Vanderbilt Cup Races

Congratulations to Howard and Roz for taking their Duesenberg to pebble beach,
The Car earned a Second Place award, and that’s quite an achievement.
It take a team to accomplish this, and Howard has an amazing support team in place.

From The Duesenbergs of the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

This is an easy one for me since I live just slightly out of the lower left hand side of the photo. This is Lake Success, looking north and slightly west. The lower portion of the photo is New Hyde Park. Union Tpke. enters at the lower left and heads towards the lower right. The Lake Success shopping center is on the south side of Union Tpke. Lakeville Rd. snakes north from the lower left to the top center of the photo. NewHyde Park Rd. heads north from the bottom right. The large, low buildings and parking lots just north of Union Tpke. are the Sperry Corp. which is now mostly part of Northwell Health. The building near the small semi-circular drive was once the temporary headquarters of the United Nations. Marcus Avenue is north of Sperry and the Northern State Pkwy. just north of that. The larger road that runs from left to right (west to east) is the LIE, although it was probably still called the Horace Harding Expressway when this photo was taken. The undeveloped area to the left of Lakeville Rd. will become Long Island Jewish Hospital in 1954. The Vanderbilt Deepdale estate can be seen in the woods just south of Lake Success. Remnants of the Motor Parkway can be seen just to the north of the housing development east of Lakeville Rd. and north of the Northern State Pkwy. It extends past the oval track. The photo must be earlier than 1954 because the hospital has not yet been built.

From Friday Mystery Foto #44 Solved: A Familiar Aerial of Lake Success

Ah, Freddie…I see you’re still loving trains!! Thanks for all the happiness you brought to me, and all that you taught me about railroad history!! I live in San Diego now, and I wave to The Surfliner engineers whenever I see that beautiful train coming past my RV!! All best to you and Mary—Amy

From Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved; Fred Rieder at the Jericho Turnpike Highway Bridge in 1954/1955

Luke Phipps
Congratulations Howard Kroplick, we’ll always welcome you back to St Michaels Concours d’Elegance

JeRita Trapani
Congratulations Howard

John Cuocco
Congratulations on your award! ❤️

Robby Markman
Excellent

Mike Horowitz
Congratulations

George Holt
congratulations

David Benowitz
Congratulations!

Darrell Lester
congrats!

Rich Lester
Congrats!!!!

Dennis Spina
Congratulations! An amazing car and the world’s best owners!

Steve Halsey
Congratulations Howard

Alex Dragone
Congratulations

Rob Ida
Congrats Howard!

Yishay Amiri
Congrats!

Michael Mrak
Awesome! Congrats!

Rob Gibby
Very impressive Howard
Beautiful car

Doug Jones
Congratulations Howard!!!
Beautiful car

Kevin Birdsall
Congratulations

James Spina
When You Win…
We All Win!
Congrats Howard!

Ross Mazin
Wowee

Randy Rosenberg
Well done. I truly hope that next time you bring home 1st in class.

Charlie Vrana
Congratulations! Well deserved award!

Andrew Turano
Nice

Meredith Jaffe
Congratulations!!!!

From 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline awarded second in class at the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance

Thank you for sharing. Congratulations

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

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From Fraud Alert Update: Guide to Identifying Authentic Versus Reproduced Long Island Motor Parkway and Roosevelt Field Porcelain Plates

Congratulations, Howard and Roz! Amazing car and the best owners!

From 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline awarded second in class at the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance

Congratulations on your second place win. Thanks for sharing the ride through the windshield. It was almost like being there. Reminds me of the old Cinerama movies at the Syosset Theatre.

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

Great job!  Congratulations!  Loved the front row seat in the Duesy.  Thanks for sharing.

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

Quite interesting.  Was this land for which religious denominations?  Bob Andreocci

From Kleiner's Korner: A Mausoleum On The Motor Parkway

Congratulations on winning second place in the Duesenberg class.

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

Congratulations Roz and Howard for taking 2nd in the Duesenberg Class. The car looks fabulous. Thank you for posting the video of the tour. I feel like I was there and able to share in part of the excitement! Hope you had a great time. Can’t wait to hear all about it.

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

Referee William Kissam Vanderbilt II is helping push Lewis Putnam Strang’s 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Renault off the starting line after the Renault stalled.  Attached is a photo of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup officials taken from the October 31, 1908, issue of Automobile Topics.  After 30 minutes of work mechanician Anderson repaired a faulty magneto and Strang entered the race.  By that time many cars had already finished the first lap of the race.  Strang was only able to complete three laps before dropping out with clutch problems.  Motor Age magazine printed that Lewis Strang was “probably well entitled to be called the American Road Champion” because of his recent wins at Savannah, Briarcliff and Lowell.  Strang won those races driving an Isotta but switched to the Renault for the Vanderbilt Cup race.  Interesting to note that Strang, from Amsterdam, NY, when he moved from the Isotta to the Renault that Herbert Lytle, from Malone, NY, became the driver of the Isotta.  Another interesting note is that of the 17 cars in the race 13 were chain driven and 4 were shaft driven.  The Renault was shaft driven.  As you can see by the photo there was rain in the air.  Prior to the start there was heavy rain and rain continued well into the second lap of the race.

From Mystery Friday Foto #43 Solved: Louis Strang's #17 Renault needs a push

Howard,

What a fantistic car and your dedication to perfection,,,,  Congrats on the new car,,, It is just beautiful.

Regards, Mark

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

Thanks for taking us along for the ride! What fun!

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

Outstanding!

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

Howard, Your Duesy looks FANTASTIC ! Thanks for the sharing the experience of the ride down the highway. Best of luck in the competition.

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

So much fun.
My fave part: The Bixby Bridge” but love:
“I’ll be honesty with you… I’m ready for lunch!”

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

What a great video from Pebble Beach.
Thank you so much for posting it on your website
I was searching the internet Sunday morning for pictures and stories about Pebble Beach.
I found a few but none with your Duesenberg in it.
Best of luck

From Experience the Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance with the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan Convertible Berline

Renault, driver Lewis Strang,  and mechanician Anderson
1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The car would not start at the beginning of the race so it was pushed to the side of the course where Strang and his helpers worked on the engine.  It finally started but Strang had lost 28 minutes.  The car in lap 4 burned out a clutch and could not go on.  Sometimes, things are not to be!
Willie K. giving the car a push!

From Mystery Friday Foto #43 Solved: Louis Strang's #17 Renault needs a push