Vanderbilt Cup Races

Those green labels were unique!

In the 1st photo looking head on is the 1918 GMC-Columbia Army Ambulance.  Off to the right is the Dane & Murphy Moving Truck - it’s a 1912 Best Panel Delivery Van.
In the 2nd photo behind the man in the white shirt & tie is a 1934 Austin London Taxicab.  All 3 of these were made as color postcards by HAC, Jr.

Postcard #1 1918 GMC-Columbia Army Ambulance goes with Photo #1 head- on view
Postcard #2 1912 Best Panel Delivery Van also Photo # 1- Dane & Murphy Moving Co
Postcard #3 1934 Austin London Taxi Cab Appears in photo #1 right corner & in photo #2 behind the man with the white shirt
Photo #2 also has a 1911 Cadillac with the label on pose in front of it (2nd from left)

Thanks Gary!

Photo # 5 shows the 1906 Studebaker Touring Car (see attached postcard)
Also it shows the 1911 Stanley Steamer Touring Car - both are shown in HAC, Jr.‘s Antique Cars booklet which was sold at the Museum (see attached)
I forgot to mention that I believe the Taxi postcard was shot in front of HAC’s Meadow Spring, Glen Cove home.

Finally, photo # 6 shows the 1911 American LaFrance Hose Truck in front of the Sandy Hollow Fire Dept. Headquarters.
The 1st postcard I believe shows Clark’s wife at the wheel.
The 2nd postcard shows the Southampton Dixie, Racing and Clambake Society Jazz Band on board - I also attached the reverse of the card with all the Band members names.

Gary is correct the English Austin taxi is posed in the front of Austin’s house in Meadow Spring in Glen Cove. The green signs with white lettering were painted on pieces of masonite. The two fellows working on a car under the photo of the Simplex speed car are working on the type 35 Mercer raceabout. that is the 4th photo down. I had a ride in that many times, the most memorable was the day before lunch ( at John Duck’s restaurant) he drove it up and back North Sea Road with me as passenger , to “show you what it can do”. We got clocked by a police radar gun on that road at over 100 mph. Austin knew / was friendly with the police , so although we got stopped ( took a while to stop on those narrow tires and marginal brakes) they just wanted us to look at the radar gun to prove the speed we were going at. I was told by Austin before that adventure to turn half way around and hold on to the filler cap on the tank behind us since there was no doors, windshield, seat belt etc if I didn’t, it would be easy to fall out of the car at speed if we hit a bump. Gave new meaning to the phrase ” white knuckle ride”.

Thanks for the memories (no I’m not Bob Hope). I remember visiting the Museum in Southampton a few times and enjoyed every minute of it. I was always interested in history and old cars were a part of that. What a shame the museum is gone. Wish we had something like that again. Maybe a museum on L.I. of historic cars could get the younger generation interested in the hobby.

Another great article! Where did Austin Clark stay or live in the Hamptons?