Vanderbilt Cup Races

Kelly, I do have photos of it somewhere when he had it. I will have to look. I will ask him about the body. I believe it was a known fact that it was Brewster. Austie most likely documented it as such. I also own Austies 1911 American lafrance which is pictured above as well.

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962, Part 6

Photo “A” shows Gary Cooper leaning on his 1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Tourster. Photo “B” has Clark Gable in his 1935 Duesenberg Model JN Coupe. Photo “C” has James Cagney beside a 1931 Duesenberg Model J Dietrich Phaeton which he may or may not have owned. Some reports have that photo being set up by Duesenberg as publicity. All three cars still exist today. Coop’s car is in the Heritage Museum in Sandwich, MA. Gable’s car was last offered for sale by Gooding in 2022 but I don’t think it sold. The Cagney car is in the Richard Driehaus Collection at Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage. Attached is one other famous Duesy owned by Jay Leno.

From Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Hollywood Legends and their Duesenbergs

Great Car best of Luck, be sure to bring it to Westbury next year.  Artie Finnegan membership secretary GNYR

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1884 LIRR promotion
No Nassau County, this map predates 1898.
No train service to Montauk Pt.
Long Beach train service to Pt Lookout. Interesting no track remnants exists but a NIKE missle site is still in place.
Manhattan has a street grid system.
Proposed RR to Norwalk, CT through Long Island Sound never happened, neither did Robert Moses’ Expwy bridge/tunnel.

From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer

More LIRR info: Even at this time period, the service for the Central RR ended at Creedmore. Sure the tracks were intact continuing West, then North towards Flushing; just out of service.

Then and now, the railroad ends at Port Jefferson. But for a time period, this branch extended east to Wading River.

Noticed that today’s Montauk Line terminated then at Sag Harbor. LIRR runs east to Montauk after year 1900. Tracks and service to Sag Harbor is no more. I never explored this area, sure there’s remnants of ROW and tracks.

From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer

Just adding some info about the Clubhouse Station along the LIRR in Great River. It was a privately built station, utilized by the Southside Sportmans Club. Just east of today’s Great River Station. Closed in 1897, Great River Station was built soon after. Rebuilt in 1943, then 2001.

From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer

Congratulations on your latest acquisition. It is a beautiful car! Some say that the Deusenberg was the greatest American car ever made.

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I was born in Parsons Hospital, Flushing and grew up in Bayside. The Town of Flushing has a remarkable history. I highly recommend Vincent F. Seyfried’s books in the Queens Community Series. Physical copies are difficult to come by, but many are digitized by the Queens Library Archives. https://vital.queenslibrary.org/vital/access/services/Download/aql:16183/SOURCE1?view=true
Seyfried was also the author of a seven-volume series about the history of the Long Island Rail Road. My great-grandfather, George J. Easton, was an Engineman for the LIRR from 1893 to 1939 and lived in Whitestone Landing (Landing, because it had a ferry to the Bronx). He “drove” (or operated, better yet) the last electric multiple unit train in service on the Whitestone Branch in 1932, which was reported in the local newspapers. My family inherited photographs of him and his steam engine, upon which he began as “fireman,” learning all aspects of engine operation, for the first several years of his service. I am incredible proud of that history. He was born in Corona, moved with his family in 1890 to “Bay Side” in the Town of Flushing, and began his family, which included my maternal grandmother, in Whitestone. Thanks, Howard, for posting this incredible map!

From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer

Congratulations Howie & Roz ...She’s A Beauty!

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Your groupie went to the ‘Black Beast’ garage right after I found out and me drooling by garage doors windows, YOU HAVE WHAT I DON’T HAVE, ENJOY!!
Open house soon??

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We know that the house in question is on the east side of Bagatelle Road, not where the nursery is on the west side.  It is a little difficult to see on the 1917 & 1941 maps.

