Vanderbilt Cup Races

Hey Greg,. Didn’t know the LIMP was a one way road.  The A.I. images make that very clear.

From Alert: Fake Images of the Long Island Motor Parkway Using Artificial Intelligence

Just saw this on the NYC Archives site (some other interesting stuff there) about the designation of the Queens “bike path”. Letter from Robert Moses about a month after the LIMP closed, stating his intention to open the path .

From Mystery Friday Foto #39 Solved: The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows (1929)

Thanks Greg for highlighting these “fake” Motor Parkway pictures.  As a researcher, I believe there’s opportunity for AI assistance, however I take a more pessimistic view that people will simply accept what they see and read.  Thank heavens for vanderbiltcupraces.com.  It does pain me quite a bit when looking at the photos you posted and hopefully AI is seen as what it is - just one more tool when trying to learn.  But I hope it does not encourage others to post more on social media, even for fun as most people do not read between the lines.  Just my thoughts.

From Alert: Fake Images of the Long Island Motor Parkway Using Artificial Intelligence

That’s George Washington Vanderbilt II. He was Willie K.‘s uncle (George and Willie K.‘s father were brothers). I think the car is a 1909 Packard Model 30. George is famous for being a partial designer and the owner of the Biltmore Estate near Asheville, NC.

From Mystery Friday Foto #49 Solved: George Washington Vanderbilt II at the Wheel

So excited being witness to the start of a new journey for this incredible vehicle.
Well done with this initial annotating setting the start of the restoration process.
And, as always, thanks Howard for the chance to ride along.
With You all the way!

From Restoration Update #1: 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 (12/17/2024)

Beautiful car! Now I know what is meant by “it’s a Duesy.” Design was well advanced for 1928. Are there photos of full dashboard instrumentation showing all gauges? That would be interesting

From Restoration Update #1: 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 (12/17/2024)

Gardens of the estate - https://halfpuddinghalfsauce.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-breath-of-riviera-estate-of-walter-p.html

From Video of the Week: Inside the Chrysler Family Mansion in Kings Point

Jeff-
I also grew up down the road on Wood road at the back gate to Parkwood. Class of GN North 1986.

I thought I was aware of most of the GN estates, but didn’t know (or completely forgot) about Sinclair. Thanks for the info!

From Video of the Week: Inside the Chrysler Family Mansion in Kings Point

Steven-
The museum was ‘Elm Point’, the William Slocum Barstow estate designed by Greville Rickard c. 1917 in Kings Point. Barstow was mayor of Kings Point from 1924 to 1940.

From Video of the Week: Inside the Chrysler Family Mansion in Kings Point

I think that’s Salvatore Barbarino on the left with Louis Chevrolet on the right. They knew each other as race car drivers and mechanics in the early 1900’s. I think the date of the photo could be August, 1917 at Sheepshead Bay Speedway with both men sitting in the #54 Frontenac.
Barbarino created a short lived car in the early 1920’s under his own name. He participated in the 1920 Indy 500 in a Frontenac and was credited with 18th. place at the end of the race.

From Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: Driver Louis Chevrolet and Mechanician Salvatore Barbarino

Driver: Louis Chevrolet

Machanician - Gaston Chevrolet

Photo was taken in 1917 Harkness Trophy Race at Sheepshead Bay Speedway -Brooklyn
Gaston Chevrolet became a partner with Louis and Arthur in the new Frontenac Motor Corporation.

Gaston Chevrolet won the 190 Indianapolis 500, becoming the first driver
in the history of the race to complete without a tire change.

He won the race driving a re-designed Monroe-Frontenac.

“With the coming of winter in late 1920, racing moved to the West Coast. While competing in the last race of the season on the board track at the Beverly Hills Speedway”
“Chevrolet was killed when his Frontenac crashed on lap 146 of the 200 lap race.[1] He connected with Eddie O’Donnell’s car and both cars tumbled down the embankment. Chevrolet died instantly along with O’Donnell’s riding mechanic while O’Donnell died the next day from a skull fracture.”

From Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: Driver Louis Chevrolet and Mechanician Salvatore Barbarino

This is such a cool story of an American family continuing the legacy of a man and the iconic automobile that he brought to the world. It was a very enjoyable day for me to have met Mike and Sean at the Waterfront Garage in Roslyn a while back.
Happy Holidays to all our automobile enthusiast friends! ????????

From Tucker 1013 Comes to life with help from Penn College and Ty Tucker

Let’s not forget that Vanderbilt Cup Races’ very own Gram Spina is a graduate of PCT’‘s vintage automotive restoration program and worked on a 1929 Duesenberg while he was there.

From Tucker 1013 Comes to life with help from Penn College and Ty Tucker

Thanks for the video Howard. I lived just down the road from the USMMA for many years.
BTW also a few blocks away sits the former home of Harry Sinclair, the founder of Sinclair Oil.

From Video of the Week: Inside the Chrysler Family Mansion in Kings Point

Howard, Thanks for sharing your experiences with Randy Ema. Spent a solid hour viewing the fascinating informative accompanying videos.

From Talking Duesenbergs with Historian Randy Ema

Wow I did not realize that building was the Chrysler home. I always thought the nearby campus nautical museum was the “Chrysler Mansion” who’s mansion was the museum?

From Video of the Week: Inside the Chrysler Family Mansion in Kings Point

The last photo would be looking east, not west

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #11 Little Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Queens

I agree with Brian McCarthy entirely but with two other possibilities. 1 - The “View east from Raymond Ct” may also be viewing east in the wooded straight-away by the Roslyn Lodge. 2 - The “Barrier wall E/O Round Swamp Road” may also be the barrier wall just west of Roslyn Rd, atop the former bridge’s embankment. The shadows are suggesting both locations. The top photo with Gram and the bridge behind, may be either the Old Bethpage Village Restoration bridge (now restored) or the Wheeler Farmway bridge 1 (hidden under the Alley Pond Park greenway path). I thoroughly enjoyed reading Gram’s Father&Son; Motor Parkway adventures! Also looking forward for more Dave&Sammy;‘s adventures as well! Keep exploring!

From InstaGRAM Report: Exploring the Motor Parkway with my dad Part 2

Howard,

Thank you for posting the 1923 race car history and auction. This car was purchased by my grandfather and used to qualify for the 1936 Vanderbilt race. My grandfather Mike Caruso used the supercharger and retrofitted it to work on his midget race car where he beat the competition. He sold the car for 750 dollars and made a profit at the time.

Great story, regards-Mark

From A 1923 Mercedes Type 122 Indianapolis Racer sells for $3.77 million at RM/Sotheby's Munich Auction

Very intriguing! Awesome story about those Tuckers! Makes me want to learn more !

From Greg O's Garage; The four "lost" Tuckers #1027, #1023, #1018 and #1042