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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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Great exhibit — nice job Gram!!! Would have you do the same for my local library but I don’t think much interest here in NC. But there actually are a whole lot of people from LI and NY down here. You never knowvvvv
From A New Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Races Display at the Harborfields Library for the month of February
Wow. What a great collection. I can’t wait to get over there to paruse the exhibit. Kudos for assembling this display.
From A New Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Races Display at the Harborfields Library for the month of February
Ryan Athanas, the library’s Director, is a gear head like the rest of us. He sponsored a car show on the library grounds last year. Great friend.
From A New Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Races Display at the Harborfields Library for the month of February
I think the Vehicle in photo A is a 1936 Buick Limited Model 91 Sedan.
The Vehicle in photo D is also a 36 Buick. I believe it is a Century Model in the 68 Series, but you will have to check with Walt Gosden on that!
Since I am a Buick Club guy, I will stick to those two photos.
From Mystery Friday Foto #4: Solved; Automobiles owned by the Phipps family of Old Westbury
Looks exciting We’ll be there sometime this month Congratulations on Gram
From A New Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Races Display at the Harborfields Library for the month of February
I’ve seen this board game on display at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library in their Gallery exhbits about a couple years ago, that will be part of Howard’s exhbit at the Harborfield Public Library in Greenlawn, during Feb. mentioned in this newsletter.
From Hemmings Classic Car: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Game- The holy grail of vintage auto racing board games
Looking forward to seeing this exhibit. Way to go Gram!
From A New Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Races Display at the Harborfields Library for the month of February
The black sedan is a 1936 Buick 90 series. Car C is a 1939/40 Crosley station wagon. Eis another 2 cylinder prewar Crosley convertible. F is a FIAT Tipo. D could be a 1935 Buick Opera Coupe
From Mystery Friday Foto #4: Solved; Automobiles owned by the Phipps family of Old Westbury
Can’t wait to see it!
From A New Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Races Display at the Harborfields Library for the month of February
Nice game, unfortunately it doesn’t appear to have helped its creators stay in business too long. Here’s some additional documentation. Original article is from The San Francisco Examiner of Oct. 13, 1907.
From Hemmings Classic Car: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Game- The holy grail of vintage auto racing board games
I worked at my uncle Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s Long Island Automotive Museum for three summers in the early 1970’s and it’s a genuine pleasure to see photographs of what stands on its grounds today. Reading about the enthusiasm for it and for Uncle Austin and his collection of antique autos, trucks, buses, and automobiliana is also a pleasure. Thank you.
From The Long Island Automotive Museum Southampton Location Today
Wayne Duprez, it would be amazing if you could get photos of the iconic Olds curve dash!! With the owners’ permission, I would love to include it in my upcoming posts about “Where are they now?; the LIAM cars today “
From The Long Island Automotive Museum Southampton Location Today
Art, Regarding a producer for the movie, might have a lead for you, The Vanderbilt Cup Race play on Broadway is ending it’s run end of this month. The producer is looking for another related project to take on.
From Kleiner's Korner: Another Murder on the Motor Parkway!
The Olds is in a private small collection. I will see the owner this weekend. I’ll take photos and ask him if I can publish his name.
From The Long Island Automotive Museum Southampton Location Today
Al - auditions begin soon! I’m contracting with Kienzle to use the Motor Parkway in the fall. Having a hard time finding a producer!
From Kleiner's Korner: Another Murder on the Motor Parkway!
@Wayne Duprez Where in Hauppauge is this curved dash Olds? I know there used to be another one at the Riverhead Historical Society Museum.
From The Long Island Automotive Museum Southampton Location Today
Could this be the Motor Parkway House, now part of a larger house on Barbara St?
From Mystery Friday Foto #3; Solved; The Powell Ave. Bridge Under Construction
Thanks to Gary Hammond, it’s the Motor Parkway Hotel on Powell Av in Central Park (Bethpage), built by Mathias Romscho of Germany, age 42. View is looking north on Motor Parkway during Powell Av bridge construction, Aug-Sep 1908.
Alternate view below of Powell Av bridge construction through the Nibbe’s farmway bridge construction
From Mystery Friday Foto #3; Solved; The Powell Ave. Bridge Under Construction
I was a student at the junior high school across the street from the hotel and witnessed the destruction. I had some appreciation for history even at that young age. Many Garden City residents obtained bricks from the hotel. I still have the one my family obtained. It is wrapped with a needlepoint image of the hotel. The fate of another Garden City historic treasure, St. Paul’s School, is currently in the hands of the residents of Garden City.
From Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Garden City Hotel Being Demolished in 1973
The curved dash Olds that once hung from the ceiling at the Southampton museum resides in Hauppauge.
From The Long Island Automotive Museum Southampton Location Today
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