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Jul 23 2019
Ford Styling Film:Two Automobiles That May Have Influenced the Design of the 1963 Mustang III
This 16-minute film from Ford documented the design process for the Mustang. It features two automobiles - Ford Allegro and Mustang II Prototype- which likely influenced the design and color of the above 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car. (0 comments)
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Jul 22 2019
Mystery Foto #29 Partially Solved: A Homan Motor Vehicle Trophy Owned by Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Automotive historian Walt Gosden still needs your assistance to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto of a trophy given to him by Henry Austin Clark, Jr. (12 comments)
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Jul 20 2019
Newsday, November 15, 1951: Motor Parkway Pioneered U.S. Auto Travel
Thirteen years after the Motor Parkway closed, Helen Dudar wrote this article on our favorite parkway for the November 15, 1951 issue of Newsday. (9 comments)
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Jul 19 2019
Patch.com, Roslyn Times, & Manhasset Times: Town Officials Celebrate Career Of Town Historian
Patch.com and Teri West of TheIslandNow.com have posted this article to be published in the upcoming issues of the Roslyn Times and Manhasset Times. (2 comments)
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Jul 19 2019
No Car Shows on Long Island This Weekend (Updated: July 19, 2019)
Upcoming July car shows on Long Island and other relevant automotive events. (6 comments)
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Jul 17 2019
Documenting the Location of the 1908 Ground-Breaking Ceremony for the Motor Parkway
Our wonderful mapper Frank Femenias questioned the location of the June 6, 1908 ground-breaking ceremony for the Motor Parkway in Central Park (Bethpage) in Mystery Foto #28. (8 comments)
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Jul 16 2019
Hemmings Motor News: 1948 Tucker 48
The unrestored brown Tucker 1044 is featured in a brief Tucker article in the August 2019 in Hemmings Motor News. (0 comments)
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Jul 15 2019
Updated: Mystery Foto #28 Solved: Bethpage’s Important Section of the Motor Parkway & Zorn’s
Brian McCarthy challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (16 comments)
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Jul 13 2019
Howard Kroplick Leaves His Town Historian Position After 7 & 1/2 Years
On June 3rd, I informed North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth of my decision to leave my position as town historian. (22 comments)
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Jul 10 2019
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #10 Bethpage #1
In the tenth post of the series, the father and son team of Sammy and Dave Russo explored one of the favorite sections of the Motor Parkway around Deadman's Curve in Bethpage. (9 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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