts - brass hubcaps that weight 3 lbs, (keep in mind modern cars do not have 3 lbs. of brass in the entire car) brass lights that burn a flammable fuel tires whose tread pattern spell out non skid…....

From Kleiner's Korner: Willie K's Simplex Test Driver

WOW, thanks for the comparison photo, Walt! Had no idea how these early automobile parts differ from today.

From Kleiner's Korner: Willie K's Simplex Test Driver