Tag: Greg O's Garage
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Jan 21 2023
Greg O’s Garage: Newly discovered Motor Parkway remnants in Wheatley Heights
Newly uncovered Motor Parkway remnants were discovered near Bagatelle Road in Wheatley Heights.
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Jan 18 2023
Greg O’s Garage: Then & Now: The 1906 Course (Update 1/18/23)
How long would it take to get around the 1906 course in 2023?
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Jan 17 2023
Greg O’s Garage: New Discovery- The actual 1906 location of the Spinney Hill grandstands
In debate for many years, the actual location of the Spinney Hill grandstands at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races has largely been unconfirmed.
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Jan 07 2023
Greg O’s Garage: Anatomy of the 1906 Hairpin Turn
A closer look at the 1906 course's Old Westbury Hairpin Turn and the roads to and from it.
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Dec 31 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Maggie Helck discovers two 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race flags
Maggie Helck, granddaughter of Peter Helck and daughter of Jerry Helck, came to visit the Waterfront at Roslyn to donate some important Vanderbilt Cup Race memorabilia and look through her grandfather's archives.
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Dec 28 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The 1930 Motor Parkway license plate/season ticket holders Part 3
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has forwarded lists of people who purchased Long Island Motor Parkway season tickets and license plates over an eight-year period (1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 1930, 1931 and 1932.) These " Who's Who" lists total over 700 prominent Long Islanders.
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Dec 27 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Chrysler’s Chrysler Gets New Plates
During a minor mishap during transportation, one of the replica plates on Walter P. Chrysler’s 1937 Custom Imperial LeBaron town car was damaged beyond repair.
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Dec 20 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The 1930 Motor Parkway license plate/season ticket holders Part 2
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has forwarded lists of people who purchased Long Island Motor Parkway season tickets and license plates over an eight-year period (1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 1930, 1931 and 1932.) These "Who's Who" lists total over 700 prominent Long Islanders.
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Dec 13 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Clarence Mackay’s Harbor Hill estate in Roslyn (now East Hills)
Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill was one of the country's greatest estates ever constructed. We'll look at the estate's outbuildings and locations owned by this successful businessman and a director of the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Dec 10 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The 1930 Motor Parkway license plate/season ticket holders Part I
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has forwarded lists of people who purchased Long Island Motor Parkway season tickets and license plates over an eight-year period (1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 1930, 1931 and 1932.) These " Who's Who" lists total over 700 prominent Long Islanders.
