Tag: Walter Gosden
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Feb 27 2013
Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle I: Restoration Begins
In an exciting new series for VanderbiltCupRaces.com, historian and coachwork specialist Walt Gosden will be providing reports on the restoration of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler. The first article documents the initial steps in restoring this classic car.
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Feb 13 2013
Watching the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Floral Park
Walt Gosden, Village Historian of Floral Park, has provided these photos from the village archives. The race photos were taken from the Creedmoor Branch Railroad Bridge over Jericho Turnpike.
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May 29 2012
Longislandonlinenews Video: Chrysler’s Chrysler Drives Again
Chris Collora of Long Island Online News follows the restoration of Chrysler’s Chrysler, a 75 year old Chrysler Imperal custom built for the Chrysler family now restored by historian and car collector Howard Kroplick.
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Mar 03 2012
Walt Gosden: Memories of the Long Island Automotive Museum’s “Iron Range Days”
Walter Gosden has provided this memory of the "Iron Range Days"at the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton.
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Jan 10 2012
Walter McCarthy Collection: Ledyard Pfund’s 1906/1907 Renault “Vanderbilt Racer”
Another significant car at the 1988 Vanderbilt Cup Celebration was the 1906/1907 Renault "Vanderbilt Racer" owned by Ledyard Pfund of New Jersey. As noted in a 2007 Businessweek article "The World's First Production Supercar?":
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Nov 26 2010
News and Updates to VanderbiltCupRaces.com Posts
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Mar 12 2009
Linking the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course from Ellison Road to the Motor Parkway
The fourth set of 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race photos from the Hayden Allen Collection focuses on a stretch of the course that connected Ellison Road with the Motor Parkway just west of Merrick Avenue.
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Mar 04 2009
Approaching the Merrick Avenue Bridge during the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Three of the 16 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race photos from the Hayden Allen Collection document the first Motor Parkway Bridge encountered by the drivers in the 1908 to 1910 races. I believe these photos are the only known images of the Merrick Avenue Bridge during the races.
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Mar 03 2009
The Magnificent 1910 Lozier
The second set of 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race photos from the Hayden Allen Collection focuses on the magnificent #2 Lozier driven by Ralph Mulford.
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Mar 03 2009
New photos of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race Discovered
Over 25 years ago, Hayden Allen provided his grandfather's photo album to Walter Gosden to help document the history of their home town of Floral Park. The album also included 16 photos taken by Mr. Allen's grandfather of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Walter Gosden, who is now the Village Historian for Floral Park, has given me permission to post these images on VanderbiltCupRaces.com.These images will be posted throughout the March.
