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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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Hi everyone,I’m back,as I was making a move to Virginia and had no access to the Internet, it was in transit and was too busy making the move. Now I’m pretty settled in and found some time to to catch up on what’s going on. I’m going to miss you guys and all the things involving the preservation of LIMP,I was just getting into it too,all I can do now is read about it and not be part of it,just comment on it. That’s it for now,have to get to bed,tired from all the unpacking,we had 82 boxes to unpack,did about half in 5 days,what a job it is,never ending,but it will be well worth it when we are finished,we’ll be able to sit back and enjoy life.
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From Howard Kroplick
Ted, we will miss you at the events! Thanks for all your help!!!
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
The Vanderbilt Cup Race - 1906
The driver and his racer - Hubert Le Bron, #1 Thomas (USA)
The location on the course - Hairpin Turn, Old Westbury
What happened moments after this photo was shot? - The dog made it across without getting hit!
From Mystery Foto #24 Solved: Hubert Le Blon Avoiding a Dog at the Hairpin Turn During the 1906 Cup Race
Great job, fellas. Posts keep popping up! Went to the site today and found them, plus one more with just the metal rods remaining! I wanted to get closer to the 3 posts along the fence across Hicksville Road but two (maybe one) sounding dog(s) on the other side of the fence made me keep my distance. Actually they spotted me when I parked my car on their street which got me a little concerned!
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
-The Vanderbilt Cup Race
1906
-The driver and his racer
Hubert le Blon - The #1 Thomas was still running when the race was called and finished in 8th place.
-The location on the course
Hairpin turn in Old Westbury
-What happened moments after this photo was shot?
The dog made it across the course without being hit.
From Mystery Foto #24 Solved: Hubert Le Blon Avoiding a Dog at the Hairpin Turn During the 1906 Cup Race
Now knowing the Zinzi’s lived in the lodge from 1926, I believe the garage was built on or after this date. I was unable to locate the garage in any of the early Vanderbilt Cup Race photos.
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
Fantastic, another great find! Nearly impossible without Arthur’s inside information. Thank you Arthur and Howard for the pictures and keeping this wonderful history alive.
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
Howard, I think I told you a few years ago I have taken pictures of the Massapequa lodge Garage before they put the siding on it,I took the pictures over 20 years ago. They say the grounds crew ‘landscapers” for the parkway keep their equipment in. It looked better Years ago with Shaker Shingles on it. Keep up the good work guys. Joseph DeBono
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
Hi Howard:
This last post is the gem of the year for me as it brought back so many memories and I thank you so much !!!!!
Blessings and Cheers !!!!! Ron
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
I enjoyed the presentation. It brings back memories of when I was a teenager in the early fifties and walked east from Hicksville Road on the remains of Motor Parkway. For some reason it never occurred to me to walk west. Keep up the good work.
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
LOVE this discovery! Can’t wait to check it out.
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
Sure; it’s Emile Berliner’s trademark Berliner Gramophone-cum-Victor Talking Machine dog, Nipper! How’d he ever get off the disks or out of the ads? The next moment? He got creamed and ended up flat as a pancake, so he fit back on the disks and ads just fine. Hey, you asked! Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #24 Solved: Hubert Le Blon Avoiding a Dog at the Hairpin Turn During the 1906 Cup Race
Sure; it’s Emile Berliner’s trademark Berliner Gramophione-cum-Victor Talking Machine dog, Nipper! How’d he ever get off the disks or out of the ads? The next moment? He got creamed and ended up flat as a pancake, so he fit back on the disks and ads just fine. Hey, you asked! Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #24 Solved: Hubert Le Blon Avoiding a Dog at the Hairpin Turn During the 1906 Cup Race
Go back! Go back! Beams in the attics of at least two original LIMP buildings [Mineola and Roslyn(?)] were/are branded “LIMP” or “Long Island Motor Parkway”. Check it out. Sam, III
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
Wow. This is cool. Strange how it all goes down. Lodge gets torn down but somehow the garage remains. I knew of the remaining posts there. Love how they survive!
From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Long Island Motor Parkway Garage Discovered!
Was there a connection between the Krugs Hotel and the former Krugs bread and cake delivery company of the 50’s? They had a distribution center on Route 25. I remember because my Dad was a delivery man for them. When Krugs Bakery (or whatever the right name was) went out of business, he took a job driving for Dugans Bakery. Just curious. Thanks.
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From Howard Kroplick
Don’t know the answer but maybe someone does!
I loved the Dugan marble cake!!!
From Mystery Artwork #23 Solved: #1 Thomas and #4 Thomas Prior to the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Krug's
Fantastic accomplishment! Thanks, Howard, et al! Sam, III
From Town of North Hempstead Designates the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge as a Town Landmark
It’s LeBlon encountering a frisky dog during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Old Westbury hairpin curve. LeBlon can be seen beginning to swerve the #1 Thomas racer to the left (check the front wheels) in an attempt to avoid another ‘unruly spectator,’ ultimately missing the dog. Another too close for comfort for the races. Willie K definitely had his hands filled!
http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/drivers/bio/hubert_le_blon
From Mystery Foto #24 Solved: Hubert Le Blon Avoiding a Dog at the Hairpin Turn During the 1906 Cup Race
That photo is from the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race with Hubert LeBlon driving the #1 Thomas racer. He is negotiating the hairpin turn in Old Westbury from Glen Cove Road onto Old Westbury Road. Moments after the photo was taken the dog made it safely across the road without getting run over.
From Mystery Foto #24 Solved: Hubert Le Blon Avoiding a Dog at the Hairpin Turn During the 1906 Cup Race
The 1949 truck sales brochure offered either a 6 cylinder 226 inch overhead valve rated at 95 horsepower, or an L-head (flathead) 239 inch engine rated at 100 horsepower. Later years, circa 1952 offered the Y-block engine.
That particular model with the horizontal bars for the grille was sold as either a 1948, 1949, or 1950 model. Minor improvements were made from one year to another, but the VIN designated the model year. Production ceased in May 1950.
The Jericho truck was a model 85 delivered as a “windshield and chassis”. It was manufactured in February 1949 at the Ford Edgewater (NJ) assembly plant. Jericho FD got it and sent it out to Eastern Fire Apparatus to have the body installed. It was purchased locally from Hempstead Welding, a Ford truck dealership at the time. Jericho FD sold it in October 1965 for $125.
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From Howard Kroplick
Thanks, Willie T.
From Saturday Search: A Jericho Ford Fire Truck (Updated: 2/15/2015)
I would guess that it is the car from last weeks mystery photo (the painting of Hubert Le Blon in his #1 Thomas which finished eighth in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race). Locale is probably the hairpin turn at Westbury. The dog is a Jack Russel Parsons Terrier with long legs (possibly my dog’s great great grandpa, who loves to run into immediate danger). I do not know what happened after the race but if the dog got hit he would have been the 2nd fatality of that year.
From Mystery Foto #24 Solved: Hubert Le Blon Avoiding a Dog at the Hairpin Turn During the 1906 Cup Race
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