Vanderbilt Cup Races

Need to see Painless Parker for my wisdom tooth….

#4 Fiat driven by Vincenzo Lancia, rounding Northern Boulevard and Valley Road in the 1906 VCR. The building on the right was a jail.

I don’t think I can spot anyone that’s not wearing any head coverings!

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: Lancia Taking a Manhasset Turn at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

No clues (as usual - although I’ve seen the pic before), and it’s a very-pixellated image, but one person (man?) clearly is bare-headed!  You can even see the part in his/her hair.  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: Lancia Taking a Manhasset Turn at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Willie K. would be very proud?  I am exceedingly proud of all you folks!  Excelsior, indeed!  Sam, III

From Motor Parkway East Project Press Conference Today at 3:00 pm in Queens

I have to admit to being a bit bewildered.  Perhaps it’s been covered in detail already but just how much of the Tin Goose was left to restore, please?  From what I saw, it appeared that the body was a complete re-creation.  What about the chassis?  That transverse spring end bolt looks pretty ramshackle (bad pun).  Sam, III

From Update: In Celebration of the Tucker 1044 and Tucker Tin Goose Back Together Again

Driver:  Vincenzo Lanca and Mechanician Battista Ajassa.  Car is a Fiat.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: Lancia Taking a Manhasset Turn at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Great article and thanks for the pictures of the Tin Goose and #1044 together. It’s not often that you see cars that rare, outside. Wish I was there. Thanks for sharing your car with fellow car collectors.

From Celebrating the 72nd Anniversary of the Unveiling of the 1947 Tucker Tin Goose Prototype

Great News !

From Motor Parkway East Project Press Conference Today at 3:00 pm in Queens

This is such great news.  Bravo to all the concerted efforts. One mile post at a time.

From Motor Parkway East Project Press Conference Today at 3:00 pm in Queens

The photographer is facing east (maybe slightly northeast) on Northern Blvd. at Valley Road in Manhasset as Vincenzo Lancia in the #4 FIAT is about to go west up Spinney Hill in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Lancia’s mechanician was Ajassa Batista (or possibly Batista Ajassa). I think I read somewhere that the building served as the local jail at the time. As near as I can tell, it looks like everyone is wearing some kind of head covering.

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: Lancia Taking a Manhasset Turn at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Looking east at Spinney Hill during the 1906 race.
Blacksmith shop at the corner.
Vincenzo lanzia driver, Alissa the mechanician
No man without head covering

From Mystery Foto #25 Solved: Lancia Taking a Manhasset Turn at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

My name is Luis, and I have in my possession a 1906 Syracuse Herald newspaper depicting the Vanderbilt Cup entrants. I’m looking to sell this item because I have no use for it. I came across your blog and thought that this would be the best place to reach people interested on it.

From Hammond's History: A 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race Parking Space Ticket at Pratt's Farm in Westbury

Can some Identify this as a racecar trophy

From The Planned "Automobile Boulevard" in Riverhead (1907-1908) Updated: 12/4/16

This is great news! Definitely a long time coming.

From Motor Parkway East Project Press Conference Today at 3:00 pm in Queens

This is such great news! I have confidence that Dr. Jacob’s proposal will continue to move forward as intended, an obvious commodity to local residents and to surrounding communities as well. Yes it took time but time well worth the effort. I have confidence Governor Cuomo will do the right thing. Hats off to the Joby team for making this all happen.

From Motor Parkway East Project Press Conference Today at 3:00 pm in Queens

A happy looking reunion for sure,,,

From The Family of Vanderbilt Cup Racer Herb Lytle Has a Reunion at the 2019 Indy 500

I like the picture of Polaris field, yes you can see and imagine the parkway there!

From Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #9 East Meadow and Levittown

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From Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Planning for the Extension of Union Turnpike in Queens (Circa 1931/1932)

David, you are correct. At first Union seemed slightly different in the aerial compared to today’s map, pushing me to overlay the image. The first turn east of Winchester would ultimately be delayed a bit further east-paving over the baseball diamond as mentioned. I also had difficulty locating the underpass staircases. It appears the north stairs (just north of the lined parkway posts) was built first, as there’s no evidence of any ground breaking for the south yet.

Sam, the white ‘artifact’ on the north side of the parkway near Wheeler #2 remains a mystery. Today there’s a single tennis court at this location. But the dark blur on the roadway, directly under the artifact could well be a passing vehicle, or part of the tree on the south roadside.

From Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Planning for the Extension of Union Turnpike in Queens (Circa 1931/1932)

Mystery Foto 23A?  Look carefully at the pic again, about a hundred feet west of Wheeler Farmway Bridge #2, perhaps where today’s Parks underpass is.  Wuzzat?  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Planning for the Extension of Union Turnpike in Queens (Circa 1931/1932)

Mystery Foto #24… The car shown here is the ever popular 1911 EMF “30” two seat racer. This car ran in the Tiedeman Trophy Race as well as Vanderbilt Cup Race in Savannah, GA. in November 1911. The Tiedeman race was, at the time, a more important event than the Indy 500. The EMF driver in both the Tiedeman and the Vanderbilt Cup was Jack Tower.
During the time that the EMF road cars were manufactured I have read that they were second only to the Ford Model T in number of units sold. I believe that the company was bought out by Studebaker.

From Mystery Foto #24 Solved: The 1911 E-M-F Racer Shown at the 2019 Elegance at Hershey