Vanderbilt Cup Races

Even more tragic is the fact that nothing was ever built on that spot after it was taken down. An important piece of Motor Parkway/Lake Ronkonkoma history destroyed for no good reason!

From Then & Now: The Annex to the Petit Trianon

Gorgeous car!  And the Nethercutt Museum is a delight—I’ve been there twice(when I visit my daughter in California) and never cease to marvel at their collection.

From Seen in the Amelia Island Concours Parking Lot: Fatty Arbuckle's 1923 McFarlan

Thanks for the comments! Marty, you are very funny and right on target!

From Newsday and Patch: Kroplick Appointed Town Historian

Paperwork being finalized. Hope to have it in my garage sometime this month.

From Wall Street Journal: The Vanderbilt Legacy

Howard, What is the progress on your new 1937 Chrysler?

From Wall Street Journal: The Vanderbilt Legacy

I always enjoy reading the blog and seeing what the group has been doing.  As a youngster in the early fifties our boy scout troop would hike on the parkway in Bethpage, going east from Hicksville Road.  Little did I know that my wife and I would eventually buy a house(which we still live in) near the current Motor Parkway in Dix Hills.  Keep up the good work!

From Then & Now: A Hidden Section of the Motor Parkway in Western Suffolk

All, I am very happy to see that there are people out there who care to preserve the historical and physical remains of the parkway. As a child in the 1970’s I would walk down the ancient road every day to school which you all know of as the spur east of Five Towns College. My friends and I treated that area as an extension of our own back yards. I am aware of two potential dig sites in the surrounding area which I have personally yielded artifacts of the era and I am pretty sure were not destroyed from the last and final development. I would like to help with the cause and share in the excitment in recovering the past.

From Then & Now: A Hidden Section of the Motor Parkway in Western Suffolk

I am so pleased for those of us who live in N. Hempstead because I know how excited you are about local history.  You have a wonderful attitude and ability to make history fun as well as interesting.  Have you met the “Spinny Hill” authors.  They did a great little movie!  Not quite as exciting as your Vanderbilt show - but very well documented and presented.  I think you would hit it off!

From Newsday and Patch: Kroplick Appointed Town Historian

Just my size.  I remember Austin walking around the museum wearing the jacket and looking like he was just an employee.  Many visitors didn’t realize who that guy was.
Rog

From Found: Henry Austin Clark, Jr's Long Island Automotive Museum Shop Jacket

Thanks Howard.  Fantastic memorabilia.  They bring back a lot of good memories of the museum and its collection.
Rog

From More Memorabilia From the Long Island Automotive Museum

Way to go Howard!

From Newsday and Patch: Kroplick Appointed Town Historian

Congratulations Howard on taking on another non-paying time-consuming job!!

From Newsday and Patch: Kroplick Appointed Town Historian

Wonderful!! Thanks so much for the information! I should be able to help them with the provenance. Hope to be able to see it soon.

From Can You Help Find This 1908 Pope-Hartford Touring Car?

It is in my office as I write this. I recently purchased it with a newer framing that included a maroon accent matting - after removing that matting and using just the white matting, I was able to gain a larger image to the extent that the spectator to the left of the policeman joined the action. Its a wonderful painting in that it was painted the year that Peter Helck acqured Old 16 and it predates the Esquire series of race paintings by a three years.  I am not sure where you live, but you are welcome to view it anytime.

From A Recently Rediscovered Peter Helck Painting "Bulls Head Turn"

Give some thought to bringing your car to Milwaukee, they are celebrating the 1912 race held in Milwaukee and there are rumors of some great early cars attending.

From The Alco Black Beast 2012 Event Schedule

this is a amazing place i personally know them they are very nice the museum in person is much better in person.

From Images from the Milhous Collection and Tips on Car Collecting

Thanks all for the great comments! Much appreciated.

From Vanderbilt's Chrysler: An Update

You have a rare treasure Howard but the greatest feature seems to be that it remains so original.  From a museum perspective, let me encourage you to give the car a very conservative restoration.  It certainly needs new paint but if the interior and mechanicals are original, please commit the extra effort to preserving these original materials.  It’s also a perfect candidate for the “Preservation Class” at any of the Concours.  “Less is more” when you have the responsibility for such a wonderful piece of history.

From Vanderbilt's Chrysler: An Update

From Stu Laidlaw:
“The 1908 Pope is in the Biandi Collection in Connecticut.”

From Can You Help Find This 1908 Pope-Hartford Touring Car?

Brilliant car. Love the art deco pieces. I would think the restoration price will be up there but it will be well worth it. Congrats on the purchase again and congrats to the Vanderbilt museum.

From Vanderbilt's Chrysler: An Update