Vanderbilt Cup Races

Answers to the mystery photo
Event: Purchase of Chrysler’s Chrysler
Location: Vanderbilt Estate Centerport NY
People: Lance Reinheimer- Director Vanderbilt Estate
        Howard Kroplick- Car collector and enthusiast
        Stephanie Gress-  Curator Vanderbilt Estate
Happy New Year to all

I think the event was when Howard’s bid for Chrysler’s Chrysler was opened and declared the winner. The location was probably at the Vanderbilt Museum, Willie K’s “Eagles Nest”. Left to right: Lance Reinheimer, Executive Director of the Vanderbilt; Howard himself; and Stephanie Gress, Director of Curatorial Services at the Vanderbilt.

From Art Kleiner;

Would imagine this is the auction that netted Howard the 1937 custom built Chrysler.  Event was held at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. 
That’s Lance Rheinheimer, Dir. of the museum, Howard K. and Stephanie Gress, Dir. of Cultural Affairs of the museum.

Photo of Howard and the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum team. From right to left: Stephanie Gress - Director of Curatorial Affairs, Howard Kroplick - North Hempstead Town Historian, and Lance Rheinheimer - Director. Quite possibly Howard’s formal acquisition of the 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler at the museum. This one-of-a-kind automobile has been beautifully restored by the Stephen Babinsky team of Lebanon, New Jersey after a lengthy project involving extensive work throughout.