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Aug 06 2012
Race Profile: The 1905 American Elimination Trial
According to the Vanderbilt Cup Race rules, America could enter a maximum of five automobiles in the 1905 race. On September 23, 1905, the American Elimination Trial was held to determine the five entries from 12 American candidates. (0 comments)
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Aug 04 2012
Southampton’s James L. Breese and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
James Lawrence Breese (1854-1934) was a wealthy stockbroker and renowned amateur photographer with a spectacular country home in Southampton. Supported by a fortune made in finance at his firm Breese & Smith, his real passions were photography, art, automobiles, racing and architecture. (9 comments)
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Aug 03 2012
This Weekend’s Automobile Events on Long Island: August 4-5, 2012
Six car shows and one Long Island Motor Parkway presentation are scheduled for this weekend: (0 comments)
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Aug 02 2012
Six degrees of Separation: A Mystery Car, Motor Parkway, the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race & the Titanic
Todd D. McIntyre is seeking your assistance in identifying the car in this photo of his grandfather Henry F. McIntyre Sr. (right) and William K. "Will" Dick (left). Henry was William Dick's chauffeur. (5 comments)
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Aug 01 2012
Motor Parkway Presentation This Sunday at “America’s Love Affair with the Automobile!” Exhibit
This Sunday, Bruce Adams will be presenting the "Long Island Motor Parkway, 1908-1938" at 2:30 PM in conjunction with the "America's Love Affair with the Automobile!" exhibit at Stony Brook. (0 comments)
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Jul 31 2012
VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights and Blog Archives for July 2012
VanderbiltCupRaces.com averaged a daily unique visitor average of 206 in July 2012, representing a 31% increase over June 2011. VanderbiltCupRaces.com is now available as a "Local Voice" in several Long Island Patch.com websites. (0 comments)
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Jul 30 2012
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#20 Old Searingtown Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Searingtown
One of the important pioneering features of the Long Island Motor Parkway was the first construction of bridges associated with an automobile road to eliminate grade crossings. A total of at least 65 bridges were built for the Motor Parkway from 1908 to 1926 over crossroads (designated a parkway bridge),… (2 comments)
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Jul 28 2012
Film: The 1917 Match Races Among Oldfield, Chevrolet and De Palma in Sheepshead Bay Speedway
In 1917, three of the most famous daredevil drivers were veterans of the Vanderbilt Cup Races; Barney Oldfield (1914 & 1915), Louis Chevrolet (1905, 1908, 1909,& 1910) and Ralph De Palma (1911,1912, 1914 & 1915). On August 17, 1917, over 40,000 spectators came to Sheepshead Bay Track in Brooklyn to… (5 comments)
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Jul 27 2012
The Planned Long Island Motor Parkway from Floral Park to Riverhead
The final route of the Long Island Motor Parkway stretched 44 miles from Fresh Meadows, Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County. However, the original plan was the eastern terminus would be in Riverhead. (4 comments)
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Jul 26 2012
The #10 Darracq at Krug’s Corner During the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Thechicaneblog.com has a "Reader's Mystery Photo" of "Wagner in 100 HP Darracq making a turn at Krug's Corner in the Vanderbilt Cup Race". (0 comments)
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Really think the couple up on Jericho Tpke are the same couple that officially toured the LIMP 1958 - 1967. Could also…