Vanderbilt Cup Races

Robert R:

Howard:  What marvelous images.  Really some great shots that can be hung on a wall.

I’ll be watching.

From Behind the Scenes: The Finale of the History Channel's "Men Who Built America"

My son Gram says he will never tire of hearing the beast bellow no matter what the speed!

From Video "The Black Beast Takes a "Sunday Drive" on the Queens "Motor Parkway" Greenway

What a fantastic experience Howard!  The level of enjoyment you must feel from owning the Black Beast has to be growing every day!  GREAT photos of you in the car and standing by it in period garb. Wonderful stuff!  And the series is wonderful too!  Keep your speed up!

From Behind the Scenes: The Finale of the History Channel's "Men Who Built America"

That stroll through the LIMP with the Black Beast was totally cool! minus the peds and GCP. Riding over Wheeler brought me back 100 even though I’m only 50. I wish I was there.

From Video "The Black Beast Takes a "Sunday Drive" on the Queens "Motor Parkway" Greenway

From Cindy:

OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!

We can’t keep away from this series, we’ve been GLUED to it from the first episode! My fiance’ is a Senior Project Manager for a union Electrical Contractor in the San Francisco Bay Area so the whole unraveling of electricity and the power industry has been of great interest to him, not to mention he’s a HUGE history buff.

I am SO thrilled to see this clip and can not WAIT to see you and the Beast in the actual program!!!!!

Howwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Behind the Scenes: The Finale of the History Channel's "Men Who Built America"

I remember back in the late 1970’s, before the house on Roslyn Rd was built, us kids would go up there on the right of way all the time.  The LIMP definitely took a downward angle from it’s high point at Roslyn Road, sloping down east until the road was cut off, just before the built in swimming pool.  I just don’t ever remember any signs of a bridge, or any sign of the right of way heading high again.  Was this bridge under the motor parkway or over it?
If the 1928 Atlas Map is drawn to scale, my guess is the bridge was about 465 feet, roughly, from the eastern edge of Roslyn Rd. 
Once again, thanks.  I could never explain to people how much enjoyment I get from the posts on your website.
A sincere fan,
-joe o

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #24 Robbins Lane Parkway Bridge Updated 3/14/2017

THE POWER OUTAGE AND GAS SITUATION IS A DISGRACE ON THE PART OF MANY PEOPLE NOT ONLY LIPA. TIME FOR LEGISLATORS AT ALL LEVEL OF GOVERMENT TO GIVE MORE ATTENTION TO THE HARDSHIPS OF THE WORKING CLASS INSTEAD OF TAKING PICTURE’S OF GOOD WILL ON THIER PART JUST TO GAIN PUBLICITY. THERE WERE LESS OUTAGES DURING STORMS WHEN WE HAD LONG ISLAND LIGHTING AND GOVERMENT WATCHED OUT LIKE A HAWK OR THEY WERE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

From A Sandy Benefit Car Show, Resources and Information to Aid the Recovery on Long Island

From Arlene S:

THANK YOU – THANK YOU for all this great information.

From A Sandy Benefit Car Show, Resources and Information to Aid the Recovery on Long Island

Howard,
I really appreciate this.  Good luck with Ian.

Cary

From A Sandy Benefit Car Show, Resources and Information to Aid the Recovery on Long Island

From Jeff B;
Thanks very much for this infomation.  Really very helpful.

Hope your garage made out ok (as well as you and yours of course).

From A Sandy Benefit Car Show, Resources and Information to Aid the Recovery on Long Island

Hi Sam III:

Thanks for the comment. I remember providing these photos to you courtesy of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in 2008. Time flies!

http://sbiii.com/limpbrdg.html#gardcity

Enjoy,

Howard

From Part II: Then & Now: The Motor Parkway "Mayan Ruins" of Garden City

Why am I somewhat less than impressed?  I had these abutments posted on my LIMP Bridges page since 05 Feb 2008, “The LIMP bridge that wasn’t!”, <http://sbiii.com/limpbrdg.html#gardcity>, even with YOUR own pix.  Happily, that is one of my LIMP pages that I had already restored (05 Oct 2010).  I’m still working on the rest.  Sam, III

From Part II: Then & Now: The Motor Parkway "Mayan Ruins" of Garden City

I think your car has the most pleasing design of all those shown…. -.  seems that as the years passed the white wall tire fell out of favor….

Glad to hear you survived well.  .

From My Hershey Treasure: Five Chrysler Town Car Factory Photos (1937-1942)

Whew! A little close for comfort, but good to know what conditions are tolerable and when you need another plan. Ken

From Black Beast Garage Withstands the Fury of Superstorm Sandy

Hi Walt, thanks for the comment and the help in finding these photos. Much appreciated!

From My Hershey Treasure: Five Chrysler Town Car Factory Photos (1937-1942)

Hi Howard,

I’m glad you made it through the storm without any damage !!  The photo says it all. Man , that was close .....

                                Regards, Lou

From Black Beast Garage Withstands the Fury of Superstorm Sandy

so glad that all is well at the garage..a once in a lifetime storm with heart breaking results

From Black Beast Garage Withstands the Fury of Superstorm Sandy

Howard, All the other photos you purchased show cars with either full or semi custom coachwork by the Derham Body Co. of Rosemont, Pa. . Derham was founded as a carriage builder and made the transition to motor cars. It was one of the premier custom coachwork firms and lasted until 1967 (!) out living all its competition from the Pre WWII era of the Golden Age of coachwork . Derham survived by taking on a Chrysler - DeSoto franchise in 1936, so could modify a production sedan into a semi custom (padded top, new interior, etc) but also do full customs bodies the last 3 photos are full customs.
I always buy pre war period paper and photographs from the vendor you bought your photographs at Hershey and when I saw these just knew it was a place you had to visit !  Keep the memories of the great time at Hershey while we put up with the stress of the recovery from the storm.

From My Hershey Treasure: Five Chrysler Town Car Factory Photos (1937-1942)

I am glad to see that the cars have escaped damage.  I wish everyone well during the recovery from this terrible storm.

Steve McKelvie
Franklin, MA

From Black Beast Garage Withstands the Fury of Superstorm Sandy

And oh what a time it was!!!!
Thank you one and all

From The "Sunday Drive" on the Motor Parkway in Queens