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Apr 25 2018
Hemmings Daily: AACA Museum to kick off “Mustangs: Six Generations of America’s Favorite Pony”
Hemmings Daily highlighted the upcoming Mustang exhibit at the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania featuring the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car. (0 comments)
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Apr 24 2018
Highlights from the Vanderbilt Cup Region-AACA’s Spring Dust-Off to the Waterfront at Roslyn
It was a beautiful Spring day last Sunday as members of the Vanderbilt Cup Region of the AACA and Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society cruised to Waterfront at Roslyn to tour the Black Beast Garage. (0 comments)
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Apr 23 2018
Mystery Foto #16 Solved: Harry Grant Driving the #1 Isotta During the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a photo error in the 2016 book "The Gilded Age in New York (1870-1910)". (6 comments)
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Apr 21 2018
Documenting A 1950 Melville Driveway-The Former Entrance to the Huntington Lodge
After documenting her childhood home (the moved Huntington Lodge) last month, Maureen Standish provides new evidence that the driveway to her home was the former entrance to the Motor Parkway. (7 comments)
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Apr 20 2018
Upcoming Automobile Events (Updated 4/22/2018)
Upcoming automotive events in April. (0 comments)
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Apr 20 2018
Howard Kroplick Meetings, Events and Automobile Shows (Updated: April 22, 2018)
This is the current schedule of relevant meetings, events and automobile shows for the 1909 Alco Black Beast, 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler, 1948 Tucker 1044, and 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car. (2 comments)
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Apr 18 2018
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” VIII: Wheatley Heights & Half Hollows Hills
In the eighth post of the "Excellent Motor Parkway Hike" series, Dave Russo and his then 11-year old son Sammy explored the Motor Parkway around the location of Conklin Road (Wheatley Heights) and Bagatelle Road (Half Hollow Hills). (4 comments)
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Apr 17 2018
Never Before Published Photos of the Long Island Automotive Museum
Mike Vargas provided these photos of the Long Island Automotive Museum at the recent Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society meeting. (8 comments)
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Apr 17 2018
Mystery Foto #15 Solved: A 1908 Long Island Racing Scene at Bethpage’s Deadman’s Curve I
This weekend's Mystery Foto captured a memorable Long Island race at a memorable location. (19 comments)
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Apr 14 2018
Highlights from Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting: The Grand Vanderbilt Estates
Over 65 members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society had a wonderful evening last Thursday discussing Motor Parkway projects and listening to author and historian Paul Mateyunas' presentation The Grand Estates of the Gold Coast. (4 comments)
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