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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 DPL digital collection is like a treasure hunt. This beautiful picture shows Willie Haupt and his mechanician Lindquist on their 6 cylinder Chadwick passing Ellison Railroad Bridge during the Vanderbilt Cup race of 1908. Although they completed the race, they finished 10th and last.
From Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race with William Haupt driving the #4 Chadwick 60hp, the first supercharged racer, on top of the Ellison Ave RR bridge in Westbury. Mechanician: Lindquist. Looks like the rear wheels have just begun to go airborne. The current bridge is being replaced for some astronomical amount, that’s already been covered by Howard. http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/newsday_lirr_bridge_replacement_proposed_in_westbury
From Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Oh, my! Old memories are flooding back. I seem to remember manual overdrive on someone else’s ‘31-32 Imperial 8 and automatic overdrive like yours on one or more of Dad’s late 30’s Dodges, both with that choke-like knob (he switched to Chrysler in 1941 for the Vacamatic tranny with Fluid Drive). Sam, III
From The 1937 Chrysler Automatic Overdrive
From Cathy Ball:
Great Map! Thanks!
From Robert Moses' 1931 Planning Map for Long Island Parks and Parkways
-Identify the Vanderbilt Cup Race
1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
-Identify the race car, the driver and mechanician
#4 Chadwick, driven by William Haupt and mechanician Linquist. Finished 10th.
-Identify the location in the Mystery Foto.
Ellison Avenue bridge, Westbury.
See Kleiner’s Korner documentation.
From Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Awesome map Howard. I was expecting to see a proposed highway slipping through Fire Island as well but to no avail. Looking at all the current proposed projects already on the map, Moses must’ve had his plate full and Fire Island was not thought of yet.
From Robert Moses' 1931 Planning Map for Long Island Parks and Parkways
I grew up in Rockville Centre during the late 20’s and early 30’s and was familiar with “newness” of Southern State Parkway. Married and moved to one of Abe Levitt’s last homes built in Wantagh while working in Manhattan, Rockville Centre and Oyster Bay, so drove some of those early Moses efforts frequently.
From Robert Moses' 1931 Planning Map for Long Island Parks and Parkways
Driver: William Haupt, riding mechanic: Lindquist, 60 hp Chadwick, 1908 Vanderbilt Cup. 10th place
From Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
“Automatic Overdrive was also available on the Royal and Imperial models.” You left out the Airflow (although that was a different body/chassis-style, NOT a model - Airflows came in several models). Technically, your car is an Airstream (horrors!). Sam, III
From The 1937 Chrysler Automatic Overdrive
Sorry, folks, but that sure looks like fresh concrete to me (you don’t get hairline cracks in wood) - thus a new Moses (NSP?) bridge abutment {?}. Sam, III
From Mystery Foto #97 Solved: Rare Wooden Long Island Motor Parkway Sign (1933-1938)
Thanks for sharing this amazing map with us. It is very interesting that as late as 1931, Robert Moses had not yet projected a parkway to what became the Bethpage State Park. Robert Moses’ power and influence motivated the Town of Babylon to enact their first zoning regulations in 1931. These regulations were strengthened in 1954. Moses wanted strict local planning and zoning to protect his lovely parkways from intrusive development. It is also interesting how close the Long Island Motor Parkway came to the Bethpage Park.
From Robert Moses' 1931 Planning Map for Long Island Parks and Parkways
Howard: Thanks for the wonderful post. Hope all is well with you.
Best,
Tom
From Robert Moses' 1931 Planning Map for Long Island Parks and Parkways
1908
#4 Chadwick driven by William Haupt, Mechanician ?
Ellison Ave. RailRoad Bridge, Westbury
From Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
-Identify the Vanderbilt Cup Race
1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
-Identify the race car, the driver and mechanician
#4 60 HP Chadwick driven by William Haupt- Mechanician: Lindquist
-Identify the location in the Mystery Foto.
Long Island Rail Road Bridge on Ellison Road in Westbury
From Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Hello Howard,
That DeSoto ad sure brought back memories. My dad was a mechanic at a Plymouth-DeSoto dealership in Long Island City back in the 1950’s and my first car when I started driving was that exact 1957 that Groucho was promoting. It had a 341 C.I. “Hemi” engine and was extremely fast. Thanks for that film clip.
Steve
From Video of the Week "Willie K. in an Auto Boat Race on the Hudson"
That’s William Haupt (driver) and his mechanician Lindquist in their Chadwick “Big Six” racer heading south on the Ellison Road (Avenue) bridge over the L. I. R. R. during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
From Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Chadwick/Lindquest, 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, heading south over the Ellison Avenue Railroad Bridge in Westbury.
From Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
1. Identify the Vanderbilt Cup Race: 1908.
2. Identify the race car, the driver and mechanician: Car #4 Chadwick (USA), driven by Willie Haupt with E.A. Lindquist, machanician.
3. Identify the location in the Mystery Foto: The bridge over the LIRR tracks at Ellison Avenue in Westbury.
From Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Love that ‘31 Duesenberg! To see one in person is truly special!
From The Vintage Automobiles of the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
I just stumbled across this site. My grandparents owned the lighthouse and adjoining property for many years. Both sets of grandparents lived next door to each other and I would spent a lot of time, during the summer, at their houses. It was a magical place to be as a child. I have been inside the current mansion. It is nice, but I prefer the original layout I knew as a child and young adult. Before the Belmont castle, I believe there was a hotel there, called The Sands Point Hotel or something like that.
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From Howard Kroplick:
Hi Joe, thanks for the memories. If you have any photos and would like to share them on the website, please forward them to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .
From Then & Now: Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's Beacon Towers in Sands Point
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