Vanderbilt Cup Races

Stunning!
Best of Luck showing her
Tom

From Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle XII: Countdown to Pebble Beach-One Month

I’m waiting with bated breath to finally see the finished package.
Thank you for all the updates.
I’m curious about the make and supplier of the tires that are on those
beautiful wheels.

From Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle XII: Countdown to Pebble Beach-One Month

Gram and I are SO excited…We literally feel like WE have a car going to Pebble Beach!
You have done so much for all of us on Long Island Howard. You’ve turned our “piece” of the auto-magnitude in history into such a viable and excitingly relevant piece of the puzzle!

From Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle XII: Countdown to Pebble Beach-One Month

I took a quick look at the Motor Parkway Trail East Meadow, it not maintained very well, the grass seed that they put down didn’t take too well and the weeds are overgrown, on both sides. The trail is full of stuff falling from the trees, especially tree bark, not very safe for anything, I would say, maybe that’s why I didn’t see anyone, just walking your dog is about the safest thing. They did cut the branches I mentioned last time, the ones that where very loose. Everything else looks the same, so I didn’t bother with pictures.  That’s it on my updates.

From Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail Is Under Construction in East Meadow(Updated:June 17, 2014)

Maltby’s Garage in Jericho

From Mystery Foto #77 Solved: The Motor Parkway Garage in Floral Park

I haven’t a clue but I’d like to guess….Hicksville or Hempstead near the slowdown control sections of the race, or Garden City where many buildings like that still stand. I agree that the building would not be on the motor parkway since it was 1904 .... and I am at a loss for the makes of the cars as well, but fun stuff to ponder about.

From Mystery Foto #77 Solved: The Motor Parkway Garage in Floral Park

I seem to remember this story back in the sixties. After dying in the plane crash his cars were auctioned. I recall the Buicks, I thought there were several early ‘40 Buicks included in the auction.

Interesting to recall this event.

From The 1962 "Car Auction of the Century" at the Farnesworth Garage

Not an easy puzzle, if it was only because of the coarse grid of the picture. The right car appears to be a 1909 Stevens-Duryea model X. The left car was slightly more challenging: first I thought of an EMF, but the car is too large. So I ended up with a 1910 Chalmers-Detroit model 30 and that seems to fit rather well.
On the basis of the info the garage must be located in Jericho, but that is as far I could get. The rest of the puzzle I must leave to others.

From Mystery Foto #77 Solved: The Motor Parkway Garage in Floral Park

Was it on Merritt Parkway?

From Mystery Foto #77 Solved: The Motor Parkway Garage in Floral Park

The Motor Parkway Garage was on Jericho Tpke by N. Tyson Ave. in Floral Park. Currently it houses Management Services Corp. and Cleopatra Gallery Furniture. According to the May 20, 1909 issue of the magazine The Automobile,” a publication issued in New York and Chicago, Anton T. Smith opened it.

From Mystery Foto #77 Solved: The Motor Parkway Garage in Floral Park

This is just too much for me, to wait to see magnificent car, the anticipation is overwhelming me.

From Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle XII: Countdown to Pebble Beach-One Month

Dorothy was my grandmother.  I never met her and don’t know too much about her family.  It was very exciting to stumble upon this history.  Oddly enough I named my daughter Ellen without knowing!

From Was the First Parkway Fast Food Restaurant Located in Central Park (Bethpage)?

My research shows this property did belong to   VANDERBILT   AND SOLD IT
TO DR.  Baruch & family who in turn sold it to an order of nuns from the House
of The Good Shepherd - My question is how could they afford property in Dix
Hills and where did they get the money?

From Was the "Bagatelle" Mansion in Half Hollow Hills Built by a Vanderbilt?

Walter,

Do you have a record of who was there with a Simplex - Crane with a Victoria top? Just saw an amazing movie of the 39 Meet and the Simplex - Crane sure looks like the one in the Museum. Also shows up at the 1940 Meet.

Regards,
Roberto
(Seal Cove Auto Museum)

From Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

So this is what the original hospital looked like. This is very cool. I’ve heard about local East Meadow residents resisting the construction of the new 18 story structure.  And if Michael says, that the original hospital structures still exists there today, hiding behind the 18 story tower, I’ll be visiting there soon to check this out!

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

Sorry if my previous post came across a bit too presumptuous. As many of you know, the Bill Spear/Austin Clark car was converted from a runabout to a raceabout by my father Hyde Ballard’s shop in 1946/1947 at the same time the restoration on his car was started. ,The Bill Spear/Austin Clark car made its debut at the Spring AACA meet in Glenside, Pa. in 1947.  The car became well known on the East Coast along with other T-Head Mercers belonging to collectors Murchio, Fetteroff, Bailey, Ullman, Cunningham, Melton, Bradley and others.

From Henry Austin Clark Jr.'s 1911 Type 35R Raceabout to be Auctioned in Monterey

Yes, I agree, I always remember him as Austin.

I can’t help but be fascinated by all the fanfare generated by this car. Makes me wonder about my car which is the only documented 1911 raceabout that left the factory as a raceabout. Was also raced, been in the same family since 1942 and has a great provenance.

The RM auction will undoubtedly influence the status of my car.

From Henry Austin Clark Jr.'s 1911 Type 35R Raceabout to be Auctioned in Monterey

I’m reading these answers and not believing what I’m reading, Can’t believe that it’s the Meadowbrook Hospital. I got totally thrown off by all the buildings and I said I have never seen this area before, that was the shocker, how’d I miss it, I’m always around their

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

Was away for the weekend and didn’t get a chance to work on this and I don’t think I have ever seen this area before. To me it looks as though this area was built up. The buildings look pretty modern to me, so the aerial most have been taken between 1998 and 2000. I had to give you my thoughts about it, I couldn’t just let it go, even if I don’t have any answers

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952

I think it may be Meadowbrook Hospital on Hempstead tpke around 1944.
The homes in the background are just being built, Levittown?

From Mystery Foto #76 Solved: An Aerial of Meadowbrook Hospital and East Meadow Circa 1951/1952