Vanderbilt Cup Races

This would be a major win for the Motorsports community cleaning up this prperty and reopening the building.

I would love to help.

Find out more if you can.

Mike

From More on the Long Island Automotive Museum

I’d help with a cleanup also and will bring my son. I think if the word went out we could get many people to help.

From More on the Long Island Automotive Museum

I volunteer to be part of the leanup crew, I’d love to help.

From More on the Long Island Automotive Museum

I wonder what be done for this. Can we contact the Clark family to clean-up the overgrowth and other issues on the property and building?

From More on the Long Island Automotive Museum

I never knew it existed sad it wasn’t kept up.

From More on the Long Island Automotive Museum

The Long Island lesson in history, once enjoyed..now destroyed.

From More on the Long Island Automotive Museum

Hi Joe and Sam:

The image has been corrected in this post:

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/thursday_october_15_2009

Howard

From The Motor Parkway from Little Neck Parkway to Marcus Avenue Part I

It was a GREAT CLIP Can I purchase a DVD of the race My car looked FAST.

From Film "The Last Race for Old 16 and Joe Tracy?" (1946)

I am the owner of both cars & thay are #1 & #3. Thay both run & drive. The car pictured is #3 it was rebodyed by Robert Breese. The #1 car is to the way it looked in 1911. Bob & Dugger R Friends of mine.

From The 1911 Breese Racer

I enjoyed meeting you on October 11th in Great Neck . The Black Beast is nothing short of amazing.

From Film "The "Black Beast" at the 2009 Great Neck Plaza Autofest/Festival"

Howard Thanks for Making October 11th a memorable day.

From Film "The "Black Beast" at the 2009 Great Neck Plaza Autofest/Festival"

Thank you for sharing the great vehicle with the public!  The Vanderbilt connection’s especially meaningful to me because my parents’ former backyard (@ 214 Street & Richland Avenue in Hollis Hills) adjoins the ‘Old Motor Parkway’.  I played there when I was a kid & walk there with Marlene now.  I’m a toy train buff & never knew that Alco built autos (however briefly).  The brochure’s essay about the car’s history (& tie in to the French manufacturer) is fascinating.  12 out of 5000 surviving: WOW!  And it’s great that it’s back in its country of origin.

From Film "The "Black Beast" at the 2009 Great Neck Plaza Autofest/Festival"

Hi Joe;

Motor Parkway Panel convenor Sam Berliner suggests that the first bridge in the photo went over Hewlett Avenue.

The Motor Parkway investigation unit is on the scene and will report back this week!

Howard

From The Motor Parkway from Little Neck Parkway to Marcus Avenue Part I

There are no tributes to the rich racing heritage that existed here on Long Island. One man, Marty Hines is working to keep the memories of the circle track days alive but there is no one else. The tracks on Long Island, except Riverhead, are all gone where at one time there were over 30! Bridgehampton is almost unrecognizable today and the only tribute to this historical racing landmark are rotting flag stations, crumbling asphalt, a golf course that poisons the local water supply and a movie that is bad, you serious would walk on in an airplane (it is that pathetic). It is up to us to tell the story of racing here on Long Island for all generations. On Sunday I took my grandson to a hanger where they restore old aircraft at Floyd Bennett field and told him that the Grumman Goose landed in water. He looked at me in surprise and said, “Hair-planes don’t land in water.” Count me in; I already have research on some LI events and graphic resources to help support the effort.

From Film: "Willie K's Eagle Nest Mansion"and a Request for Feedback

From Walter C:

Howard, I have never seen our members so excited about any program we have brought to the campus!  They were absolutely enthused and engrossed.  They are an interested and curious group to begin with, but their response to you was beyond my experience with them!  Surely it was the fascination with the Long Island history that appealed to them; and the thrill of your beautiful car; but more than that it was your endless enthusiasm and personable attention to your topic and to them that really made the day.  I received many comments that afternoon acknowledging your appealing presentation that made the afternoon so exciting.  Bravo!!

From A Busy Day for the Black Beast and the Alco-6 Team

Great job Howard, wish I could come to see your presentation. Please keep this going. This is important to racing history. Thank you again,
Gene Ingram
New Castle, In.

From Film "The Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1937)"

This would be wonderful ! This is an important part of Long Island history that most people don’t even know about. The only reason I knew anything about it is because of my interest in old cars, and having grown up in Dix Hills and ridden on a local stretch known only as Venderbilt Parkway. The beginning of which is just West of the Dix Hills Library.

From Film: "Willie K's Eagle Nest Mansion"and a Request for Feedback

What a fabulous idea, Howard!  Your tireless research in learning everything about the Vanderbilt Cup is nothing less than extraordinary.  It would add significantly to the Long Island Museum experience.

From Film: "Willie K's Eagle Nest Mansion"and a Request for Feedback

Hi Joe:

Sure anytime! Send an email to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Howard

From The Motor Parkway from Little Neck Parkway to Marcus Avenue Part I

Dear Howard,
I keep looking at the first overhead picture you have posted with the 10/8/2009 blog.  At first I thought Marcus Avenue must have moved, but I have changed my mind.  I keep comparing the photo with historicariels.com and google earth, and I believe the spot you marked as Little Neck Parkway bridge just cannot be.  I would love to discuss this further with you.
-joe o

From The Motor Parkway from Little Neck Parkway to Marcus Avenue Part I