Update: Highlights from the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society meeting at Waterfront at Roslyn
Over 40 members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society met today at the Black Beast Garage at Waterfront at Roslyn
In the first LIMPPS meeting in over one-year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone had a wonderful time touring the collection and and honoring Art Kleiner who will soon be relocating to North Carolina.
Photos courtesy of Dave Baum, Jim Ryan, Dee and Greg O., Milan and Pat Sharik, Bill Murray, Bruce Adams, Rita and Jerry Trapani. Thanks so much!
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Honoring Art Kleiner
A special gift was given to Art to honor his contributions to the Society and VanderbiltCupRaces.com. His Kleiner's Korner column will continue after his move to North Carolina. .
Here is a link to a recent Newsday Part II cover article on Art and the Kleiner family.
A special cake honoring Art from Dee and Greg O.
Alco Black Beast
Gram Spina gets another ride in the Black Beast-11 years after his first ride as an 8-year old.
Yes, that is the boss (Roz) on the right.
Tucker 1044
Mustang III and 1966 Shelby Mustang GTH-350
The Mustang corral and a big Chrysler.
Chrysler's Chrysler
Historian Walt Gosden providing details on Della Chrysler's town car.
Two beauties at Hempstead Harbor Creek
Jerry and Rita Trapani's Studebaker Hawk
Bruce Adam's Ford Model A
Comments
An Epic Day. An ongoing inspiration.
A kind tribute to Art, well deserving. Looks like you were in Newsday, Art. I’ll have to check this out. Hope you all had a great time!
Art, thanks for keeping the history of automobile and racing alive and well on LI.As a kid growing up and riding my bike on the motor parkway off NHP. You bring great memories. Enjoy North Carolina!
A perfect day! Warm but with a great breeze off the harbor. SO happy to be there for Art, and wish him well. It was just so nice for me to see everyone again after the past several years enduring recovery from heart surgery. Great to be among friends who are kindred spirits in the interest of the history of long island ! Thank you Howard and Roz for making this the best time I have had in years. Thanks to all who were there for being the gracious people who you all are.
A great day! So nice to see everyone again!
It was a fabulous day and I really enjoyed seeing everyone and paying tribute to Art. Thanks to Howard and Roz for their hospitality. It was obvious that everyone had a great time.
Such a wonderful story about your father, Art. Undoubtedly a multifaceted man. He was probably too busy to be interested in the Motor Parkway : ) Your grandparents are from Eastern Europe, I recently found out my paternal grandfather was Eastern European. I ended up as McCarthy, long story : )
Yes it was very nice to see you all especially THE Walt Godson looking healthy, will see some of you guys tonight, hopefully? Sorry Art is leaving here on Long Island and fleeing to NC, it’s the norm these days, big bucks for the old homestead and a move to affordable living there. Art been nice with me! Even though I know most of the story about Howard cars he added some amusing trivia about his getting his Shelby Mustang and having Carroll Shelby sign the sun visor! SOMEDAY THE BETHPAGE LIBRARY!!??
Thank you all for your comments and kind words of support through the years. Its been a pleasure working with Howard, Al Velocci and the rest of you to keep alive the memories of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races. And a special thank you to the late Sam Berliner whose many pages depicting the route of the parkrway encouraged me to make this a labor of love.
The town I am moving to NC is named Leland, near Wilmington. You can be sure I’ll be researching local automobile races and remnants of old racing tracks in the area such as Fireball Raceway Park.
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Being able to see such a group of amazing cars at one time would be remarkable. FYI, I think it’s the first I’ve seen of that Hawk - beautiful lines. Fits in well with the other cars.
Ron