Tag: Walter Gosden
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Jan 16 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: A Commemorative 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Stamp Designed by Walt Gosden
Discovered in a 1982 publication of "The Best of Old Cars Weekly" was a Henry Austin Clark, Jr. story of a never to be issued stamp commemorating the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the winning racer "Old 16". Here is the story behind the stamp as told by its creator and Motor Parkway and VanderbiltCupRaces.com friend Walt Gosden.
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Jul 22 2019
Mystery Foto #29 Partially Solved: A Homan Motor Vehicle Trophy Owned by Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Automotive historian Walt Gosden still needs your assistance to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto of a trophy given to him by Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
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Apr 15 2019
Mystery Foto #15 Solved: The Former Jondol Service Station on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola
My friend automotive historian Walt Gosden challenged you with this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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May 21 2018
Mystery Foto #20 Solved: A Fedco Vehicle Number Plate for a 1926 Chrysler Model G70-6
My friend and automotive historian Walt Gosden challenged you to decipher this rare automobile body plate (badge).
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May 23 2017
Three Long Island Clubs and Three Tuckers Visit Tucker 1044 at Waterfront at Roslyn
It was a perfect Sunday last week as the Long Island Buick Club, the Long Island Volkswagen Club and the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society cruised to the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage.
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Aug 08 2015
The Photo Artistry of Hemmings’ Richard Lentinello: 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler
The spectacular photos for Hemmings' cover story on Chrysler's Chrysler were taken by editor Richard Lentinello. Richard has provided additional photos from the photo shoot taken at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, the former Kings Point home of Walter P. and Della Chrysler.
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May 17 2015
Chrysler’s Chrysler Returns to Its Kings Point Home This Weekend
After 74 years, Chrysler's Chrysler has returned to its original Kings Point home this weekend. A photo shoot was held on Friday around the former home of Walter and Della Chrysler, now Wylie Hall of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
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Feb 21 2015
Long Island Auto Manufacturers & Body Builders #2: J.T. Cantrell & Company of Huntington Part I
Our second in a series on Long Island automobile manufacturers and body builders documents J.T. Cantrell and Company of Huntington and Huntington Station. Cantrell is considered the first designer and builder of woodie station wagon bodies.
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Jan 29 2015
Walt Gosden Article:“Going 114 MPH on the Motor Parkway in a Model S Mercedes in 1928”
Walt Gosden has written this article for VanderbiltCupRaces.com on the day author Eric Hatch drove his Mercedes 114 MPH on the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Dec 06 2014
The Vintage Automobiles of the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Walter Gosden provides the second post of a series on the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race with a focus on ten participating vintage automobiles.
