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Nov 22 2011
A 1931 Long Island Motor Parkway Plate Being Sold on Ebay
A current Ebay auction provides an opportunity to purchase one of the most treasured pieces of Vanderbilia- a Long Island Motor Parkway license plate. (0 comments)
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Nov 21 2011
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum Selling a Special 1937 Chrysler Imperial
As reported in Newsday, the Hemmings Blog and videojournalist Chris Collora, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum hopes to establish a new endowment with the proceeds from the sale of a classic car. (1 comments)
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Nov 19 2011
The 50th Anniversary of the First Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 9, 1954
The Vanderbilt Cup Races have been celebrated by vintage car clubs and historical organizations for over 75 years. The grandest and most memorable celebration was held on Long Island on October 9, 1954, marking the 50th anniversary of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race. (2 comments)
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Nov 18 2011
More Memories: Return of the Alco Racer to the Indy 500
Mark Dill's excellent website Firstsuperspeedway.com brought back fond memories of this year's historic Indy 500 with the reposting of the video of Emerson Fittipaldi's parade lap and the recent New York Times article on the Black Beast. (1 comments)
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Nov 17 2011
Heavy Equipment Crew Visits the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge
The effort to restore the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration made great progress last Monday with the arrival of a heavy equipment crew. (11 comments)
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Nov 16 2011
Preserving the Maine Maid Inn and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Yesterday I was pleased to speak at the Town of Oyster Bay Town Board Meeting supporting the landmark designation for the historic Maine Maid Inn in Jericho. Highlights of the meeting were published in FarmingdalePatch and Newsday: (3 comments)
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Nov 14 2011
From the Frank P. Krug Family Collection: Unique Views of Krug’s Hotel
Kathie C, the great grand-niece of Frank P. Krug, has provided these images of Krug's Hotel, one of the most famous hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses (1904, 1905 and 1906): (2 comments)
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Nov 12 2011
Article: “Classics Gather Where Lindbergh’s Flight Began”
Author Greg Merksamer has written an article on the Second Annual Cradle of Aviation Museum Car Show held on September 25, 2011. Over 90 classic and vintage cars participated in the Cradle of Aviation Museum Car Show hosted by the Long Island Sound Region of the Classic Car Club of… (2 comments)
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Nov 11 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Updates and Comments- Saturday, November 12, 2011
Latest updates and comments on VanderbiltCupRaces.com: (0 comments)
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Nov 10 2011
May 7, 1911 The World : Harry Grant Practicing on the Motor Parkway at 107.8 Miles Per Hour
Margaret, George and Eric Vitale of Barn Find Antiquities recently purchased a vintage leather trunk. To their surprise, the bottom of the truck was lined with a May 7, 1911 edition of the newspaper The World including this article: (2 comments)
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