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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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Regarding the schoolhouse on Duryea Rd., it is not from 1872. That schoolhouse was located on the southeast corner of Duryea and Maxess Roads. The Motor Parkway purchased the Smith property from his heirs in April 1910. In June that year the Parkway sold one acre of land on the east side of the school to district 15 for $300. It was on this land a new schoolhouse was built and has survived to this day.
From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documenting the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville Over Time
If Mr Schramm is still looking for information on Robert Graves, I can provide some offline. He was family by marriage (his sister married my great grandfather).
From Owner Profile: Robert Graves Jr. Who Entered His Mercedes in Three Vanderbilt Cup Races
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Congratulations well deserved
Mitch Kaften
Kudos and congrats Howard.
Sal Grenci
Congratulations
Howie Schneider
Congrats
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
Oops. South-WEST corner. Current view attached. Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955
Congratulations Howard! I love your website and I check it every day.
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
Congratulations Howard . Well deserved!
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
CORNER OF ROUTE 106 AND 25A
From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955
Well deserved after much effort. This website rocks!
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
Congratulations
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
Dear Howard,
A most deserving award, and a truly great website! All of us appreciate your hard work, and for making the Vanderbilt Cup races as vivid & real today as they were over a century ago.
Kudos,
Billy
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
CONGRATULATIONS HOWARD !
The Vanderbilt Cup Races Website and supportive LIMP information has been a welcome addition to Long Island’s Automotive knowledge and we are all the better for it.
Thank you for your hard work !
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
No clue (what’s new?) but the Chrysler product facing us at left is a 1946-48 Dodge, so that dates the pic to no earlier than very-late 1945. Wild guess based on vague recollection of Meyerdierk’s - East Norwich at No. Hempstead Tpke. (No. Blvd./25A) and Jericho-Oyster Bay Road (106), probably at south-east corner? Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955
Some historical background at <http://sbiii.com/limpbrdg.html#duryea>. Sep and Oct 1999 photos at <http://sbiii.com/limpkwy4.html#crossng2> and (right after it) <http://sbiii.com/limpkwy4.html#duryea-x> (those blurs are BAD thumbnails - click on them for better pix - gotta fix that). Lastly, Jun 2002 through May 2005 pix at <http://sbiii.com/limpopen.html>. Sam, III
From Kleiner's Kolumn: Documenting the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville Over Time
I remember as a kid seeing a funny looking car with a middle head light. I know there weren’t that many Tuckers produced, and I had to be around 7 or 8 years old at the time of that sighting. I was born back in 1947. I still own a Burgundy, 1966 Pontiac GTO.
From 1947 Tucker '48 Ad: The Surprise Car of the Year
Couldn’t happen to a nicer (or more deserving) guy! Bravo, Howard! We’ve come a long way, baby, from slogging through thorn bushes. Sam, III
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
Howard:
Congrats on receiving the award for your work regarding this blog site, and I salute you for your public service to your community as historian. Enjoyed witnessing you receiving it at the SAH banquet.
Best,
=rdsieber
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
Congrats on this superb award! Well-deserved!
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
Congratulations Howard.
Also, thank you for all you do to bring memories and joy to so many with the LIMP site.
From Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
Looking south in East Norwich at North Hempstead Turnpike (25A) and Route 106.
This was one of the hairpin turns in the 1905-1906 races.
The building (southwest corner) was the McQueen store.
The car next to the building looks like a 50 Chevrolet.
The car in the middle facing us looks like a 48 Dodge.
The panel truck on the left looks like a 48 Chevrolet.
Photo from 1950.
Attached is another photo of McQueen’s store
From Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955
Google Earth Mar 2012, after the 2011 cleanup!
From Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #12 Bethpage #3
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