Vanderbilt Cup Races

That must have been quite a day!  Hard to believe it’s 26 years ago already!

From Memories of the Long Island Old Car Club and the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

I keep revisiting this page for the real feel of the parkway that photos can’t produce.

Howard, are there any other films or home movies out there of the parkway in action? That would be neat. Thanks for posting.

From Film: W.C Fields Driving On the Long Island Motor Parkway in "Sally of the Sawdust"

You can also see the rustic wood barricade gates on both sides just beyond the kiosk in the Opening Day pic, as exactly positioned and labeled in the topo map.

From In Search of the Nassau Boulevard Toll Booth: Part III

In checking back on this one, the tracks at Main Street Mineola are angled slightly away from each other for the oyster bay bend….leaving only Willis ave or Roslyn Rd in Mineola as a choice. Other possiblility could be Lakeville Road which has parallel double tracks. The ancient looking Hospital has to be on some old map somewhere.

From Mystery Foto #55 Solved: Walter Christie Driving the #9 Christie in Mineola on September 21,1906

Cool

From A 1923 Property Map of Nassau County Highlighting the Motor Parkway

I also noticed the mirrors. They seem to be missing in the “now” front view or I just can’t pick them out.
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From Howard Kroplick

Side mirrors have been placed back on the automobile after the Pebble Beach Concours.

From Then & Now: Chrysler's Chrysler

Fantastic pre-parkway map Howard, the established roads make this easy to figure out where the present day stuff is. Wouldn’t it be cool to see some overlays with present day locations, Mike.

From A 1923 Property Map of Nassau County Highlighting the Motor Parkway

It’s nice to have these maps in this format, thanks Howard. I’m thinking of St George lake near Herricks Rd and Shelter Rock Rd. Is it dried up? I remember a depression on the ground in this area. Maybe it was linked with the “swamp” just on the w/s of Shelter, near the LIMP. I’ll have to poke around to find a Suffolk County LIMP map like this one.

From A 1923 Property Map of Nassau County Highlighting the Motor Parkway

Both 30hp and 60hp are correct, I guess. The Mors type L had a 9.2 litre engine which developed 30hp at 900 rpm, maximum output was 60hp.

From Mystery Foto #96 Solved: Willie K. at the 1903 Eagle Rock Hill Climb in his Mors

As an avid bicyclist and local history buff, I am so excited to see the Motor Parkway Trail taking shape, and I am grateful to Howard and the Preservation Society for all you have done.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Tom Montalbano
Syosset, NY

From Kleiner's Kolumn: Update on the Nassau County Motor Parkway Trail at Eisenhower Park

howard how about get a motor parkway history sign for eisenhower park salisbury links the golf course.
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From Howard Kroplick

Nassau County is planning to install markers on the site.

From Kleiner's Kolumn:Update-Historical Markers for the Long Island Motor Parkway & Vanderbilt Cup Races

It was a large turnout at Fort Totten. It’s a most see place to go, lots of artifacts and remnants to see. I’ plan on going to the book signing on Saturday 12/6

From Video of the Week "Willie K. in an Auto Boat Race on the Hudson"

Hope y’all had a Happy - but why’d you give us the bird?  Sam, III

From The Twelfth Annual Thanksgiving "Turkeys on the Road"

The driver on the photo is William K. Vanderbilt in a Mors Z. The event is the Eagle Rock Hill Climb on November 26th, 1903. He won the 1 mile event for gasoline cars over $3000 in the time of 1 min. 36.75 secs.

From Mystery Foto #96 Solved: Willie K. at the 1903 Eagle Rock Hill Climb in his Mors

Just saw a picture of the car in the new Hemmings Classic Car mag!!!!

From Then & Now: Chrysler's Chrysler

Incredible event and cars! It’s the closest to travelling back than using a time machine. When may I bring the camera to see Old 8 and Old 16 side-by-side leading the pack to Ronkonkoma?

From Memories of the Long Island Old Car Club and the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Just amazing. A great idea to recreate the same camera angles and shots of this stunning restoration. Not to nitpick, but curious as to why the side view mirrors are at a different height and use slightly different stalks than original ones? More effective, perhaps? Hope to see the car soon at a Concours. Saw it at Greenwich prior to restoration.

From Then & Now: Chrysler's Chrysler

-Identify the driver

Willie K.

-Provide the date of the photo, its location and the race

Thanksgiving Day 1903- West Orange, New Jersey- Eagle Rock Hill Climbing Contest

-Identify the automobile.

60-hp Mors

From Mystery Foto #96 Solved: Willie K. at the 1903 Eagle Rock Hill Climb in his Mors

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving Day.  Howard, see Kleiner’s Korner documentation for this mystery photo.

-Identify the driver
Willie K. Vanderbilt, II

-Provide the date of the photo, its location and the race
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 1903
West Orange, NJ
Third Eagle Rock Hill Climbing Contest

-Identify the automobile.
30 Horsepower Mors.  #28, won the contest in 1 minute, 34 seconds by Vanderbilt.

From Mystery Foto #96 Solved: Willie K. at the 1903 Eagle Rock Hill Climb in his Mors

There’s something strange about this one, it’s a questionable mystery to answer. I notice that there’s no seat for the mechanician. so how can it be a race? also , the people are looking at the driver very strangely, maybe because of what he’s wearing? Can a seat be put on and taken off, I see something where maybe that can be done, or is that the gas cap in the center next to the driver? If so, then this is either before or after the race. I’m being very observant this time, after what happened last week

From Mystery Foto #96 Solved: Willie K. at the 1903 Eagle Rock Hill Climb in his Mors