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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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The capture of those Tuckers meeting is as close to a time machine as possible, in full color! Nice work by all!
From Update: #3: The Five Tuckers Participating in the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
Congratulations,only wish I could see it for myself,witch I think will never happen,oh well
From Update #1: The 12 Tuckers at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Just two years later, the grandstands would be expanded covering most of the field. Sending attachment
From Update #3:Mystery Foto #33 Solved:Spectacular 1924 Aerial of Meadow Brook Hunt Club & Motor Parkway
I forgot to note that “sparsely settled” Hoffman Boulevard north of Hillside Avenue is today’s Queens Boulevard, possibly in the vicinity of Kew Gardens/Jamaica. My father used Queens Blvd. a lot in the late ‘30s-early ‘40s and it actually was still rather sparsely settled, incredible as that may seem today. Sam (SO old), III
From Update #1: Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Floral Park During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Absolutely LOVE the shot by CNCPics of our Tucker 1015 and Tucker 1044 “meeting”! It was such a great experience to be a part of!
From Update: #3: The Five Tuckers Participating in the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
Update #1: The orientation of the photographer (looking west) was corrected.
From Update #1: Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Floral Park During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
To the left of this photo unseen is another grandstand equal in size, about 700 ft across the other side of the field. The three small buildings north of the grandstand shown could be a strategic location for all spectators to use. Are those two antennas in the rear of the white roofs in 1924? Perhaps his/hers restrooms with food in the center
From Update #3:Mystery Foto #33 Solved:Spectacular 1924 Aerial of Meadow Brook Hunt Club & Motor Parkway
Hmm, the orientation is puzzling. Photographer facing east is debatable. Although the race car’s shadow appears to cast on the left side of the racer (photo facing east), Jericho Tpke westbound today still curves to the right, just like the mystery photo. Eastbound today, the tpke is still perfectly straight.
Art - Great news clips of the racers vs police/courts. I was unaware how strict road-use was being enforced, especially during these early years of the auto. But it all makes sense. I’ve read many pedestrians were hurt/killed during this early period, prompting the use of the traffic signal, still nowhere in sight anytime soon.
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Frank, great catch. The orientation is looking west.
From Update #1: Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Floral Park During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Whoops, Lee; that’s NOT the MB clubhouse in the Plymouth ad - one less story and the fan window is too close to the door lintel (plus wrong roofline). {My, how these threads grow - just great!] Sam, III
From Update #3:Mystery Foto #33 Solved:Spectacular 1924 Aerial of Meadow Brook Hunt Club & Motor Parkway
YEAH !!!
From Update: #3: The Five Tuckers Participating in the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
Update #1: List of 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been posted.
From Update #1: The 12 Tuckers at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
What an incredible shot (CNCPICS)! At first glance, it’s heart-stopping! Hope Howard and 1015 were going slowly (TWO hands on the wheel, Howard!). Shades of the early Motor Parkway - no divider and narrow roadway! [BTW - in RR parlance, they are “meeting” (facing), not “passing” (overtaking).] Sam, III
From Update: #3: The Five Tuckers Participating in the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
Lee - the W, S, and E segments of the quadrangle in Yellow appear to be stables; the rest are probably maintenance buildings for the whole huge club complex. The residence N of the Green stable is most likely the complex superintendent’s home. As the complex grew, adding stables is not at all unlikely. Necessaries (facilities) are very like to be in the three buildings at the NW corner. Sanborn valuation maps would be a great help here. Sam, III
From Update #3:Mystery Foto #33 Solved:Spectacular 1924 Aerial of Meadow Brook Hunt Club & Motor Parkway
Congratulations Howard! I’m sure you’re proud of the team that restored it in a short period of time. I can’t wait to see it back here in Long Island. Well done!
From Update #1: The 12 Tuckers at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
CNCPICS.com has posted a historic photo of Tucker 1044 and Tucker 1015 passing each other on the Tour.
From Update: #3: The Five Tuckers Participating in the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
I love the 1923 Salisbury Plains Station pic, one car line!!
From Update #3:Mystery Foto #33 Solved:Spectacular 1924 Aerial of Meadow Brook Hunt Club & Motor Parkway
Congratulations Howard on your second place win, but why not the first because you are not George Lucas? You do have a working cyclops headlight how about that, and why the switch to the black wall side of the tires, for the authentic factory production look ?? Hope to see you with your award winner someday.
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Howard Kroplick
Mark, for the Tour, Tucker 1044 had its formal whitewalls. For the Sunday Concours, Tucker 1044 was brought back to its original factory blackwalls design.
From Update #1: The 12 Tuckers at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Sam,
What I mean to say is, those grandstands were capable of holding upwards of 40,000 spectators for matches. Wouldn’t it seem logical that some sort of facility for food, beverage and restrooms for them be somewhere in the immediate vicinity such as in the green circle?
Also, how likely would stables be constructed so close to a private home, just a few feet away?
But for the sake of argument, let’s say the building in the green with the deep overhangs is indeed stables. Then the buildings in yellow would not also be stables. What are they? Does the resemblance to a compound have any significance?
The proximity of the corral to them led me to believe they were the stables and the building in the green was something else.
From Update #3:Mystery Foto #33 Solved:Spectacular 1924 Aerial of Meadow Brook Hunt Club & Motor Parkway
James Ryan has forwarded a photo of Tucker 1044 at the start of the Tour.
From Update: #3: The Five Tuckers Participating in the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
These photos are absolutely terrific! An unforgettable week at Pebble!
From Update: #3: The Five Tuckers Participating in the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
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