Vanderbilt Cup Races

Its a Hudson prototype I’m not sure what year but I’ve seen it at Old Westbury and it’s gorgeous

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

There is one difference between the 1980 image and the current view that was caused by a Motor Parkway buff. Note the windmill on the roof in the 1980 photo…missing in the current view. Will the purchaser of the windmill please step up and share your story ?

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

It’s a 1947 Hudson “Big Boy” pickup. I have no idea who owns it. To me it’s one of the most beautiful pickup trucks ever made.

From Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

Sorry that 1908 pictures looking west across the Hempstead plains? No way. There isn’t anywhere, at any time Long Island had or has a vista as shown. The Hempstead plains is not that flat and it’s dotted with lakes and streams that have since been built over. The south shore of Long Island may be flat but it ain’t that flat. No way no how

From Alert: Fake Images of the Long Island Motor Parkway Using Artificial Intelligence

So glad Frank and Richard were able to tour the Parkway.  I always feel the pull (maybe from Willie K.) to get out there and do the same when visiting Long Island!

From A Tour of Long Island Motor Parkway Sites

Thanks for the tip regarding the New York Heritage Digital Collection.  Have used pics from it before before but never realized it was a complete collection very well organized.

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

Greg, The building shown on the 1912 Pope blueprint was almost but never built. It got as far as receiving bids but Vanderbult changed his mind about it’s construction.  The Motor Parkway office was relocated to today’s Vanderbilt Court in 1915. The structure was a two room prefab bungalow purchased from and erected by the Globe Company of New York City.  A. J. Kienzle along with his secretary, Mary Wills, moved in on May 15, 1915,

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

John Russell Pope house. I could not identify the structure anywhere on the LIMP

From Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway's General Manager's Office in Garden City

I just downloaded it! Beautiful!

From Song of the Week: "Waterloo" by Dana Kyle Kroplick

very nice,
good luck to your daughter

From Song of the Week: "Waterloo" by Dana Kyle Kroplick

Howard,
MAZEL TOV!  Great news.
Rog

From Update Sunday, 6/29/2025: Rehab Update: Rehab at 90% Healing

Wonderful news You’re healing sounds great

From Update Sunday, 6/29/2025: Rehab Update: Rehab at 90% Healing

Howard, a lot of great stories about Bridgehampton, most of them true, and good memories. In 1970, a group of three, Bob Bochroch, Dick Gary and me, -took over management. We were called Bridgehampton Racing Group, our first big race in 1971 was an IMSA event, one of the first, which was won by Hurley Haywood and Peter Gregg. We ran the track until 1984, with Bill Conlon replacing Dick, who left for California. We replaced the CanAm and TransAm with IMSA, Formula Atlantic, SCCA and EMRA and other clubs, motorcycles and whatever we could get to fill out the calendar. It’s nice Rubin is commemorating the track, but a golf course was never in our plans; it was better as a race course. (I didn’t enter the contest; it would have been cheating.)
Thanks for raising the memories!

From Mystery Foto #33 Solved: Aerial of the Bridgehampton Race Circuit in 1957 and a very special Comment

Hi Howard:  Did you receive my reply and attachment to the sterescope “Guard” photo Sunday morning?
Thank you.  Ken Paarrotte

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved : A Guard on the Indianapolis Speedway Track in August 1909

If memory serves me well, the strait was about a mile long, leading to a diving down hill turn with a descending radius. Can Am cars achieved top speed of over 160 mph. Walt Hangen termed this the turn that separated the men from the boys.

From Mystery Foto #33 Solved: Aerial of the Bridgehampton Race Circuit in 1957 and a very special Comment

The track is the one in Savannah, Georgia operated by the Savannah Automobile Club. The photo was taken in 1908 in conjunction with the first Grand Prize Race of America. The Irish Volunteer Guards were hired to help with crowd control, They were actually issues ammunition for the rifles. There is a distant connection with the Vanderbilt Cup Races. That year the European Race Organization asked Vanderbilt to run the Vanderbilt Cup Race under their regulations, Vanderbilt didn’t have a problem with that but the Automobile Club of America, the sponsor of the Vanderbilt Cup races, said no. But they agreed to the formation of the new Grand Prize Race the first of which was held in 1908 at Savannah. ( I forgot who won). My guess that the notation of Vanderbilt Cup Race on the card was made when there was a possibility that Vanderbilt would agree to change the name of his race. I think not.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved : A Guard on the Indianapolis Speedway Track in August 1909

The track is too wide to be anywhere on the Motor Pkwy, but it is a racetrack nonetheless. The guardrails and posts are of later design with improved impact resistance. I believe this is after 1908. Photo is captioned “Corona, New York City,” but I am unaware of any racetrack in early Corona, Queens. The closest racetrack to Corona that comes to mind was in Brooklyn, just northeast of Coney Island. Amazing detective work on this solved mystery. Looking forward to this week’s comments

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved : A Guard on the Indianapolis Speedway Track in August 1909

The Stereo-Travel Company was a specialty photography company that produced images for use in a device called a stereoscope or stereo viewer. There were many companies that produced them from around 1890 - 1915 and when placed in the viewing device (see attached photo) allowed the user to see it in 3-D. They were usually sold in sets of between 50 and 100 cards for each topic. The Stereo-Travel Co. issued a set in 1912 related to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway so I’m guessing this mystery card is from that set which probably included scenes from various events held there from 1909 through 1911.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved : A Guard on the Indianapolis Speedway Track in August 1909

This was a “race” between multiple marks and was judged by 3rd parties. Each car was given a carefully measured single gallon of gas and then the gas cap was sealed. So no, Franklin did not exaggerate.
Today, this car would be called an “ultra-light.” H.H. Franklin invented die-casting of aluminum and even came up with the word. Most Franklin cars had aluminum body parts, engine block, pistons and other pieces. For a time, Franklin was the #1 consumer of aluminum in the world.
13 years after this test another inventor built the first Ford Trimotor airplane. It was the first all metal plane built in the USA and of course he used an aluminum alloy: duraluminum. He was William Bushnell Stout and his motto was: “Simplicate and Add More Lightness.”

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: "The 1913 Long Island Economy Run" by Walt Gosden

This is photo #36 of 40 taken during the very first race at the new Indianapolis Motor Speedway August 19th - 21st, 1909 prior to the speedway being paved with bricks.  The Stereo-Travel Co. of Corona, New York City produced 40 stereoviews of the opening race meet.  The bottom right of the stereoview says “Don’t go near the track” with a copyright of 1909.  Place the stereoview card in a stereoscope which will presents two slightly different images separately to the left and right eye of the viewer.  These two-dimensional images are then combined in the brain to give the perception of 3D depth.  3D photos!  Attached is my overview of the first Indianapolis Motor Speedway race meet.

From Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved : A Guard on the Indianapolis Speedway Track in August 1909