Vanderbilt Cup Races

I am delighted for you, although, for the life of me, what you have to do with customizer George Barris eludes me.  You preserve historic vehicles (thank you) and he chopped them up.  Love John’s choices; he hit on another of my favs - the silver car fourth from bottom is a 1949 “Silver Anniversary” Chrysler.  Once again, I should know - I drove THREE of them over the years, from Dad’s new one, my own four-year-old one, and selling off the last as late as 2007 (see my site)!  Sam, III

From Howard Kroplick Honored with the 2017 George Barris Cup at the Nassau County Cruise to the Show

Wonderful award.  Enjoy it for years to come.

Congrats, Howard!

From Howard Kroplick Honored with the 2017 George Barris Cup at the Nassau County Cruise to the Show

Nassau brick was very popular on long island and used extensively in building of houses etc in Queens, Nassau , and Suffolk Counties. My house is built with Nassau brick, dates form 1953 (built by my Dad and Grand Father who were brick masons/contractors) so Nassau Brick was still in business as of that date.

From Sam & Dave’s Excellent “Lost” Motor Parkway Adventure VI: Remnants of Petit Trianon

1901 Curved dash Oldsmobile

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout Owned by Sam Greco

Congrats Howard….

Looks like a nice day and event….

From Howard Kroplick Honored with the 2017 George Barris Cup at the Nassau County Cruise to the Show

Well done guys…. Enjoyed looking at these images, thanks…

From Sam & Dave’s Excellent “Lost” Motor Parkway Adventure VI: Remnants of Petit Trianon

Nice !!!

From Car Collection Profile: 1966 Shelby Mustang GT-350H SFM6S475

Sam Greco’s 1903 Oldsmobile

Toyn Guarnaschelli’s ALCO truck might be older?

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout Owned by Sam Greco

A VEHICLE THAT IS OLDER THAN THE SAM GRECO 1903 OLDSMOBILE, IS A 1901 ROCHESTER STEAMER, IT WAS IN PARKER WICKAMS’S MUSEUM COLLECTION IN MATTITUCK L.I.  I SAW IT THERE UNTIL 2011 WHEN PARKER PASSED.  I DO NOT KNOW IF SOMEONE ON LONG ISLAND NOW HAS IT OR IT WENT SOMEPLACE ELSE. MANY OF HIS VEHICLES WENT TO A MUSEUM IN ALASKA. I WAS TOLD THIS RECENTLY BY A FELLOW HERE ON L.I. THAT NOW HAS PARKERS’ 1952 MUNTZ JET.

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout Owned by Sam Greco

I BELIEVE THAT IS SAM GRECO DRIVING THE 1903 CURVED DASH OLDSMOBILE. HE USUALLY HAS IT AT WESTBURY GARDENS SHOW AND AT THE EASTER DAY PARADE.
SEVERAL YEARS I JUDGED A 1899 LOCOMOBILE HERE ON LONG ISLAND. IT WAS STEAM POWERED

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout Owned by Sam Greco

Good morning Howard,

What a Great Story!  I have always read and heard about the legends of the Shelby Rent-A-Racer, now I hope to see your car someday at one of the local shows.  I missed out on seeing your Black Beast the day you stopped by my home in Huntington to pick up the Ash Tray you got from me.  I did manage to see your prototype 2 seater Mustang at the USMMA.  I would love to see your Chrysler one day too.  Keep up these wonderful newsletters as it is one of the few items I look forward to reading.

Have a Happy Sunday,
Artie and Patty Perkins

From Car Collection Profile: 1966 Shelby Mustang GT-350H SFM6S475

I don’t think that’s correct. That 1871 built LIRR/Central bridge (the “stone bridge” as it was called on maps, at the juncture of Tulip Ave., Jericho Tpke./Jamaica Ave., and Little Neck Road (later Little Neck Parkway), was only lengthened in 1931/2, along with Jericho tpke/Jamaica ave. being widened and completely paved. It’s the same “new” bridge that was later taken down 40 or so years later. The original “stone” bridge (really a short trestle bridge supported on stone) was only lengthened once, not twice, as I recall. I own the last of the George/Ben Rhodes Little Neck Parkway homes at 87th ave. and Little neck Parkway, built in 1878, just a few blocks north of the intersection pictured. The other four Rhodes homes were taken down long ago to accomodate the laying out of the grid for the streets intersecting Little Neck Road, and it’s widening.

From Then & Now: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course in Floral Park

Congratulations on your award.Tell John he looks good honoring your car in your behalf. Still wish you would bring it here,to the villages,like I said once before,you would be a crowd teaser, pleaser,shocker and whatever else I can say,you would bring something that most of the people have never seen,nothing compares to what you have,except for the Mustang Rent A Car. I stopped going to the car show every month,it’s always the same cars,I only go when there’s a special attraction and it hasn’t been much to talk about. So that’s the story here.

From Howard Kroplick Honored with the 2017 George Barris Cup at the Nassau County Cruise to the Show

Mystery Foto # 39… The auto is a 1905 Curved Dash Oldsmobile. The current owner would be Suffolk County Historical Society, Riverhead. The name John Van Mater Howell of Southold is associated with this car. The original owner, Maybe.  As I recall someone was producing scaled down, functional replicas back in the 50s or 60s. I remember one at the Worlds Fair where I worked in 1964, 1965.

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout Owned by Sam Greco

Identify the year, manufacturer and model of the automobile
-1902 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout

Who is the current owner?
-Sam Greco

Bonus: Identify an automobile currently on Long Island that is older than the one in the Mystery Foto. Please forward any jpegs to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
-Unsure, but still looking!

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout Owned by Sam Greco

I don’t know anything about cars, but I do know Gold Coast locations and that photo was taken at Old Weatbury Gardens!

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout Owned by Sam Greco

1937 seems right to me,,,

From Mystery Foto #37 Solved: An Amazing Aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway In Garden City

Could that be Fitipaldi at the Indy in 2011

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Rookie Indy Driver Josef Newgarden at the 2012 Legendary Day

Identify the celebrity driver
-Josef Newgarden
Where and when was this photo taken?
-2012 Indy 500

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Rookie Indy Driver Josef Newgarden at the 2012 Legendary Day

Glad you located this historic photo and accompanying article.  Incredible piece of history!

From The 1897 Grant-The Oldest Automobile on Long Island