Vanderbilt Cup Races

Great stuff Art! I cant wait to dig in

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Planning a Long Island Auto Speedway Before the Motor Parkway (1901 to 1905)

Thanks Sam III, feels good to hit a home run once a while. : )

From Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge Abutment

Outstanding work, Brian!  Well, at least I was in the right general area; I KNEW it wasn’t Salisbury or Levittown.  Structure?  WHAT structure?  Never even occurred to me that the barrier wall was a “structure”.  These Mystery Fotos are such grand fun; thanks, Al and Howard.  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge Abutment

Oh, this gets better and better: <https://books.google.com/books?id=qeZYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq;=“roy+c.+gasser”+plandome&source=bl&ots=6v2nA76xzi&sig=ACfU3U1kGLefBJySczjc7VnIGIv46M0y_A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiznbvdtIHnAhXDwFkKHdA8CMMQ6AEwEXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=“roy c. gasser” plandome&f=false>!  There’s the LIMP and Willie and Roy and Batchelder and Thompson and Fullerton, etc.!  Al - 18 Shore DRIVE; Shore ROAD is a completely different street some ¼-mile to the south.  Sam, III

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Suffolk County Acquisition of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Patrick - the entire chase was loaded with fine cars, though I prefer the 69 Charger tail lights instead. Steven’s GTO also made an introduction, and that dark green VW Beetle appeared 6 times! It must’ve been popular then

From Update: 1968 "Bullitt" Mustang sells for $3.74 million at Mecum Auction

Gasser was quite deep with Willie; see <https://books.google.com/books?id=mp2Fp31d1oAC&pg=RA5-PA15&lpg=RA5-PA15&dq=Roy+C.+Gasser&source=bl&ots=KWY7cI_SUQ&sig=ACfU3U3Kfuv0Ohx_OrCI8SRrcaFzdcqyvQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHk976i4HnAhXBx1kKHeaHBE0Q6AEwC3oECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Roy C. Gasser&f=false> re Muriel and Consuelo.  [No, that’s NOT the Great American Novel, just a novel URL]  Sam, III

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Suffolk County Acquisition of the Long Island Motor Parkway

On Shore road.

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Suffolk County Acquisition of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Sad to hear about the homeless in this area. I’ve yet to visit here and always thought this tract to be swampy and uninhabitable; satellite images always show the foliage well flourished throughout. Thank you Lee for the update.

From Mystery Foto #43 Solved : A 1955 View of the Motor Parkway in Levittown Looking West

From Art: Thanks Al.  I know Gasser Avenue was named in honor of the Gasser family that owned a nearby farm.  Roy C. Gasser was a founder of Plandome, where he and his wife lived.

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Suffolk County Acquisition of the Long Island Motor Parkway

I think this photo could be looking west from Shelter Rock Road. Growing up in North New Hyde Park, it sure looks like what I remember of that location in the 1950’s. The flat, open area to the right of the LIMP could be the old Links Golf Course. The structure on top of the abutment was a barricade built to deter automobile usage after abandonment in 1938.

From Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge Abutment

How about the black Dodge Charge?  Apparently no interest here!

From Update: 1968 "Bullitt" Mustang sells for $3.74 million at Mecum Auction

Art, The parkway’s secretary at the tine of the sale to Suffolk County was Roy C. Gasser. I’m trying to tie him to Gasser Ave./Old Westbury Rd.

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Suffolk County Acquisition of the Long Island Motor Parkway

From Art Kleiner: Lee, yes, I’ve encountered homeless (or signs as to where they’ve been) a few times in my explorations!  Sad.

From Mystery Foto #43 Solved : A 1955 View of the Motor Parkway in Levittown Looking West

From Art: Thanks Brian and Sam - I’m working on splitting the entire map into sections (probably 20 or so) and will create an entirely new post with a link between this post and the new one.  In addition, anyone wanting me to e-mail you the entire map please send along your e-mail address.  Thanks. 
PS: Sam, I haven’t forgotten your request a few months back concerning doing some follow-up for you.  Continues to be on my to-do list which is tending to grow in retirement!

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Suffolk County Acquisition of the Long Island Motor Parkway

It would be interesting if this car were in fact purchased by a museum, as today many museums, especially car museums, are struggling financially.
Regarding the new owner sharing it, I have seen enough of this car over the last year to satisfy me for perhaps the rest of my life!

From Update: 1968 "Bullitt" Mustang sells for $3.74 million at Mecum Auction

possibly stewart ave in Bethpage looking west

From Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge Abutment

Well that is final now, the next car we all will have to look for is the Pontiac four door hardtop LeManns used in the Astoria chase scene in “French Connection”  ....why wasn’t that car a then popular GTO?

From Update: 1968 "Bullitt" Mustang sells for $3.74 million at Mecum Auction

Sadly, today there are homeless people living in the woods of those remaining 112 acres.  Walking along the old Perimeter Road southbound on Mitchel Field east of the Marriott hotel heading towards Hempstead Turnpike and the Santini area on the other side, you may encounter some of them as I did.

From Mystery Foto #43 Solved : A 1955 View of the Motor Parkway in Levittown Looking West

Looks more like the North Hills-Williston-Roslyn stretch to me, perhaps the #26 Robbins Lane farmway bridge?  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The New Hyde Park Road Motor Parkway Bridge Abutment

Wow! you could have 2 or 3 Tuckers for that.

From Update: 1968 "Bullitt" Mustang sells for $3.74 million at Mecum Auction