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Jul 06 2013
Then & Now: The Massapequa Turn for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
One of the most exciting locations to watch the first Vanderbilt Cup Race was the turn from Massapequa-Hicksville Road onto the new Bethpage-Hempstead Turnpike in present day Plainedge. Here's the "Then & Now." (2 comments)
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Jul 04 2013
William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Lucky Cracked Cylinder in the “Race to Death”
From 1902 to 1903, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr, competed in races throughout Europe. (3 comments)
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Jul 03 2013
The Vanderbilt Cup Race Scoreboards
Since the Vanderbilt Cup Races were all time trials, with racers starting at intervals of 1-2 minutes, it was necessary to track the drivers' lap times to determine their race positions. (2 comments)
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Jul 01 2013
Mystery Foto #22 Solved: 1938 Aerial of East Williston, Mineola & Carle Place
Greg, one of our champion solvers, submitted last Friday's Mystery Foto. (11 comments)
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Jun 29 2013
The Top 15 Black Beast Films On YouTube
Based on YouTube views, below are the top 15 videos featuring the Alco Black Beast. Amazingly, over 37,000 people have viewed the 5-minute clip of the Black Beast in the 2012 History Channel's series "Men Who Built America." (4 comments)
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Jun 26 2013
The “Automobile Stages” of Long Island
At a time when only William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. could afford an automobile, William Miller proposed in 1900 a solution for travel between villages on Long Island- the Long Island Traction Company. (2 comments)
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Jun 25 2013
Then & Now: The Westbury Old Country Road Turn at the 1909 & 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Another crowd favorite to view the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races was the turn of Old Country Road on to Ellison Road (Avenue) in Westbury. Check out the "Then & Now." (0 comments)
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Jun 24 2013
Smiles and Thumbs Up from the 2013 Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival
It was another wonderful vintage motocar festival at Klingberg Family Center on Saturday, June 15, 2013 in New Britain Connecticut. (1 comments)
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Jun 23 2013
Smile and Thumbs Ups from the Glen Cove Waterfront Car Show
Check out the smiles and thumbs ups from the June 23rd waterfront car show in Glen Cove. (0 comments)
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Jun 22 2013
The Wonderful “Clean-Up Deadman’s Curve Day” in Bethpage
Forty-Two people from the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, the Bethpage community, Boy Scout Troop 604 from Bethpage and the Long Island Branch of the Tzu Chi Foundation came together on Saturday to clean-up the historic Deadman's Curve. (7 comments)
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