From Kleiner's Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (July, 1924)

Howard,
You just hit a home run.  Your new Duesenberg is a beauty. Best of luck to you and Roz.  I can’t wait to see it in person.
See you soon.
All the best!
Rog

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Congratulations, best of luck, enjoy

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Congratulations Howard & Roz on this fabulous addition to your collection. A truly magnificent automobile.
All the best,
Scott & Vicki Alexander

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Howard

Congratulations and what a doozy

The best, mark thomas

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On the fourth close up in the upper left (west) corner it’s dated 1884.  I knew it was pre-1898 because the Port Washington branch isn’t there (the trestle over the head of Manhasset Bay hadn’t been constructed.)

From Mystery Friday Foto #31 Solved: An 1884 Long Island Rail Road Flyer

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Steve Vorwerk
Wow!

Rob Gibby
Outstanding!!

Ed Jay
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Natalie Burghardt
Outstanding!!!

Joe Siclari
magnificent

Dave Packardman Mitchell
Great automobile
18h18 hours ago

Art Kleiner
Congratulations Roz and Howard! Think a larger garage may be in order?

Bruce Adams
Congratulations!
One of the few additions worthy of joining the collection.

Dennis Spina
What an amazing car! Glad it has found such a perfect home with you!

Robert Stickels
You’ve arrived. Outstanding automobile

Alexander Soultanis
Congratulations on your new great addition! ????

Larry Goldberg
Awesome

Tom Cotter
You’ve got quite a collection there, Howard.

Darren Klein
Beautiful, Howard.

Thomas H. Ross
Great addition to a great collection!

Bob Ida
Congratulations! That’s awesome!

Jonathan Rosenzweig
Absolutely beautiful car! It’s a nice addition to an amazing collection. Lots of luck! Can’t wait for the viewing party!!

Doug Jones
Beautiful car! Congratulations Howard and Roz!????????????

Andy Fuhrman
Nice! I’m sure it will get along well with its garage mates! ????

Joel Belser
Wow!

Jackie Goldstein Glanz
Gorgeous

Angelo Van Bogart
Congratulations!

Brooks Marston
Magnifico!

JeRita Trapani
Congratulations on your new acquisition its a duesy

Terrie Skoblow Stern
Congratulations on your newest addition! Enjoy!

Tom Cox
Congratulations!

Steven Vilardi
Ah! Now that is a pizza with anchovies!!! A beauty.

Josh Levitt
Wow!!

Lois Ellen
Amazing!!

Jon Geist
Magnificent! Congratulations!

Rachel Rubin Frank
A beauty!

Shannon Mateljan Fannin
Be-a-utiful ????????

Mitch Hackett
Wow! Time for a visit!

Bob Barauskas
Congratulations. !!!!!!

Kent Weinstein
Congrats!

Jim Donnelly
Gorgeous automobile, Howard, sincere congratulations!

Ellen Vigneaux
Beautiful

Rich Lester
WOW…..Terrific!!!!!!

Clifford M Golub
Enjoy. This is a vehicle you and Roz will truly enjoy as you travel around and let is all enjoy your newest addition to your automotive collection. Safe motoring Enjoy.

Jerry Keefer
Wow! Congratulations, can’t wait to read the story behind this one. I’m checking Vanderbilt Cup website now.

Dave Mitchell
I like that color and also the polished beltline. One of the best looking convertible sedans.

Leonard Fanelli
WOW!!!

Leonard Fanelli
Howard is your collection open to the public? If so where is it located? ( My dad and uncle were part of the founding members of the CCCA)

David Benowitz
Congrats, she’s a Dusey for sure.

George Burghardt
WOW????

Howie Schneider
Congrats pretty

Barbara Garramone
Beautiful!

Gloria Rocchio
Wow, that’s terrific Howard

Jeanett Russo
Beautiful! Best of luck with it

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Congratulations on you beautiful Duesy Howard.
I’m sure it was a pleasure meeting and dealing with Charlie…he is a gentleman of the highest order and I am lucky to call him a friend. I’m sure he is glad it has gone to such a good home.
Gerry Duff

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When I was a kid in the sixties, my dad would talk about them a lot. I didn’t even think, until now, bout the Duesy thing. Absolutely wonderful Howard. Howard scores, the crowd goes wild!

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Congratulations Howard on this fabulous addition to your collection. Looking forward to seeing it at an event soon.

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