Tag: Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
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Highlights from the Mustang & Shelby Club of Long Island’s Mustang Car Show at the Vanderbilt Museum
On November 7th, over 100 Mustangs entertained a wonderful crowd at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum at Centerport. The 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car received honors from the Mustang & Shelby Club of Long Island and a Recognition Award from John Clor of Ford Performance.
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Greg O’s Garage: The Vanderbilt Museum and mansion tour
Since being shutdown for over a year due to COVID, The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium is back open, giving tours and scheduling great shows at the planetarium.
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Mystery Foto #7 Solved: A 1932 View of Willie’s K’s Eagle Nest and Northport Harbor
Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: A Fairchild Aerial of Willie K’s Private Eagle’s Nest Golf Course
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Video of the Week: A Walk Around William K. Vanderbilt’s Summer Estate: Eagle’s Nest, Centerport, NY
Beth Frank posted this video last September "A walk around Eagle's Nest - William K. Vanderbilt II's summer estate in Centerport, New York."
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Last Known Surviving Poster for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
My favorite co-author Al Velocci and I met in 2003 researching the Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. With the permission of the museum, we were able to discover thousands of documents & photos over the years including the last known surviving poster for…
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Mystery Foto #41 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr., Rosamund Vanderbilt & Robert & Edie Huntington
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented four friends traveling together.
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Highlights from Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting: The Grand Vanderbilt Estates
Over 65 members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society had a wonderful evening last Thursday discussing Motor Parkway projects and listening to author and historian Paul Mateyunas' presentation The Grand Estates of the Gold Coast.
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Direct from Brazil: Three Photos of the 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler at the LeBaron Factory
Master coachbuilder Joao Gazineu of Brazil has posted three rarely seen photos of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler. The photos were taken at the LeBaron Factory in Detroit Michigan on June 16, 1937.
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From the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum: The Vanderbilts: A Century of Military Service
Stephanie Gress, director of curatorial affairs for the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, has forwarded this article on how the Vanderbilt family have served our country for over one hundred years.
Deep and rich automotive details here. This whole series could easily be a part of the increasingly popular luxury auto…