Films
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Apr 02 2013
Award-Winning Video: Howard Kroplick Q &A “The Long Island Motor Parkway”
Last year, I visited the Cablevision studios of "Davidson & Company" to discuss the Long Island Motor Parkway with host Larry Davidson.
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Mar 20 2013
Video: “The Long Island Motor Parkway, the first highway in the world”
Filmmaker Michael Spiteri created this two-minute pilot film last year entitled: "The Long Island Motor Parkway, the first highway in the world." (2 comments)
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Jan 30 2013
Video: “Chasing a 1908 Simplex Speedcar”
One of my favorite cars on Long Island was the 1908 Simplex Speedcar restored and owned by Walter McCarthy. Several owners and restorations later, the car was sold last summer and was documented on Wayne Carini's "Chasing Classic Cars" on the Velocity channel. (2 comments)
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Nov 12 2012
Film “The Black Beast in the Finale of “Men Who Built America”
Sunday's finale of the History Channel's "Men Who Built America" featured a re-enactment of the 1901 "Race That Changed the World" of Henry Ford racing against Alexander Winton (played by me in the Alco Black Beast). (5 comments)
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Nov 08 2012
Video “The Black Beast Takes a “Sunday Drive” on the Queens “Motor Parkway” Greenway
With the cooperation of the New York City Parks Department, vintage cars including the Alco Black Beast took a "Sunday Drive" on the Queens "Motor Parkway" Greenway. The event occurred on October 28, 2012, one day prior to the arrival of Superstorm Sandy. (3 comments)
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Nov 02 2012
History Channel Video Clip: “Men Who Built America-The Every Man”
Prior to the "Men Who Built America" episodes on Henry Ford, the History Channel has released this new 2-minute video clip. Check out me as Alexander Winton driving the Alco Black Beast racing against Henry Ford (Ed LaBounty).
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Sep 25 2012
Video “Alco Black Beast Cruise from Roslyn to Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing”
This 8-minute video documents the fire truck escort to the car show from the Waterfront at Roslyn to Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing.
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Jun 10 2012
Video:The Alco Black Beast at the 2012 Indy 500 Legends Day
This 8-minute film documents the four laps of the 1909 Alco Black Beast and 25 other vintage racers on Legends Day at the 2012 Indy 500 weekend. (12 comments)
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Jun 01 2012
Video “A Ride in Chrysler’s Chrysler” and a Met No-Hitter!
The initial rides in Chrysler's Chrysler were documented in this two-minute video.
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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.
Ariejan, good question!
The photo was from a Motor Parkway article in a road engineering magazine.
Howard