Vanderbilt Cup Races

Eisenhower Park.  We can still see the keyhole turn at the Meadowbrook Lodge.  I would say 1955 ish.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

merrick ave along Eisenhower park west side. lake on the.lower right side. Stewart ave into the Park. upper left was Roosevelt raceway. far right side is Salisbury park drive.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: A 1966 Aerial of "Salisbury Park" in East Meadow and the Motor Parkway ROW

Sam,  Bugatti made a street version of the Type 35. it was known as the Type 37 and was sold as a “take home version”  of the Type 35.

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Details, details!  Note the Addams Bug radiator cap, windscreen, and headlights changes.  Two cars?  Sam, III

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Sam, I believe Carroll was married to John Oelsner and they lived in Glen Cove near Clark. She and Clarke’s wife were members of the Buckram Beagles Club.

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Al; I dunno.  I remember that name but no more.  If it’s a mystery photo, I am not the solver.  Googling didn’t help much; Carol (Mrs. Warren James) Oelsner of Centre Island, mayhap?  You seem to know more than I on this.  Sam, III

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Sam, Is that Mrs. Carroll Oelsner in the Addams Bugatti ?

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Has anyone physically examined this thing?  From the photo it appears very modern, and made by using a router.  Am I mistaken?

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

Brian,  Got more on the post. Shortly after the post was placed at North Hills, a member of the Wheatley Golf Club played a round there and noticed the post. He told his club’s historian about it who I understand went ballistic screaming…. OMG,... who had a better connection with Vanderbilt and the Parkway than Wheatley!  We must to do something !!!. Between the 9th and 10th holes at Wheatley they have a halfway house. Not wanting to be too obvious he decided to call it Kienzle’s Korner after the Motor Parkway’s general manager, A. J. Kienzle. who was a member of Wheatley. Kienzle was so very pleased showed his appreciation by having a hole in one the next time he played.

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

Call me gullible, and I’m usually last to get the joke. But is this mystery considered solved?

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

Per the original 30 Jun 2014 Bird auction post, I vas dere Cholly!  Like Walt, couldn’t care less about value (or about Bug. details).  However, I’m chiming in again because of my great interest in Chas. Addams and in Austie Clark.  Super pix!  No one commented that there’s Austie facing us in the right rear of the last Addams pic.  O. K., all you experts; who’s the passenger in that pic, Tee Miller Addams?  No Barbara I or II (Morticia), she.  Sam, III

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Briefly out of commission.  Got a wholly inappropriate comment via e-mail but can’t find it here.  Assume HK killed it.  Hope whoever posted it understands why.  What a shame.  I must apologize for my own venture into politics here.  Sam, III

From Newsday: Frank Castagna (1928-2020) A Slice of Americana

Howard, Among the nine automobiles sold that day was another Bugatti, a roadster, I think 1928-1929. It sold for a thousand dollars more than the Type 35 That one also went to a Long Islander. Wonder what that one is worth today.

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

So the origins of this sign post isn’t related to the course in Douglaston at all. Better off the post found it’s home in North Hills, think it would’ve been forgotten/lost if delivered to the Links Complex. Say you set the all time record of solving a mystery here, Al : )

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

Howard, Got the answer. When the Links Condominium complex was built, the post was ordered and was to be placed at the old Links Golf Club entrance from the Motor Parkway. FedEx mistakenly delivered it to the North Hills Country Club turning it over to the greens keeper. The greens keeper thought the sign maker made a mistake painting Links Club on it. So….he took upon his self and repainted it…North Hills CC.  After the sign dried he put it in the back of is truck. He then called the club’s president where to place it. The president figured the club’s historian ordered it and told the greens keeper, o k,... put it in front of the club house.  On the way to the club house, the sign,... without the greens keeper knowing it,  fell out of the truck near the 13th green. The greens keeper assistant, who was following him in another cart and who was going to do the actual digging, not told where it was to be placed, saw the sign on the ground, said to himself….ooo kaa, I guess this is where it goes. The greens keeper,... figured there was a change in plans, shrugged his shoulders and muttered, OK by me. SOLVED.
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Howard Kroplick

Al, nice try…very funny!

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

My first impression, this is an updated version of the original road marker. This sign doesn’t appear old.

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

Two new Bugatti images have been posted from The Brumos Collection.

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Then& Now images of the Farnesworth Garage have been added to the post.

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Howard,  Another aspect of the sale that might be of interest is that it was held 22 years after Bird died. He was killed in a plane crash on June 4, 1940 piloting his own plane , a 4 passenger Beechcraft, no one else was aboard. I got a hunch one of the reasons he purchased the Billings estate was because it came with a 20 car garage.

From Mystery Auto #28 Solved: 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Owned by Wallace Bird and Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Came across this nice photo of Joe Seymour and his mechanician within the DPL website.

From Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Joe Seymour Driving the #8 Thomas During the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race