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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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Recent Comments
From Lynn:
What a great article in Newsday on the 21st. You sure are keeping busy and you sure are making an impact!
I think your smile shows how much you’re enjoying yourself.
Regards,
Lynn
From Newsday:On the trail of LI's lost history A grand statue,vintage cars-he's saving them from oblivion
I will call him Louis Chevrolet. He participated in the Vanderbilt cup in 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910.
From Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at the 1906 Ormond-Daytona Races
Nice capture. That’s the real Louis Chevrolet caught unsuspecting, none of this smiling paparazzi BS. Somewhere in the south, probably FL
From Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at the 1906 Ormond-Daytona Races
That looks like Louis Chevrolet, who participated in four Vandebilt Cup Races: 1905, 1908, 1909, and 1910. Based on the unusual helmet and goggles that he seemed to favor in 1908, I’m guessing that year. Looks to be a palm tree in the background, so I’ll guess Florida, maybe Daytona?
From Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at the 1906 Ormond-Daytona Races
The driver is Louis Chevrolet, and the photograph was taken at Ormond Beach Florida in January 1906. The car is the front wheel drive Christie machine. Beautiful, razor sharp, early photograph!
From Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at the 1906 Ormond-Daytona Races
Howard: Glad you appreciate the placque. Our club enjoyed your presentation. Artie.
From Highlights from the Town of North Hempstead 6th Annual FunDay Monday Antique Car Show
Bravo, Howard!
“Ellison”.
Sam, III
From Westbury Times: Grandstand Site Raced Into History
I am glad to see that another sacred place is being recognized. I am trying to get more people to join the Preservation Society. My brother just helped me find my sister through Facebook and if she ever has any free time I will try to get her, her husband and their two kids into it. I haven’t heard from her in nearly seventeen years but she was looking for me too.
From Westbury Times: Grandstand Site Raced Into History
Nice sleuthing. You guys did this on foot? That’s quite a distance. Interesting clean cut mark. Coincidental? Much head scratchin’ goin’ on here. I too was thinking a surveyor’s monument mark for equipment positioning. When working with surveyors it was typical to encounter small monuments engraved in concrete sidewalks, or a small metallic plaque with a center point, embedded into concrete to last many years. This would be a first for me where a triangle was used, usually an “X” or “+”. Unusual but still possible.
Art, were coordinates recorded where this was located? I’d like to take a look when I get a chance.
Dave, haven’t been able to think of a better theory than Rt 135 construction with uprooted LIMP posts, used by the homeowner as a retainer wall on the incline. Caroline posts seemed randomly positioned where some were even installed upside down. But I’m all ears for the solution. I love a good mystery
From Kleiner's Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway and a Mystery Triangle
What direction is it pointing
From Kleiner's Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway and a Mystery Triangle
Who is the driver?
Louis Chevrolet
Which Vanderbilt Cup Races did he particpate in?
1905, 1908, 1909, & 1910
Bonus: Although there was no caption with the original photo, what is your best guess for the location and year? Provide a rationale.
Unsure. Palm tree in the background and might able to match a southern race, but just a guess from what his age looks like-1915
From Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at the 1906 Ormond-Daytona Races
Hi Art. I don’t know if it matters, but what direction is the triangle “pointing” towards. North, west etc. I think this area is going to be designated as a section of the LIMP trail? Such a fine cut, maybe done by a surveyor?
From Kleiner's Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway and a Mystery Triangle
Women go shopping, men explore! Great day Art.
ART—-What’s funny is you had to give them a pre-adventure map presentation? LOL. Didn’t the guys know where you were taking them?
No idea about that triangle. Maybe overthinking. Maybe something just chipped the pavement in a unique way? I’m still wondering about the Caroline Street posts!
From Kleiner's Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway and a Mystery Triangle
I have to believe that is one Louis Chevrolet, racer in 4 Vanderbilt Cup races in ‘05, ‘08, ‘09 and ‘10.
I believe the photo to be 1917. Noting, what appear to be, palm trees in the background it would hint to Florida or southern California. I see his only visit to either place in the AAA zone of races was at Ascot in 1917 where he finished first and third in a Frontenac in two separate races on the same November day, possibly Thanksgiving Day.
All is based on the assumption that is a palm tree…....
From Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at the 1906 Ormond-Daytona Races
What an experience is right,you’ll never know what you’ll find,will you?you might be right about that triangle,nice find,have to do a little research on that.
From Kleiner's Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway and a Mystery Triangle
Oopsies - scrambled captions - nobody has his hand on the car in the third image; Williams does in the fourth. HA - I had completely forgotten about the Privateer. Thanks, Howard. Sam, III
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion #1 on a 1933 Test Run at Roosevelt Field
Nice job Howard. I think deep inside everyone is at least a little compelled to preserve some sort of history because deep inside we all know once it’s gone, it’s gone FOREVER, leaving just photography and videography if lucky. Not an easy feat for the average Joe and Joanne but more than happy to see your efforts actually come to life. Much more of same is needed. High five to you and your accomplishments. Congratulatons.
From Newsday:On the trail of LI's lost history A grand statue,vintage cars-he's saving them from oblivion
Howard, you deserve all the recognition for your fine historical work!
From Newsday:On the trail of LI's lost history A grand statue,vintage cars-he's saving them from oblivion
1..Mackay’s “Harbor Hill”
1906 Cup race
2. Glen Cove Rd. L. to .r. Across bottom; 25A l. to r. across top
3. Helena Rubenstein Bldg. circa. 1958, now multi use offices
4. Robert Lovett
5. Hal David
From Vanderbilt Cup Racers on Glen Cove Road & Old Westbury Road & Special Exhibit "Images of East Hills"
As I mentioned in a different venue, if ever a car cried out for 1937 Lincoln built-into-the-fender headlights, this Chrysler would be the one! The dowdy, high-mounted, bullet headlights are the one feature that takes away from the whole streamlined package. Someone with PhotoShop experience, using the image of the ‘37 custom-bodied Lincoln portrayed recently in Hemmings, could easily modify a photograph to show us what it would have looked like. PhotoShopper, if you’re out there, please do it and ask Hemmings to run the result on line!
From Chrysler's Chrysler Then & Now: Pre-& Post-Restoration
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