Vanderbilt Cup Races

Walt, thank you for your information about the STAMFORD - OYSTER BAY FERRY sign.
I’m a member of the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum in the hamlet of Oyster Bay.
The museum is a two-part setup, the historic landmarked train station museum by the end of the Oyster Bay line branch. The other side is across of the train yard by Bay Ave. There’s small section on Bay Ave that has a short track from outside Museum train yard that would’ve gone to the ferry in the past, now occupied by fuel tanks and a yard of some sort.
Will be giving the museum officers a printout of this article. Thanks again Walt!

From A Walt Gosden Special: Signs of the Times Part I

Nice find, Mark D : )  The panorama maps are very detailed with building numbers and directory.

From Mystery Friday Foto #29 Partially Solved: A Mitchell at the "Proposed Entrance to the Motor Parkway at Hicksville"

THANKS GREG!

From Classic Motorsports January 2004: Hotrod Falcons: From Economical Grocery-Getter to International Racing Star

Congrats Howie & Roz (from the west coast branch of the family).  You gotta bring the Tucker back out to the West Coast for one or more of the fab classic car shows in California, so I’ll have an occasion to wear my Andante Green tucker cap again (since Pebble Beach 4 years ago).  Maybe Ironstone Winery Concours up in Gold Country (Murphys, CA) last weekend in Sept.????

From Update: Tucker 1044 awarded Best in Show at the Westhampton Beach Concours

Mark- apologies, I misspoke. Challenger ll did also have 3 inches removed from the body, but unlike lll, it did not have 3 inches taken from the roof or the fastback.

https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/classic_motorsports_january_2004_hotrod_falcons_from_economical_grocery_getter_to_international_racing_star

From Greg O's garage: Driver Profile; Marvin Panch

Mark- No body mods on Challenger ll

From Greg O's garage: Driver Profile; Marvin Panch

I know about the Challenger III, the Challenger I in this posting, any change with the Challenger II?

From Greg O's garage: Driver Profile; Marvin Panch

Congrats Howard, Roz and the Tucker Dream Team for making this happen. 1044 looks flawless and fabulous! Great work to all!!

From Update: Tucker 1044 awarded Best in Show at the Westhampton Beach Concours

Hers a link to a wonderful map of Hicksville

https://www.loc.gov/item/75694782/

From Mystery Friday Foto #29 Partially Solved: A Mitchell at the "Proposed Entrance to the Motor Parkway at Hicksville"

Congratulations to Howard, Roz and the Tucker Team. A well deserved recognition of the car and the legacy.

From Update: Tucker 1044 awarded Best in Show at the Westhampton Beach Concours

I am a car nut since birth. My father born in Frankfurt (1921) would tell me of this record run he witnessed. He’s (my father that is) has passed on now, a number of years before I could research the statistics of that run.
ON THAT SCORE, (WARNING) fasten your seatbelts for
this.
The Auto Union Which Came Away That Day With The Statistical Victory, Had A V16 Engine (with four banks of valves) ALL OPERATED BY ONE CAMSHAFT.
  The Tachometer Was About Eight Inches In Diameter View through The Center Of The Steering Wheel & Had A 5000 rpm redline.
OH THE VALVE TRAIN, STRAIGHT OUT OF JULES VERNE, AND THE ONLY TOME EVER USED ANYWHERE BEFORE OR SINCE PERIOD.

From Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Bernd Rosemeyer's Last Ride

Well, I think I might have some of this so here goes with a few guesses:
Driver = Ralph Mulford
Passenger = George Robertson
Ralph DePalma could be second from left
The Automobile = 1914 Stutz Bearcat owned by Smith Hempstone Oliver
Location & date = Roosevelt Raceway October 12, 1936
The big race = 1936 Vanderbilt Cup

From Mystery Friday Foto #30 Solved: Ralph Mulford, Louis Chevrolet and Ralph DePalma gather around a 1914 Stutz Bearcat before the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Was there, for a short stay, to say hi guys, guess who, your groupie Howard. Didn’t see Rob or wonderful Roz and Brenda Ida, aww, missed you lovely ladies, xxx.
The event was OK, just a few interesting vehicles, on the way out I pick up the best of show card and circle 61 the Tucker of course and drop in the box, and off I went on my way east.

From Update: Tucker 1044 awarded Best in Show at the Westhampton Beach Concours

Congratulations to you all Sorry we missed it

From Update: Tucker 1044 awarded Best in Show at the Westhampton Beach Concours

Well… the guy in the front seat wearing a jacket looks a bit like Whitey Ford.  The driver is eerily similar to FDR!

From Mystery Friday Foto #30 Solved: Ralph Mulford, Louis Chevrolet and Ralph DePalma gather around a 1914 Stutz Bearcat before the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Superb!... and well=deserved!

From Update: Tucker 1044 awarded Best in Show at the Westhampton Beach Concours

Congratulations to Howard, Roz, and the entire restoration team! It was great to see you yesterday at the show. As I told you I had no doubt that the Tucker would win top prize. It’s an outstanding rare car that always draws many spectators at every show.

From Update: Tucker 1044 awarded Best in Show at the Westhampton Beach Concours

Congratulation to the TUCKER Team on their BEST OF SHOW.
Westhampton Beach is a great location for a Concours Car Show.

From Update: Tucker 1044 awarded Best in Show at the Westhampton Beach Concours

very nice, congratulations

From Update: Tucker 1044 awarded Best in Show at the Westhampton Beach Concours

I’m looking forward to seeing other signs in your collection, Walt.  Thanks for sharing.

From A Walt Gosden Special: Signs of the Times Part I