Vanderbilt Cup Races

Great story. Thank you.
BTW between Austi Clark and the Brumos Collection the T35 Bugatti lived in Vermont in the collection of Charles Levy.

From InstGRAM Report: The Wallis C Bird 1962 Auction Brochure for the “Car Auction of the Century”

Howard, you have another connection to Bird’s Long Island Duesenberg J! The designer of the three 1934 Walker-LaGrande Convertible/Coupes was none other than Tucker designer, Alex Tremulis. Tremulis would play hooky from school to draw the cars in the Duesenberg and Stutz showrooms. The sales manager at the Chicago showroom immediately saw the potential in Tremulis to draw up his customer’s custom coachwork so he could produce a sketch overnight as opposed to waiting several days by going through the Indianapolis studio. Tremulis was paid $1.00 for a black and white sketch and $2.50 for a color drawing. As an “In-House” designer, Tremulis’ design work was placed under the Walker nameplate. Prior to getting paid for his artwork, Tremulis was cleaning out fruit stands for $0.10 and hour. He declared “I am now a designer” and never looked back. Three Duesenbergs were built to Tremulis’ sketch: J-530, the only supercharged version now in the collection of the Academy of Art University, J-531, now in Harry Yeaggy’s fantastic collection, and J-534, now in the LeMay collection.

Decades after Tremulis drew up the car, Art Center’s Strother MacMinn was perusing yard sales in Auburn, Indiana, and stumbled upon one of Tremulis’ Duesenberg renderings and immediately recognized it as the initial sketch for the 1934 Walker-LaGrandes. He snatched up the rendering and sold it back to his pal Tremulis… for $2.50! When the Academy of Art purchased J-530 at the Amelia Island auction, we presented the curators with a print of Tremulis’ original rendering for their collection.

In 1936, Tremulis would replace Gordon Buehrig as Chief Stylist at Auburn when Buehrig left for Budd, and would go on to add the iconic side pipes to the supercharged Cord 812 (Buehrig was not a fan of the “chrome entrails” on his Cord design). Then Tremulis went back to LeBaron and designed the 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt show cars of which 5 were built, now in various collections. He designed supersonic jet aircraft at Wright Field during the war just before his most famous adventure as Preston Tucker’s Chief Stylist for the Tucker 48 and personally helped complete the build of Tucker #1044 after the plant had to close its doors! It’s a small world!

From InstGRAM Report: The Wallis C Bird 1962 Auction Brochure for the “Car Auction of the Century”

Howard, there’s another connection to Bird’s Long Island Duesenberg J! The designer of the three 1934 Walker-LaGrande Convertible/Coupes was none other than Tucker designer, Alex Tremulis. Tremulis would play hooky from school to draw the cars in the Duesenberg and Stutz showrooms. The sales manager at the Chicago showroom immediately saw the potential in Tremulis to draw up his customer’s custom coachwork so he could produce a sketch overnight as opposed to waiting several days by going through the Indianapolis studio. Tremulis was paid $1.00 for a black and white sketch and $2.50 for a color drawing. As an “In-House” designer, Tremulis’ design work was placed under the Walker nameplate. Prior to getting paid for his artwork, Tremulis was cleaning out fruit stands for $0.10 and hour. He declared “I am now a designer” and never looked back. Three Duesenbergs were built to Tremulis’ sketch: J-530, the only supercharged version now in the collection of the Academy of Art University, J-531, now in Harry Yeaggy’s fantastic collection, and J-534, now in the LeMay collection.

Decades after Tremulis drew up the car, Art Center’s Strother MacMinn was perusing yard sales in Auburn, Indiana, and stumbled upon one of Tremulis’ Duesenberg renderings and immediately recognized it as the initial sketch for the 1934 Walker-LaGrandes. He snatched up the rendering and sold it back to his pal Tremulis… for $2.50! When the Academy of Art purchased J-530 at the Amelia Island auction, we presented the curators with a print of Tremulis’ original rendering for their collection.

In 1936, Tremulis would replace Gordon Buehrig as Chief Stylist at Auburn when Buehrig left for Budd, and would go on to add the iconic side pipes to the supercharged Cord 812 (Buehrig was not a fan of the “chrome entrails” on his Cord design). Then Tremulis went back to LeBaron and designed the 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt show cars of which 5 were built, now in various collections. He designed supersonic jet aircraft at Wright Field during the war just before his most famous adventure as Preston Tucker’s Chief Stylist for the Tucker 48 and personally helped complete the build of Tucker #1044 after the plant had to close its doors! It’s a small world!

From In Search of H. Dieter Holterbosch and his W.C. Bird's Duesenberg

Frank, The gatehouse pre-dates the 2 golf courses by about 20 years.

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K's Deepdale Gatelodge

Gram, The New York Times mentioned the sale in the May 12, 1962 issue.

From InstGRAM Report: The Wallis C Bird 1962 Auction Brochure for the “Car Auction of the Century”

All of this, including comments edges toward a wonderful magazine feature and perhaps even an eventual book!
As for my personal preferences… THAT BUGATTI!

