Vanderbilt Cup Races

My mistake, Granddad drove the Number 7 in the 1906 race, not in the 1908 race (Number 5).  I will let others guess the rest.

From Mystery Friday Foto #10 Solved: William Luttgen in the #7 Mercedes

Here are some hints.

From Mystery Friday Foto #10 Solved: William Luttgen in the #7 Mercedes

Congratulations on Winning the Judge John North Award.
That award Honors cars that showcase exceptional craftsmanship in restoration.
The Dusenberg that won Best of show is an extremely rare car, it was one of two with that body style.
Thanks for sharing the pictures and the Story from the Amelia Concours show.

From Update:1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 honored at The Amelia Concours

From Facebook

Steven Vilardi
And why not? The cars are the best of the best!

Mike Tucker
How cool is that!?! Congrats Howard!

Jonathan Rosenzweig
Congratulations!!

Gloria Himes
Congrats

John R Tucker Jr.
Your choice of Automobiles is beyond Great Howard

JeRita Trapani
Awesome congratulations and well deserved you have the best

Terrie Skoblow Stern
Congratulations Howard!

Andy Hertz
Awesome, Howard!

Jim Donnelly
I was proud to write two of those stories!

Howie Schneider
Congrats Mr k

John Forlenza
Well-Done

Rich Lester
Terrific!!!

Donald M. Smith Splash
You signed my Chrysler Chrysler one

Charlie Vrana
Congratulations!!!

From Four Hemmings Classic Car Magazine feature articles on the Kroplick Collection

Now we need to get that Duesy a cover article as well! I know a VCR archivist who could do the photography!

From Four Hemmings Classic Car Magazine feature articles on the Kroplick Collection

I’ll take a wild guess, without really recognizing any landmarks.
Roslyn, NY?

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

we know which one is best!

From The Ten Duesenbergs at ModaMiami

Great looking autos in one place.

From The Ten Duesenbergs at ModaMiami

Roslyn, heading north or east.  1930"s, the rest I don’t know

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

Strreet is Old 25a,(I think), or Old Roslyn Rd?  Ford dealer, as you look west.  Years thirties.  but don’t see movies theater yet

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

this is Roslyn village ON Old Northern Blvd (then Northern Blvd). Photographer is looking west. Year would be between 1930 and 1935. The Ford dealership was the first in Nassau? Howard’s family had a business on the street-that’s a guess!

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

As always, interesting/great pictures of the Long Island past.  I enjoy sharing them.  The pictures of the Duesenberg are WONDERFUL!

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

This is beautiful downtown Roslyn, looking west past the Roslyn Grist Mill that Howard is working so hard to restore.  I’d guess it’s sometime in the 30’s judging by the cars.  I have no idea what the guy with the long pipe is doing to the sidewalk.  But the real reason I wanted to comment is to point out that the clock tower there in Roslyn looks very similar to a clock tower in Sharon, Connecticut.  But when I googled the Connecticut clock tower I found the first entry was from the Roslyn Historical Society so I guess everyone knows about that tower.,

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

The Village of Roslyn, This is Northern Boulevard [today Old Northern Blvd] looking west towards the clock tower in 1927? The building at the top of the hill was the Lincoln Building at 2 West Main St. Roslyn Motors was located there. The building on the right is the Roslyn Grist Mill where Howard is instrumental in its restoration. I’m not as up on the cars however I’ll leave that to others.

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

What an awesome collection of Duesenberg autos Bouna Fortuna and safe travels JeRita

From The Ten Duesenbergs at ModaMiami

I live in roslyn for 61 years, that is the famous roslyn clock tower, years 1930, looking up the hill on old northern blvd. To the west,
The road lumber mill is on the right between the old mill and George Washington manor, or what ever it is called today, down the left side of the road of the canal, water way.
Howard place is at the end of limber mill rd,
Anyone remember the big fire at the limber yard that use to be there, big fire,
And the boats some big that used to dock there, and the old boathouse where my father bought a 30 ft richerson cabin cruiser
Sign -the new food. Cars a Buick ?
At some time a while ago in was a car dealer, when I was a kid,
Sam colman
Love you guys for keeping up with the history of LI
Don’t have on hand pictures will send them later

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

We’re in Roslyn looking west on (now “old”) Northern Blvd. Tower Place and then Glen Ave on the left.

The Clock Tower is the Ellen E. Ward Memorial Tower Place, Built
1895 and restored 1995.

The beautiful Tudor style building is still there and used by several businesses. Apparently it was once an auto dealer as the sign reads “THE NEW FORD.”

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

Roslyn, NY
Old Northern Blvd. looking west. The Roslyn Clock Tower (aka Ellen J. Ward Memorial Clock Tower) can be seen in the center of the picture. The building in the background at the top of the hill was the home of Roslyn Motors from 1926 to 1930, a custom coach work manufacturer of Lincoln automobiles.

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn

I remember getting the car out of the Vanderbilt museum very well. Both Steve Babinsky and I chose to wear plaid shirts that day - popular in that era!
Hauling the car up on a strap up that hill was scary - if that strap broke and the car went rearwards it would have gone through about 40 feet of trees and wound up in Long Island Sound! If you see me holding and using a triangular wood brace it was because the Chrysler had no brakes! 5,000 lbs plus, no brakes. that wood under a wheel was what stopped it from rolling.  Getting the car to roll into the trailer was interesting too, again no brakes to slow/stop it.
This is the part most old car owners never experience.
Walt

From Mystery Friday Foto #8 Solved: "Chrysler's Chrysler"- 1937 Chrysler Imperial C-15 LeBaron Town Car

Huntington. Route 25. The New Ford. Model A parked on the street in front of the Ford dealership. Looking east

From Update:Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: The Beautiful Long Island Village of Roslyn