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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 track was Roosevelt Raceway. Westbury. N.Y.
From Mystery Friday Foto #42 Solved; 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Driver Freddy McEvoy
The driver was Ferddy McEvoy
The race car was a Maserti Special
The race was the George Vanderbilt Cup Race
October 12th, 1936
The flag is Australian, the country he race for in this race
From Mystery Friday Foto #42 Solved; 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Driver Freddy McEvoy
Amazing clarity in this 1930s photo. Any source of photographer? The tire (tyre) is essentially a “slick,” but designed with extra gripping power for turns at high speeds.
From Mystery Friday Foto #42 Solved; 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Driver Freddy McEvoy
The driver was Frederick Joseph McEvoy, who usually drove a Maserati 6CM. The race was probably the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in which he placed 6th. He was Australian and British, hence the flag. He led an extremely colorful life, hobnobbing with the rich and famous!
From Mystery Friday Foto #42 Solved; 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Driver Freddy McEvoy
The #4 plate still seems up for sale for $220. I wouldn’t buy from this seller even though with 99% satisfied customers. Seller has other rare items for sale that are nearly impossible to obtain
From Fraud Alert Update: Guide to Identifying Authentic Versus Reproduced Long Island Motor Parkway and Roosevelt Field Porcelain Plates
... what’s that logo on the passenger side?
From Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at Indy
Louis Chevrolet.
5/30/1916 Indianapolis 500.
Frontenac (chassis and engine).
Raced to 2nd and then had mechanical ills and went out of the race with a broken connecting rod.
Riding mechanic was George Tucker.
Joe Boyer relieved Louis during the race.
Arthur Chevrolet started 11th in a Frontenac and was out after 35 laps with magneto trouble.
Gaston was also entered in a Frontenac (number 8) but was too slow. Joe Boyer took over the #8 in practice and Louis drove the #8 in the race.
Louis was entered in the race in Frontenac #6 but broke a crank shaft in practice.
From Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at Indy
Looks like Louis Chevrolet in a Durant Team car. Indy 500. Is this the race his brother was killed in?
From Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at Indy
Greg,
The driver may be Louis Chevrolet and I suspect he crashed while racing the car.
From Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at Indy
Louis Chevrolet was the driver on the photo.
The race was the 7th Liberty 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
His car was a Frontenac.
He finished the race coming in 7th place. His brother also driving a Frontenac in the same race came in 10th
From Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at Indy
Louis Chevrolet
1916 Indy 500
Frontenac
Finished 12th in the race
Brother Arthur Chevrolet
FYI - the Frontenac team cars carried the logo of the Wolverine Automobile Club of Detroit.
From Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at Indy
That’s Louis Chevrolet driving the #8 Frontenac at the 1916 Indy 500 which actually was only a 300 mile race. The car was built by the Chevrolet brothers: Louis; Gaston; and Arthur. Louis was credited with 12th place but only completed 82 laps of the scheduled 120. His brother, Arthur, driving another Frontenac, was credited with 18th place but only completed 35 laps.
From Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at Indy
My father bought the Buick Estate Wagon in the back of one of the pictures
No one came for that car! It never went up for auction
From Road & Track August 1962; The Wallis Bird Auction
Driver Louis Chevrolet, driving the Number 8 car he built called the Frontenac that was built to race the Indy 500. His brother Gaston won the 1920 Indy with this car.
There were 2 versions of the Frontenac engine Single over head cam conversion for the Ford 4 cylinder and a dual overhead cam.
From Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at Indy
Al, wow - I always wondered how you were able to get the Porsche! I have to try that sometime. My Camry is getting a bit old.
From Mystery Friday Foto #40 Solved; A Guest Lodge Fit for a Vanderbilt
Dee, if you are in Australia that is neat. What is the chassis #? Where is yours in the sequence of 8935 to 8950?
From Video of the Week: Jay Leno & Donald Osborne driving the 1907 Vanderbilt Renault Racer to Marble House in Newport
Greg, The overriding reason for the demolition of the Guest Lodge was due to the construction of the west bound entrance to the Northern State Parkway from the west side of Lakeville Rd. when the Parkway was widened in the 1960’s. Prior to that time the only westbound entrance to the Parkway from Lakeville Rd. was on the east side of that road. I suggested to “Bob” (Moses that is, ) to leave it opened as it was safer for both north and southbound Lakeville Rd traffic wanting to go west. Yea, your right he said, it didn’t occur to him because Moses never held a driver’s license.
From Mystery Friday Foto #40 Solved; A Guest Lodge Fit for a Vanderbilt
Hey Art, You got me ! But the snow removal gig was only a cover for my real purpose to be there. After the first of the year was when the new Motor Parkway porcelain plates were issued. Since I couldn’t access the Lodge’s parking lot at the rear of the building, I parked in the front, put my shovel on my shoulder, went to the parking field , made note of the cars that had the previous year plate went up to the toll lodge gave the numbers to the lodge keeper, got the new replacement plates, back to the parking lot, took off the old plates, put on the new ones, got tips, which i gave to the toll collector…and kept the old plates. No longer have the Ford, replaced with a Porsche with the money from the sale of the plates.
From Mystery Friday Foto #40 Solved; A Guest Lodge Fit for a Vanderbilt
It’s the guest house on Willie K Vanderbilt’s Deepdale Estate, 1902-1910, looking NW, located 1/5 mile south from the mansion. The same structure would later serve as the NY State Police barracks with quick access to Northern State Parkway. Heat pipes were installed beneath the shoulder in 1950 to prevent freezing on the steep hill. The guest house was removed in 1967 for expansion of today’s NSP westbound lanes.
From Mystery Friday Foto #40 Solved; A Guest Lodge Fit for a Vanderbilt
Irene, although Deepdale has been reduced in size, the main section of the country home is still intact: https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/the_fate_of_the_deepdale_mansion_in_lake_success
Howard Kroplick
From An Amazing Aerial of Deepdale Estate and the Marcus Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Lake Success
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