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Frank Mendyk - Did you mean the concrete at the Mobil station (corner of Newbridge Rd)? That paved path is interesting because although it’s on gas station property, it serves no purpose for the station at all.

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Howard - correction on the 1947 photo - bridge is over the WSP, not Northern State. 
Steve - no problem - you owe me one. 
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Howard Kroplick

Art, good catch!

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Congratulations on the addition of this beautiful Tucker, and on your Best in Class at Boca. It was great seeing you and the Mustang III last week and will miss you at Amelia.  And thanks for that peak into your garage.  Where is the Chrysler?  Did someone shrink it down to scale?

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The location is on Salisbury drive just east of the Wantagh Parkway overpass on the south side of the roadway. The post was of a post and rail construction made of wood. This was used by the NYS Parkway system at the time. The time of the placement was between 1932 and 1938 during the construction of that section of the Wantagh Parkway. As a further note you can observe what I believe to be small sections of old concrete of the OMP on the north side of Salisbury drive just north of the sidewalk

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Ok.  I found this challenging.  But I am going to say this is along Salisbury Park Dr, just east where the Wantagh Pkwy crossed the LIMP.  I suspect these posts were made by NY State when they built their bridge to accommodate the LIMP.
-joe

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Congratulations Howard. The thing that is clear to everyone is that this historic car is in the best hands that it can possibly be in for proper preservation. Enjoy!

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Mystery Foto #7….My usually fruitful research has born no fruit. So I’m guessing when I say that the Sammy and Dave photo was taken at Bethpage State Park. Perhaps the unusual shape was to match the fence/guard rail posts used elsewhere in the park.The posts may have been installed in 1934 at the order of Robert Moses, father of our state parks and parkways.

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Howie:  My AMC club in Northern California (Pacific Gold Rush Rambler Club, of which I am now president) had an outing this (last) weekend, in San Francisco.  We went to the Academy of Arts auto museum on Van Ness Ave. (special showing; it’s not actually open to the public) where we saw Tucker #1003 (3rd of the 51 Tuckers made).  Beautiful maroon color in great condition.  Can’t wait to see #1044 next time we’re out to New York (later this year).
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Howard Kroplick

Steve, I saw Tucker ‘48 #1003 at the 2014 Gooding auction at Pebble Beach. It was sold by George Lucas.

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where they are is easy. Salisbury Pkwy in Westbury/Levittown.
Right before/after the WSP
From my understanding these are NOT original LIMP posts. There were original posts on this road as late as the 1990s. I saw them myself whilst exploring. So I would date these posts from he 1950s. I may actually have pics of the origial posts somewhere in my photo collection, or on the home movies I recorded from 1999 to 2002…I am gonna have to resurrect my VCR to look

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Thank you Howard for anther great event.  The Tucker is Super !  The other cars are always a treat to see.

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I think the photo was taken on the south side of Salisbury Park Drive, looking east, in the vicinity of the bridge over Wantagh Parkway. The posts were probably installed during construction of the Wantagh Parkway in 1937-1938 when Robert Moses had the bridge built to allow his parkway to pass under the LIMP. Thanks to Art Kleiner for hints and consultation.

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Salisbury/Levittown on Salisbury Park Drive looking east, just east of the WSP overpass. I think these were guardrail posts at some point, to prevent strayed cars from rolling down the hill on the right side of photo (difficult to see) by the electrical sub station. Most likely installed in 1938 by NYS during WSP construction in this area.

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Thanks for a wonderful event on Saturday. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed seeing the Tucker for the first time. Special thanks to John for getting the wife and grandkids in the photo with Sean waving his hat.

From Tucker 1044 Receives a Big Welcome at Waterfront at Roslyn

Great photos Howard.  Enjoy the Tucker and thanks for bringing one to Long Island.

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Howard,

Great car for your collection….  I wish you the best!

Mark Thomas

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Off hand, without checking, it looks to me like the Bethpage State Parkway crossing looking east from the south-east corner of the bridge, with Moses posts for heavy-duty split rails ca. 1934-36 (probably the latter).  Sure hope I’m closer than last time!  Sam, III

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Howard,
        What a wonderful acquisition! Wishing you the very best(also wishing you
Well with your S3.
                          Best,
                                  Joe

From Tucker 1044 Receives a Big Welcome at Waterfront at Roslyn

Not sure where this was taken but I think it’s part of the bike path in Queens. The slots were for wooden fence rails. I can remember similar posts and rails along some of LI parkways. But I think the posts were concrete and the rails were wood along with wooden light posts. Love the Tucker!

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Howard I enjoy that afternoon, chat with Walt, Al, and others members. (I now know who Gary Hammond look like). Do it again maybe a barbecue, picnic? at your place or other appropriate places? Along Motor Parkway? Haha. Members can bring their vintage cars to be checked out, interested?. Oh I voted for color code 300 for the Tucker. Your Groupie.

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They look like the posts that were used along all the Long Island Parkways to hold the guard Rail. I think they may have installed around 1930-40.

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