Jan 02 2021

The Top 30 VanderbiltCupRaces Posts of 2020


To celebrate a much happier and healthier New Year, here is my list of the 30 top posts for 2020! A shout-out to Art Kleiner for his assistance this year.

I wish you and your families happiness and heath in  2021!

Enjoy,

Howard Kroplick



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Exclusive: VanderbiltCupRaces.com and Cradle of Aviation to Digitize Thousands of Previously Unpublished Long Island Historic Photos

VanderbiltCupRaces.com Voted Best Blog on the North Shore

Howard Kroplick named to Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society’s Honor Roll for his non-profit activities

Sad News: We Lost a Good Friend and Master Mechanic

The New Features of VanderbiltCupRaces.com

Interactive 1924 Aerial Survey of New York City and the Motor Parkway in Queens & Lake Success


Vanderbilt Cup Races

VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos of Old 16 at the 1948 Antique Auto Show from the Helck Family Collection


Video: Take a Ride in the Alco Black Beast for the 2020 Nassau County Memorial Day Parade

An Inside Look at William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Alva Base on Fisher Island in Florida

Mystery Foto #50 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. on the Long Island Motor Parkway

Helck Family Collection: A Gift to George Robertson from Peter Helck

The Alco Black Beast Roars Again!

Greg O’s Discovery #1: The McCamish Family Collection of Motor Parkway Photos: Meadow Brook Lodge

The Motor Parkway Billboard on Horace Harding Boulevard in 1934

Mystery Foto #40 Solved: A Historic 1938 Ground-Level View of the Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

Greg O’s Discovery: Then & Now- The Hidden Section Of the Motor Parkway in Cunningham Park, Queens

1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #1: Queens

Kleiner’s Korner: Long Island Aviation and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway and the Bellmore Bank Robbery

Sammy & Dave’s “Excellent 2020 Vanderbilt Day”: Scouting the South Side of Westbury Avenue in Mineola/Carle Place

Mystery Foto #42 Solved: A 1929 Curtiss B-2 Condor Bomber Flyover Over Roosevelt Field, Merrick Avenue and the Motor Parkway


Tucker

Tucker 1044 Honored with Best in Class and Billy Gardell Trophies at Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance

Tucker Discovery: Original Tucker Ash Tray Sets from Their Manufacturer and Their Tooling Molds

Classic Drive TV: The Tuckers and Rob Ida on Restoring Tucker 1044


Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Film of the Week: 1960 Antique Automobile Rally to The Museum of The City of New York

The Roslyn Grist Mill and a Tuckerette

Film of the Week: Henry Austin Clark, Jr Being Interviewed on Automotive Technology in 1968


Seaplanes

Beutenmuller Family Collection #1: Searching for the Port Washington Seaplane Terminals

Historic Seaplane Milestones at Manhasset Bay

Newsday: Soaring Success In 1939, Port Washington’s Place in Aviation History Took Off



Comments

Jan 03 2021 Joseph DeBono 6:21 AM

Great photos Howard throughout the year
And great information about everything
Keep up the good work

Jan 03 2021 Brian D McCarthy 9:54 AM

Yes, another great year of Long Island History! I know Art is very humble, but his role here is much appreciated.

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