Vanderbilt Cup Races

Good research once again. Interesting to know where these landmarks were.

From Greg O's Garage: New Discovery- The actual 1906 location of the Spinney Hill grandstands

I might add the restoration shop had most likely installed the electric starter, electric fuel pump, and hydraulic disk brakes on the back axle that had failed recently while Howard was driving the car around the Village of Roslyn.

From Mystery Friday Foto #3 Solved: The Alco Black Beast at Harrah's Automobile Collection in 1975

Was there.

From Video of the Week: The 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car at the 2016 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance

Looking at the sketch of the L.I, Auto museum from the Wally McCarthy archives, I’m wondering what ever happened to the curved dash Oldsmobile that was mounted above the museum entrance.  I used to love driving out to see Austin’s wonderful collection.
Rog

From A treasure from the Walter McCarthy Archives: The original architectural sketch of the Long Island Automotive Museum

Perhaps I was the very last visitor (just prior to demolition)

From A treasure from the Walter McCarthy Archives: The original architectural sketch of the Long Island Automotive Museum

I was at the Harrah Auto Museum in Sparks just outside Reno where Harrah Casino still there and where I had lunch before going to the museum afterward a few months before Bill Harrah had pass on,1977? I did look up on Google Search Map, in recent time, I scroll through the area of Reno, A lot of change in the area, spotted that new museum that house’s some of the Harrah’s collections. Meredith been there. I then spotted the old museum complex, close gated building and some redevelopment adjoining the property. As for the Black Beast being in the exhibit, the collection so was unbelievable HUGE that I had sit at some’s of the benches, I’ve might have seen it? The complex had a restoration shop where the Black Beast was restored?

From Mystery Friday Foto #3 Solved: The Alco Black Beast at Harrah's Automobile Collection in 1975

Mystery Foto #4…The Concept Car is a 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt prototype.Five examples were built, all with a different color scheme. This car was designed by Alex Tremulis, as was the Tucker. The Thunderbolt used the same Chrysler Imperial chassis (frame) as Chrysler’s Chrysler.The Thunderbolt was offered for sale at RM Auctions in august of 2011 and sold for $935,000.

From Mystery Friday Foto #4 Solved: The 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept car with links to Tucker 1044 and 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler

Sadly the building was torn down towards the end of 2021. The new owner of the property has built a new building in its place but has replicated the Quonset hut look as a facade on the front as a monument to the history of this beloved building.

From A treasure from the Walter McCarthy Archives: The original architectural sketch of the Long Island Automotive Museum

This Chrysler Thunderbolt was built in 1940 as a 1941 concept car. Alex Tremulis worked out the design for LeBaron. After its original visits to 1940 Auto Shows it went on tours to Chrysler Dealers. It was sold in 2006 for $1.2 million. Over its life time it has painter several different colors.

From Mystery Friday Foto #4 Solved: The 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept car with links to Tucker 1044 and 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler

The 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt was built in 1940 by LeBaron - designed by Alex Tremulis who also did the Tucker design. It went to 1940 Auto Shows and then on tour to Chrysler Dealers. Over the years it has been painted several different colors. Last sold for $1.2 million in 2006. It and the concept Newport were built in 3 months.

From Mystery Friday Foto #4 Solved: The 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept car with links to Tucker 1044 and 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler

The station is almost directly in front f the hotel probably abut 400 feet south of the hotel

From A 1924 aerial of the Garden City Hotel

Long Island Rail Road Station along the tracks.

From A 1924 aerial of the Garden City Hotel

That’s a 1940/1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt Retractable Hardtop Convertible Coupe. There were either 5 or 6 built depending on which source you believe. It was designed by Alex Tremulis who also designed the Tucker. The were all built by LeBaron, the same company that built the 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler. After touring America with stops at various dealerships throughout the country, the were sold to individuals for around $6,000 each give or take. They all still exist today. One sold for $1.21 million in 2006 at RM Auctions; another went for $1.32 million at RM Auctions in 2008; another was offered at $1.175 million in 2009 (also at RM) but did not sell.

From Mystery Friday Foto #4 Solved: The 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept car with links to Tucker 1044 and 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler

Great details in the photo with the Maxwell, clear too!

From Kleiner's Korner: "Automobile" Magazine's 1907 Motor Parkway News

What a majestic building!

From A 1924 aerial of the Garden City Hotel

Ahhh, Alex Tremulis’ 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt, a tribute to Capt. George Eyston’s land speed record setting car of the same name (Tremulis obtained permission directly from Eyston to use the Thunderbolt name). Five were built, although some sources say six. Tremulis, the designer of the Thunderbolt, was also the designer of the Tucker ‘48, but also helped finish the Tucker ‘48 builds after the plant was shuttered, including #1044. The link to Chrysler’s Chrysler would be that both it and the Thunderbolt were built by LeBaron (Tremulis had worked with the two most noted LeBaron designers, Ralph Roberts and John Tjaarda). The green Thunderbolt sold in the 2011 Monterey auction for $935,000, although the red one sold in 2008 for $1,320,000. The Thunderbolt was one of the earliest and most influential concept cars with its runningboard-less envelope body, almost a decade before most manufacturers. Also noteworthy: It incorporated the first retractable metal hardtop in a US-made car, the mechanics of which were worked out by Ralph Roberts. So stylish, even Gloria Vanderbilt (pic attached) used it to exemplify her good taste in design.

From Mystery Friday Foto #4 Solved: The 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept car with links to Tucker 1044 and 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler

This is a 1940 Chrysler Thunderbolt.  5 of these concept cars were built.  The idea for the vehicle originated from Alex Tremulis who later went on to help design the “Tucker Torpedo”.  The last time a Thunderbolt sold was in 1985.

From Mystery Friday Foto #4 Solved: The 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept car with links to Tucker 1044 and 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler

1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt. Five / six were built to tour the new car shows and dealer showrooms. Both the Tucker and Thunderbolt were designed by Alex Tremulis. It shares Electro-Hydraulic windows with the Chrysler’s Chrysler and share the same straight eight engine.

From Mystery Friday Foto #4 Solved: The 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt concept car with links to Tucker 1044 and 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler

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From View from The Bridge VI: 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III highlights

Greg / Art,

Many a property owner where an old tower still resides is reaping the benefits of leasing space on their towers to cell phone operators.  It’s so much more cost efficient to stick a cell relay on an existing stick than to have to acquire property and raise a tower of their own.  As long as the tower lights are still functioning, life is grand!

From Greg O's Garage: Newly discovered Motor Parkway remnants in Wheatley Heights