Vanderbilt Cup Races

Yes, EMRA (http://www.emraracing.org) still owns the rights to the V. Cup name. The licensing to Champ Car was not transferrable, so when it was acquired by Indy Car, the license ended. Indy Car has expressed an interest in licensing but has never come up with a substantial proposition.

From A CART Vanderbilt Cup Sighting in 2007

to hell with the effyh, what is the tow car???

From The Racer on the Trailer at Bridgehampton in 1951

tfman54 writes:

As a veteran of several Bridgehampton Historic Rallys….we run a lap over the old road course at every event it was great seeing one of the original races of the fifties. wish I could have been there but had to settle for the race circut events of the 1960s Thanks again for this excellent AUTOMOBILIA

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Film "The Bridgehampton Cup Race June 9, 1951"

Howard…Like Topsy, this thing is growing.  Jim McAllister was a dear pal, and a wonderful driver during his VSCCA days.  I remember when I was president of the VSCCA, I used to worry about such an old guy driving such hot cars…particularly the Maserati.  Now that I am in that age bracket, it doesn’t seem very old at all.  He was indeed a Ferrari dealer, and imported I believe the first Boxer into this country.  It was a totally illegal car, as it didn’t comply with emissions or safety requirements, so he couldn’t sell it. But he used to love to slap dealer plates on it, take it on the LIE at about three in the morning, and just open ‘er up.  It is nice to know that his son, a VSCCA member, runs the tug company, and was at the helm of one of his tugs when it recently nudged the totally refurbished USS Intrepid back into its birth on Manhattan’s Hudson River.

From In Search of "Grand Prix Motors" and Its Amazing Tow-Car

Hi Howard, Thank you for digging up information on the film! It’s all very interesting.  Regards,  Walter

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Film "The Bridgehampton Cup Race June 9, 1951"

Howard:  Congrats!!!  Be well. Tom

From First Edition of "Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island" Sells Out

Hi Whitney:

I would suggest contacting the Manhasset Library and the Greentree Foundation for more information on your family.

Name: Greentree Foundation
Street: 220 Community Drive
Manhasset, ny 11030-3814
Phone: (516) 627-0801

http://www.nassaulibrary.org/manhass/

Enjoy,

Howard

From Six Degrees of Separation: The Vanderbilt Cup Races and the New York Mets

Huntley:

The Locomobile factory was taken down in 1967 and became a powerplant. It is now part of the Bridgeport Energy LLC complex:

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=Bridgeport+Energy+LLC&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=12385107294103545942&li=lmd

Here is the 1946 film of the Jubilee:

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/sunday_july_5_2009_film_the_last_race_for_old_16_and_joe_tracy_1946

Enjoy,

Howard

From Joe Tracy and Old 16's Last Great Victory

Hi John and Gene:

Thanks for your positive comments!

FYI, pieces of the Motor Parkway and several concrete posts are still near the Clinton Road Bridge location. The Garden City Lodge has been preserved and has been relocated to Seventh Avenue in the village of Garden City.

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

Enjoy,

Howard

From Then & Now: The Motor Parkway Around Roosevelt Field

Hi Jim:

I am sure they do. You can contact the organizer Jay Corn at 1-516-829-6419 .

Enjoy,

Howard

From The Alco-6 Racer will be Featured at the 25th Annual Great Neck Plaza Festival

Hi Guy:

Thanks for the information. The owner of that EFFYH is the handsome gentleman in the photo in this post:

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/thursday_july_16_2009_the_racer_on_the_trailer_at_bridgehampton_in_1951

Enjoy,

Howard

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Film "The Bridgehampton Cup Race June 9, 1951"

The Effyh arriving at the 1951 Bridgehampton races was owned by Charles Kotchian and piloted by John Fitch, who won the race for small bore cars (not on film clip). Bruce Stevenson, the instigator of the street races at Bridgehampton later became an Effyh distributor. Fitch also won the Giants Despair Hillclimb in 1950 with this same car. I think this was the introduction of the Effyh to the US. The history of the car for the next few years remains a mystery, but an Effyh was found in a barn at Brynfan Tyddyn and was refurbished and driven by Jack Dupont in 1955. Guess who owns that car today?

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Film "The Bridgehampton Cup Race June 9, 1951"

Harley Gene writes:

Please look closely at the first 9 seconds of the film clip. I have never seen the tow car that is pulling a vintage race car. Anyone know about that tow car? The body work is superb.
HG

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Film "The Bridgehampton Cup Race June 9, 1951"

There are two breeze autos around owned by the same person,the first must be the racer pictured and the other a white roadster. i have pictures of both taken late 2001. they were in Queens but he has moved

From The 1911 Breese Racer

Walter:

Teddy Roosevelt would be pleased!

Enjoy,

Howard

From The Alco-6 Racer Invited to the 2009 Fairfield County Concours D'Elegance

Howard Please find out if they want the “classics”  for Great Neck???

Thanks JIM Barnes

From The Alco-6 Racer will be Featured at the 25th Annual Great Neck Plaza Festival

For those of you who won’t be at the Fairfield Concours de Elegance, and want to see a lot of pre 1942 vehicles (or have one you would like to participate with) the L.I. Region HCCA has its Sagamore Hill car show the same day. A very low key affair, no judging, etc. the only pre war car show left on Long Island. Last year there were 90 cars there.

From The Alco-6 Racer Invited to the 2009 Fairfield County Concours D'Elegance

I have a news clipping photo of a tiny car hand captioned Robert Breese at Bridgehampton 1915 - could be the same person and I recall seeing a barn with BREESE painted on the roof in huge letters.

From The 1911 Breese Racer

Checking to find out if you still have the color
post cards of antique and classic cars that I have been seeing advertised in my earlier dates of Old Cars News and Weekly Marketplace newspapers.If so, please,“snail-mail” me your listings together with
your current prices.These ads were in the early to mid-1970s withbdcame56 a price of 20 cards for $1.15-a price that, I’m certain, is obsolete at this time!

From What was the Long Island Automotive Museum?

I really want to thank Howard and Al.  This book and “The Toll Lodges of the Long Island Motor Parkway, and Their Gatekeepers’ Lives” by Al Velocci really got me through a history writing class I just took.  The project was focused on the LIMP and Howard Kroplick, Al Velocci, and Sam Berliner were key sources for me.

Thanks guys!  Great work!

From New Book from Howard Kroplick and Al Velocci "The Long Island Motor Parkway"