Archives: Favorite Websites
Links to related posts on the Favorite Websites pn VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: July 1, 2011):
Racing History
First Super Speedway: Mark Dill's collection of pre-World War I American auto racing research
TheGreatAutoRace.com: Details the New York-Paris Race of 1908
Champcarstats.com: Driver and Race Stats (1905-2009)
TeamDan.com: Darren Galpin has compiled the results of historic races and drivers
Americangrandprize.com: The First U.S. Grand Prix, Savannah 1908
The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing: Race-by-race accounts of Grand Prix and Voiturette racing during the period 1934-1940.
Historicracing.com: Brief profiles of hundreds of prominent race drivers.
Long Island Race Courses
Favorite Website: Islip Speedway on Melaniff.com
Bridgehampton Memories: The official website of the Bridgehampton Racing Heritage Group
Tribute to Bridgehampton: Ash Automobilia provides links to Bridgehampton photos, films, articles, books and websites.
Automobile History and Newspaper Articles
Favorite Website: TheOldMotor.com- An Automotive Photography Magazine
Automobile Chronology: Lists automobile firsts, records, races and trivia.
Horseless Carriage Foundation Library: Become a member for $35 a year and search 300,000 pdf pages from 1895-1922.
Chronicling America: Access to pdfs of historical newspaper articles dating back to 1690.
Favorite Website: American-Automobiles.com: Comprehensive listing of American automobile manufacturers
Racing and Automobile Websites
Wheels of Speed: Racing Websites
MotorMouth Radio -Long Island's favorite radio show focusing on automobiles.
The Vanderbilt Family
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum: Willie K's Museum
Car Clubs
Long Island Classic Cars: Listing of local car clubs
Aerial Surveys of Long Island
New York State Archives-Fairchild Aerial Survey Collection: Includes aerials of the Motor Parkway in Queens, North Hempstead, and Suffolk
Historic Aerials: Aerials of Long Island dating back to 1954
Wikimapia-An online map and satellite imaging resource that combines Google Maps with a wiki system
Long Island History
Favorite Website: HistoricLongIsland.com Links to the major mansions and museums on Long Island
OldLongIsland.com: Photos and details on over 175 Long Island estates including several mansions related to Vanderbilt Cup Race personalities.
This website airportappraisals.com features four amazing videos of Lindbergh's flight from Roosevelt Field to Paris. Part 3 shows a spectacular film of the takeoff. Watch Lindbergh barely make it over the telephone wires on Merrick Avenue.
Favorite Website: Suffolk Historic Newspapers Links to historic Suffolk County newspaper articles.
A Favorite Website: Long Island Ruins & Remnants
Museums
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