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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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This is Willy K’s actual car and that’s him in it.
That’s NOT your car! Please do Not try to rewrite history and make out that your car is the actual Willy K Vanderbilt Renault!
People are watching. I am an owner of one myself.
From Video of the Week: Jay Leno & Donald Osborne driving the 1907 Vanderbilt Renault Racer to Marble House in Newport
I don’t mean to rain on your parade but your 1907 Vanderbilt Ai Renault is NOT Willys K’s actual car.
How can you claim this???
Willys Car has been missing for decades.
It went missing after he toured Europe.
Of the surviving cars , No one knows who’s car is who’s, not with absolute certainty because no records were kept. Willys Car was a light colour in any event, not red i believe. There are more than five survivors by the way.
One in Australia.
From Video of the Week: Jay Leno & Donald Osborne driving the 1907 Vanderbilt Renault Racer to Marble House in Newport
Hi all, remember me? Howard !!
Hope all had a very Merry Christmas and have a very healthy Happy New Year and I’m still keeping up with what’s going on, enjoying every bit of it
From Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024!
Great call Greg, Willie K is entitled indeed. All eagle caretakers were preservationists, including Willie K. I believe his intent was to preserve them all, as Grand Central demolition would’ve demolished them all.
From Greg O's Garage; The Grand Central Vanderbilt Eagles
Frank- I would think Willie K is entitled to keep his in Northport. Otherwise, could we still call the house ‘Eagle’s Nest’ if they’re not there, being they were placed during construction?
From Greg O's Garage; The Grand Central Vanderbilt Eagles
Happy Holidays to all! Here’s how Willie K. wished his employees and neighbors a happy holiday season back in 1906 (from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Dec. 26, 1906). Today’s cost would be around $1,470 (vs. $200 that Willie paid) based on a “Food and Wine” magazine estimate between 1.41 and $1.47 per pound (depending on the size of the bird!). Something to crow about!
From Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024!
1966 Chevrolet Impala station wagon, in front of the Grist Mill.
From Update: Mystery Foto #52 Solved: A 1966 Chevy Impala parked in front of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill in 1967
Photographer is facing North East, the Car is a 1966 Chevrolet Station Wagon, full size unable to identify 100% what specific model it is Impala, Belair or Biscayne, leaning toward Belair absence of the hood split molding, and the stainless rear view mirror indicate from this view it would be a Belair.
Nor sure of the specific connection to the Village of Roslyn and the races are , maybe start finish line?
From Update: Mystery Foto #52 Solved: A 1966 Chevy Impala parked in front of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill in 1967
Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn-facing northeast.
1966 Chevy Impala.
Clarence Mackey a friend of Vanderbilt lived
In Roslyn.
From Update: Mystery Foto #52 Solved: A 1966 Chevy Impala parked in front of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill in 1967
Will always love Darlene’s original recording with the Ronettes ->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV8x7H3DD8Y
Happy Holidays to all!
From Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024!
Happy Holidays to everyone, and a safe and healthy 2022!
From Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024!
The Roslyn Mill Tea House on Old Northern Blvd. in Roslyn with view looking east.
The car a 1966 Chevy station wagon.
The historic link to the village of Roslyn to the VCR?
From Update: Mystery Foto #52 Solved: A 1966 Chevy Impala parked in front of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill in 1967
Same to you Howard, and all fans of the website here : )
From Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024!
The photographer was looking generally east on Old Northern Blvd. in Roslyn in front of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill. I believe the car is a 1966 Chevrolet station wagon but can’t tell the trim level (Biscayne, Bel Air, etc.). The only link to Roslyn I could find was that a small portion of the 1906 Vanderbilt Race course passed through the Village of Roslyn on Mineola Avenue northbound before turning left and heading west on Northern Blvd.
From Update: Mystery Foto #52 Solved: A 1966 Chevy Impala parked in front of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill in 1967
Foreground : 1914 Mitchell Model 5-40 Touring
Wheelbase : 120 inches
From Mystery Foto #59 Solved: The Van Ausdall's Hotel in Cold Spring Harbor, NY Circa 1914
Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, looking northeast. The car is a 1966 Chevrolet. The Bull’s Head Hotel in Greenvale (once known as North Roslyn) was the HQ for teams that raced in the ‘05 and ‘06 Vanderbilt Cup Races.
From Update: Mystery Foto #52 Solved: A 1966 Chevy Impala parked in front of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill in 1967
-What is the location of the Mystery Foto and the orientation of the photographer?
Looking east on Old Northern Blvd. at the Roslyn Grist Mill in 1967
-Identify the manufacturer and year of the automobile.
1966 Chevy Impala station wagon
-Link the historic Village of Roslyn to the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
Much of the courses were near the Roslyn area
https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/then_now_racing_on_roslyn_roads
The 1905 ‘X’ Mercedes team had their HQ at the Mansion House hotel in Roslyn
https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/the_mansion_house_in_roslyn_the_1905_headquarters_for_the_x_mercedes
From Update: Mystery Foto #52 Solved: A 1966 Chevy Impala parked in front of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill in 1967
Great pics Greg, they show the eagle’s true sizes. They are enormous! Delighted they were ‘all’ preserved by responsible caretakers. I believe it’s best now they all return back home to the GC depot nest.
From Greg O's Garage; The Grand Central Vanderbilt Eagles
Just east of here is Carmen Ave, which was also a highway bridge over the LIMP. Don’t know if there was the same amount excavating here as at Stewart Ave? To create slopes for Carmen Ave? We can see this as one site can become a ‘borrow pit’ for the immediate site or the next one ahead. They obviously worked very hard, but at the same time planned wisely.
From Mystery Foto #51 Solved :The Motor Parkway under construction in 1908 at Stewart Avenue in East Meadow
In my Facebook feed just today was a semi-related article on the 1910 Penn Station and it’s demolition. Penn’s demo is why we still have, and now landmarked, Grand Central today.
Penn’s eagles going to their new homes…
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/old-penn-station-pictures-new-york/
From Greg O's Garage; The Grand Central Vanderbilt Eagles
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