Vanderbilt Cup Races

Hi Tom: It is a pleasure!

Howard

From Brochure "Harry Grant's Own Story"

Thanks, Howard.  By the way, a couple of the links on the Wikimapia website you mentioned, when clicked on the box, bring you to my website.

From Aerial View of the LIMP: Follow the yellow-lined path

Howard:  How cool is this.  Thanks again for all you do.  Be well.  Tom

From Brochure "Harry Grant's Own Story"

Hi Howard.

If I can plug my site, check out my feature article of the week. It’s actually several articles, but the most poignant is AP story from 1938 written by Don Pryor. Louis was about three years from passing away at the time. His son had died and he had suffered a stroke. He was an all but forgotten hero.
Check out the “article of the week” on http://www.firstsuperspeedway.com.

Mark

From Louis Chevrolet-The most famous name in the Vanderbilt Cup Races

Ben:

Thanks for adding to George Robertson’s profile.

Enjoy,

Howard

From Driver Profile: George Robertson Updated 2/28/2016)

Thanks for the history.  I knew “Major” Robertson in the ‘50s, when he was running Roto Shaver, a company started by my father, Archie M. Andrews, shortly before his death in 1938.  I was particularly interested in George’s connection to the automotive industry in the late ‘20s - the years that my father was trying to launch the Ruxton front wheel drive automobile.  Somehow, perhaps, this connection led to his later entry into the Roto Shaver company…

From Driver Profile: George Robertson Updated 2/28/2016)

thank you Howard - great stuff - keep them coming

Linda Jones
Gilbert Art

From 1908 Locomobile Trophy Purchased for $128,700

Hi Howard - I went over to the lot and looked around for any remaining artifacts where the Parkway would have been.  Unfortunately, nothing was found.

From Then & Now: Entrance to the Meadow Brook Lodge from Merrick Avenue in Westbury

Jimmy:

Great to hear from you. I hope all is well!!

Enjoy,

Howard

From Approaching the Merrick Avenue Bridge during the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Mark & Jim:

I appreciate the feedback!

Jim, your grandfather looks great in the film!

Enjoy,

Howard

From Film: A Tribute to Joe Tracy

Just got back from Kennedy Space Center where I got to see the (mock-up) shuttle in person - thought it was big until I got to see the Saturn V rocket from the Moon landings later in the day—now THAT was a big rocket - 360 feet stem to stern - 7,500,000 lbs of thrust!

From Look, up in the sky, it's the space shuttle!

Howard,

Thank you for posting this info on Joe Tracy.  I recall a photo of two young children at the gravesite many years ago.  I don’t know who the children are.  Knowing that my grandfather and Joe were best of friends, I would like to learn more of him as time goes by.

I very much appreciate the work you are doing to bring this history to us.

Jim Poole

From Film: A Tribute to Joe Tracy

Hi Howard. Nice recognition of, by all accounts, a quality race driver, engineer and human being. Also, Joe also finished second in the Cuban road race of 1905!

From Film: A Tribute to Joe Tracy

And Howie - you captured just what the NY Times reported!!!  Beautiful.  Thanks for posting it.

From Look, up in the sky, it's the space shuttle!

From Tony De Seta, Spring Grove,PA:

Hi Howard,

Back in the winter I became fascinated by the old classics in Havana and elsewhere. On flicker there are tons of photos of them. Some of the photos are professional quality. I made a file on my computer and put a ton of them on there.
Go to flickr and seach the word Havana or Cuba and you can see what I mean.

I`m pretty good at 50s cars I can get them to within a year or two in most cases.
The very last car in you video is a Buick-I would say 1955. Also the car you call a 1937 Ford is a 1935. I`ll look at the tape and try to tell you more cars.

From The Classic Cars of Cuba: 60 Classic Cars in 6 Minutes!

From Bob Junell: Seattle Washington:

Wonderful!!! I’m going to enjoy replaying this as well as sending it to my brother.

In 1956, I spent two weeks in Havana where my brother was attache at American
Embassy (I was 16 and driving in Havana at that).  I remember these cars first hand. So grateful for being able to see your film.

Thanks so much for sharing this. Now I’ll have to see how good the memory bank is regarding the various makes.

From The Classic Cars of Cuba: 60 Classic Cars in 6 Minutes!

I’d like to discuss video startegy, production re a website I co-founded and manage.

http://www.registryofcorvetteracecars.xom

I’m off to 57th Sebring 12 hr race tomorrow, back next week.

Jan Hyde (via Terry Dunne)
718-802-1104

From Video: Mission to Cuba

Thanks for the comments and input!

It was truly amazing to see these cars being used on the streets. At any given time, you could see 3 or 4 of these cars at any busy Havana intersection.

Among the best kept classic cars are owned by the government and used as taxi cabs for tourists. They can be identified by the blue license plates and the “Grancar” logo on it side.

The classic cars with yellow license plates are privately-owned, passed by the owner’s family. There is great pride in caring for these cars, since they are considered a symbol of the city, similar to the San Franciso cable cars.

Other American 1950s cars, usually in poor condition, are used as boteros, livery cabs for the people. Off-limits to tourists, these cabs usually pick up 3 or 4 fares at a time.

Enjoy,

Howard

From Havana: World's Largest Living Museum of American Cars

Looks like a 56 Imperial with AC from the rear quarter vents. 55 buick twin-pak,  55 caddy and 56 ford as well as 53 chevy and 59 chevy.  57 Poncho is neat.

From Havana: World's Largest Living Museum of American Cars

Howard—

I was there a couple of years ago.  It was interesting to note that the cars were taken care of a lot better than the buildings.  But then again, the State owns the buildings.

Nice pix and your video brings back some good memories.

—Richard

From Havana: World's Largest Living Museum of American Cars