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Aug 10 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces Exclusive: The 1900 Newport Automobile Races & the First Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
The first major race in which William K. Vanderbilt Jr. competed was held in September 1900 in Newport, Rhode Island. It was also at this race where the first William K.Vanderbilt Jr. cup was given to a winner of an automobile race...four years before the Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Aug 10 2011
Upcoming Alco Black Beast Events
The Alco Black Beast is scheduled to participate in the following upcoming events:
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Aug 08 2011
The Black Beast at the Lake Ronkonkoma Car Show
Despite early morning showers cancelling the parade, the Sun came out and a good time was had by all at the "First Annual Motor Parkway "Sunday Drive" to Lake Ronkonkoma Parade & Car Show. Some highlights:
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Aug 06 2011
Then & Now: Long Island Automotive Museum
Although the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton closed and abandoned over 30 years ago, most of the museum's buildings are still standing. Here is a "Then & Now" with recent "Now" photos and many "Then" images from the collection of Walter McCarthy:
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Aug 05 2011
Hear the Black Beast Roar on the Motor Parkway from Hauppauge to Lake Ronkokoma This Sunday
The Black Beast will be on the Long Island Motor Parkway this Sunday, participating in the First Annual Motor Parkway "Sunday Drive to Lake Ronkonkoma" Parade and Car Show.
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Aug 04 2011
Index: Archives on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
Since March 9, 2008, over 2,100 individual posts have been placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com seen by over 154,000 unique viewers. To assist in searching for information, these posts have been sorted by subject into archives which are updated monthly. This is an Index of "Archives on VanderbiltCupRaces.com" updated as of February… (0 comments)
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Aug 02 2011
Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum: Ford Town Cars
Don Watson: "We are looking for postcards showing the Model T Ford Towncar"
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Aug 01 2011
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #3 The Hollis Court Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge in Queens
A total of 60 Motor Parkway bridges were built from 1908 to 1926 ...a pioneering concept to eliminate grade crossings for an automobile road. There are four types of Motor Parkway bridges; over crossroads (parkway bridges), under crossroads (highway bridges), over railroad tracks (railroad bridge) and, as part of right-of-way… (2 comments)
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Jul 31 2011
Highlights and Archives for VanderbiltCupRaces.com - July 2011
July 2011 Summary
A total of 4,875 unique visitors (an average of 157 visitors per day and 4.4 pages per visit) viewed the website in July 2011, a 40% increase over July 2011. For the first seven months of 2011, a total of 38,418 unique daily viewers have visited VanderbiltCupRaces.com,… (0 comments)
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Jul 30 2011
Then and Now: The Meadow Brook Lodge in Westbury
Syd and Ellen (members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society): "Howard, can you please post photos of the Meadow Brook Lodge and help us determine where it was once located?"
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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…