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This one has had me stumped all weekend, but here’s my best guess…
Looking East from the LIMP curve just after the Clody/sandpits bridge and about 1500 feet before the Huntington lodge. In the photo is the church and graveyard that still stand where Walt Whitman Rd and Broadhollow Rd meet.
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Bethpage/Central Park
Bethpage Lodge
Stymus Nibbe Cemetary
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Don’t think this is correct but it’s my only guess: looking east with the LIMP running north-south in the Melville area and the northern tip of Pinelawn Cemetery in the middle of the photo. Could be Pinelawn Road visible with the Huntington Lodge being the closest to this section.
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Coming from Larry, one of the most fair and important members of our Tucker family, being recognized is indeed an honor. Thank you.
From Tucker Topics & AACA Museum Reflections:The Most Impactful Tucker People- The Mt. Rushmore of Tucker
Looking west at the Bethpage Stymus farm. LIMP with guard rails left to right across bottom.
Nibbe/Stymus cemetery in center.
Halfway between Massapequa and Round Swamp Lodges.
Plainview Road left to right under cemetery.
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Frank, no such luck; he said he had no idea what the tickets were all about and ditched the lot. My LIMP history Page 0 has some but hasn’t been reposted yet; see them at http://sbiii.com/limphist/lmphst07.jpg, http://sbiii.com/limphist/lmphst08.jpg, http://sbiii.com/limphist/lmphst09.jpg, and http://sbiii.com/limphist/lmphst10.jpg. As soon as I get the page up, it also has rubber stamps, a traffic ticket, season passes, etc. Having trouble with images; guess I’ll just have to repost it as best I can, at: <http://sbiii.com/limphst0.html>. Sam, III
From Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of "Toll Box" and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)
O.K. - great story - thanks. BUT - how do we learn more about the elusive (if real) blue Tucker convertible. I couldn’t care less about it’s authenticity but would love to know whatever can be known about it. Mark, could we start a new thread with Howard’s imprimatur and your photo, please. Sam, III
From Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction
Ooops! Wrong button! Sorry. Sam, III
From Tucker Topics & AACA Museum Reflections:The Most Impactful Tucker People- The Mt. Rushmore of Tucker
C’mon, people; get it right! That’s a photofake of Rushmore! The REAL Mt. Rushmore of Tuckers is attached. Sam, III
From Tucker Topics & AACA Museum Reflections:The Most Impactful Tucker People- The Mt. Rushmore of Tucker
This is not so much knowledge as logical guess work but I’d hazard that that’s looking north in Melville at the 1810 Little White Church in the Wildwood (today’s Lower Melville M. E. Church-cum-Shalom Center) at the corner of Walt Whitman Road and 110, with the LIMP in the foreground and Duryea Road beyond. The Huntington toll booth was on the west side of Broad Hollow Road (110) until 1922, when a small lodge was put up. Further, from the pristine condition of the Parkway, I’d guess ca. 1920. Sam, III
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
LIMP heading somewhat southeast (left to right) heading for Broad Hollow Rd. The Huntington Historical Cemetery and Church can be seen north of the parkway, as the picture faces north. The bridge over Broad Hollow Rd, and the Huntington Lodge are close by.
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Rich:
...loved the photo. Way to go!
Rich
From Tucker Topics & AACA Museum Reflections:The Most Impactful Tucker People- The Mt. Rushmore of Tucker
This Tucker reminded me of the blue Tucker convertible that some of you might have known, proclaimed ‘a secret Tucker prototype’ that when I showed a photo of this to Mark Liberman a Tucker expert at the Simone museum Tucker event declared, ‘IT A FAKE! bought parts from us’! The parts, from NOS parts, recondition parts, and new fabricated parts. Was supposed to be at some auction but it scratch, wonder why?? The 1052C? Yeah, I know it was sold more than half of the original’s Tucker values.
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Howard Kroplick
Here is link to a review of Tucker 1052C: https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/07/real-baby-seal-tucker-52-gets-first-public-showing/
From Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction
When were the ground level photos taken? The sign is worn out and the road has huge potholes.
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Howard Kroplick
John, dates and details have been added.
From Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of "Toll Box" and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)
That’s great info Sam. I hope the owner kept those ticket stubs and not discatded. I’d love to see a copy of one today.
From Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of "Toll Box" and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)
In Melville of course, not to be confused with the Huntington Historic Cemetery on 25 A
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Ok looks like we are facing east from the sandpit toward the Huntington Historic Cemetery and Church along Walt Whitman Rd. The parkway would run south and cross Rt 110 (where there was the toll lodge for Huntington) and head east into Suffolk Co.
From Mystery Friday #35 Solved: A View Along the Long Island Motor Parkway in Melville
Since it is constructed from parts from various Tucker parts sources I’ll take a guess at 1.5 million dollars. It isn’t quite as valuable as the other Tuckers in my opinion. It will be interesting to see what it brings at auction.
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Howard Kroplick
Michael, agree, my guess is $750,000.
From Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction
The bigger question is does Howard
need a pair of Tuckers. Roz would look
good in red !!!!
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Howard Kroplick
Noel, one Tucker in the family is all you need!
From Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction
Well since you asked, Brian - here’s the conclusion as best I can find. So, no worries to all out there that take baths in horse troughs in the nude. By the way the suit was brought in 1934, after William Sr. passed away Oct. 24, 1933 at his home in Bethpage around the age of 74.
From Update-Malverne Treasure #6: 1908 Survey of the Proposed Entrance to the Bethpage Lodge
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