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Oct 19 2019
Bethpage Newsgram & Mid-Island Times: Vanderbilt Cup Races through Bethpage
Margaret Norris has reported on this Wednesday night's special program at the Bethpage Public Library in the Bethpage Newsgram and Mid-Island Times. (1 comments)
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Oct 18 2019
Three Car Shows on Long Island This Sunday (Updated: October 19, 2019)
Upcoming October car shows on Long Island and other relevant automotive events. (8 comments)
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Oct 17 2019
Mystery Friday Foto #42: A Team Reunion on Long Island in 1956
The Helck Family Collection challenges you to identify this weekend's Old 16 Mystery Foto. (0 comments)
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Oct 16 2019
Nassau County Department of Pubic Works Surveys and Maps: Closing the Motor Parkway
In a new Kleiner's Kolumn, Art Kleiner has obtained maps and surveys (1938-1968) from the Nassau County Department of Public Works detailing the plans for Motor Parkway after it closed in 1938. (6 comments)
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Oct 15 2019
Tucker 1044 and Chrysler’s Chrysler Highlights from the Americana Manhasset Concours d’Elegance
Tucker 1044 and Chrysler's Chrysler participated in last Sunday's wonderful Americana Manhasset Concours d'Elegance. Tucker 1044 was honored with the Trendsetter Award. (0 comments)
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Oct 14 2019
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (7 comments)
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Oct 12 2019
Society of Automotive Historians Honor VanderbiltCupRaces.com with the E.P. Ingersoll Award
VanderbiltCupRaces.com was honored last night by the Society for Automotive Historians with the E.P. Ingersoll Award for excellence in presentation of automotive history in other than print media. (12 comments)
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Oct 09 2019
1947 Tucker ‘48 Ad: The Surprise Car of the Year
This 1947 newspaper ad was one of the earliest promotions for the Tucker '48. It highlights the earliest planned features of the automobile. (2 comments)
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Oct 08 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documenting the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville Over Time
In a new Kleiner's Kolumn, Art Kleiner further explores the farmway bridge in Melville. (15 comments)
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Oct 07 2019
Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
Columnist Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (22 comments)
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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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