From InstGRAM Report: The Wallis C Bird 1962 Auction Brochure for the “Car Auction of the Century”

Forgot to mention Jaques and David Tunick were brothers, they had antique cars for sale in Greenwich, Ct. on a lot they owned on Rt. 95 the north side of the road. Much of the cars they had were stored outside on an open lot.
The Duesenberg Beverly sedan had its shift lever sawed off about 4 inches above the floor - was done by vandals as a souvenir when the cars were in the garages at the Bird estate . Car was owned more recently by Mark Smith of NH and Va. and when he passed away 2 years ago he left that car to Steve Babinsky ( so the car is in excellent hands of a caring owner)  - it remains mostly original with a repaint many many decades ago. I saw the car in October when on a tour of Steve’s collection. I am certain that this is the first Beverly sedan built and was pictured in the custom body salon programs at that time that I have a collection of. More useless information . PS a automobile salon was by invitation only - no general public allowed to attend and they ran from 1915 to 1931 , luxury cars only, - the final NY salons held in the ballroom of the Commodore Hotel in NY City.

From InstGRAM Report: The Wallis C Bird 1962 Auction Brochure for the “Car Auction of the Century”

I was at that auction ( at age 13) my folks drove to it as they knew the area well, my maternal grandparents and family lived a few miles away in Glen Head. This was just before I bought my first old car a 1931 Plymouth sedan and my interest in pre war cars did not wain ! I still have three. Austin Clark attended the auction in his 192? Rolls Royce town car. I recognized him because I used to visit his auto museum in Southampton. I would later become good friends with Austin and was the librarian for his collection of automobile literature for some years at his house in Glen Cove. He and I would attend the AACA annual meeting in Philadelph9ia together for years, were on the team that organized and ran the AACA Glidden Tour in long island in 1981 , all kinds of car activities. This included celebrations of the Vanderbilt Cup Races on their Anniversaries that we used the Main Maid Inn as a place for the start and finish and dinner. Austin gave me my first 100 mph ride in a pre 1915 automobile…..........that is another tale - that was documented by the law on a radar /speed camera. It was on North Sea Rd. between Southampton and Sag Harbor.

From InstGRAM Report: The Wallis C Bird 1962 Auction Brochure for the “Car Auction of the Century”

The link above didn’t work. Here’s the map

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K's Deepdale Gatelodge

Al, considering the gatehouse’s proximity to the Vanderbilt golfway bridge, could it have been a separate entrance/exit gate for golfers?

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1396j0_672hYkvbcNFJInbc1mXNJspD9f&ll=40.756613776070076%2C-73.70596651370431&z=17

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K's Deepdale Gatelodge

Never figured out why a gatehouse was erected in this area.

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K's Deepdale Gatelodge

Lannin House, Eisenhower Park. Curious if this is received from 32k feet over Indianapolis, IN. LAX or bust!

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K's Deepdale Gatelodge

Oops. Forgot to mention the last picture is my mom. She grew up in both houses

From The Classic Car Magazine: The Wallis Bird Estate Classics

My grandfather was the caretaker of both the Farnsworth & the summer house on Hill Island. He was also the mechanic and told us stories about the cars. His mom, was Winnie’s older sister. I just sent Howard the ‘62 Automobile action brochure that has all the engine numbers that can be used as a reference.

From The Classic Car Magazine: The Wallis Bird Estate Classics

Art, even though you relocated to an affordable location, you still contribute to the VCR website as a archivist like you’re done in the past. Your Motor Parkway website predates Howard and Al Velucci Motor Parkway book 2008.
I remember reading about Sam Berliner lll had an earlier? website of both? VCR and the Motor Parkway?

From Kleiner's Korner: Art's Motor Parkway Site back on line!

Not sure if I added this tax document to my earlier answer.  So here it is in case I hadn’t.

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K's Deepdale Gatelodge

Wonder if they took the “gate” also.

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K's Deepdale Gatelodge

Deep and rich automotive details here. This whole series could easily be a part of the increasingly popular luxury auto magazines such as Crankshaft and Hagerty. Proud of you Gram.

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: InstaGRAM Report; Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962, Part 7

The structure is the gate lodge of the Vanderbilt Deepdale Estate in Lake Success- on west side of Lakeville road.
-thus was very close to the LIMP and the Great Neck lodge.
The structure is still standing. In 1952 it was moved 375 feet to the south and became the rectory for the St Phillip and St James Church

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K's Deepdale Gatelodge

Willie K’s gate house on his Deepdale estate in Lake Success.  Southeast corner of the estate. 
William K. Vanderbilt Jr. connection
1952/1953 - see attached Nassau County Tax document for the building that indicates the structure was moved (marked as 6/22/53 but that might have been when it was recorded).  Donation to the church was made in 1952.   
Still standing - was used as the rectory of the St. Philips Episcopal Church.  Church now appears not functional with the church property being sold in 2023. 

From Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K's Deepdale Gatelodge