Tag: Greg O's Garage
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Dec 06 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The Tragic Death of William K. Vanderbilt lll
News reports of William K. Vanderbilt lll tragic accident on November 15th, 1933
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Nov 30 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Long Island Motor Parkway Plates mounted on vehicles
Here are several of the only known photos of the Long Island Motor Parkway license plates mounted on vehicles.
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Nov 22 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Newly Discovered 1919 Blueprints of Camp Mills in Garden City
Long Island contractor Roy Knoernschild has once again generously donated more survey maps. This time, Roy discovered a 1919 Completion Atlas of Camp Mills in Garden City. The Atlas was given today to Bill Bellmer, the village historian of Garden City, for the Garden City Archives.
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Oct 29 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Why Do We in the U.S. Drive on the Right Side of the Road?
Bob Allen emailed us and wondered why we drive on the right side of the road. And why is the steering wheel on the left?
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Oct 22 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Robert Moses and the battle to acquire land for Cunningham Park
In 1940, Robert Moses wanted to expand Cunningham Park. A look at some Moses documents from the Kroplick collection.
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Oct 12 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Famous signatures found in the Helck Family Collection
For over 60 years, Peter Helck saved every postcard and/or letter to his files. The amount of correspondence in his vast collection is staggering.
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Oct 08 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The Holman Moody Challenger lll in 1963 Popular Customs Magazine
From Gram Spina's Hot Rod/magazine collection is the Ford Falcon Challenger III in Popular Customs magazine from the Summer of 1963 issue
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Sep 10 2022
Greg O’s Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered
A piece of The Motor Parkway has been recently rediscovered in the backyard of a private home.
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Aug 27 2022
Greg O’s Garage; The Country Estates of the Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Race Officials and Directors
A glimpse at some of the country estates and residences of the wealthy, well-known officials and directors of The Long Island Motor parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup races.
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Jul 19 2022
Greg O’s garage: Driver Profile; Marvin Panch
A quick glimpse of famed NASCAR driver Marvin Panch
