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Nov 13 2018
Plates Magazine: Long Island Motor Parkway Plates

Collector Gus Oliver profiled the license plates of the Long Island Motor Parkway in the October issue of PLATES Magazine, the official publication of the Automobile License Plate Collector Association (ALPCA).
Aug 02 2016
Charles Davis, the Good Roads Everywhere Movement and Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate #25

A leading advocate for national highways in the early 1900s was Charles Henry Davis. Here is the story of Davis, the "Good Roads Everywhere" movement and the link to the Long Island Motor Parkway.
Apr 28 2016
Presentation: The History of New York Registration, Licensing and License Plates

Another fun meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society was held on April 28, 2016. The meeting took take place at the auditorium at Bethpage Public Library. Over 60 Motor Parkway fans participated in the meeting.
Feb 26 2016
Hold the Date 4/28/16: Presentation: New York Automotive Licenses, License Plates & Registration

A meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016 beginning at 7:30 PM.
Sep 15 2015
Willie K’s Cars #7: 1928 Lincoln Model L Town Car Built for his Wife Rosamund & A Music Video

When the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler returned to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum last Sunday, it was the second town car on the premises. In 1928 William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. commissioned a Lincoln Model L town car for his wife Rosamund.
Jun 09 2015
Highlights from the 50th Annual Spring Meet at Old Westbury Gardens

A great time was had by all at the 50th Annual Spring Meet at Old Westbury Gardens, hosted by the Greater New York Region of the AACA. Over 300 vintage cars were on display for thousands of spectators.
May 12 2014
Mystery Foto #67 Solved: The First East-West Transatlantic Flyers Arrive in NYC in a 1928 Chrysler

My favorite co-author Al Velocci forwarded this week's Mystery Foto from the Peter Kanze collection.
Aug 25 2011
Updating Eric Taylor’s Census of Long Island Motor Parkway License Plates

For several years, Eric Taylor has been documenting existing Long Island Motor Parkway license plates on his website page Long Island Motor Parkway Porcelain Census . Here are four new plates to add to Eric's census and five missing and color-correct plate images:
May 17 2011
Census of Existing Motor Parkway License Plates

Kayrn R: "How many Long Island Motor Parkway license plates are currently known to be in circulation?
Apr 11 2011
Insight Into Long Island Motor Parkway License Plates

Noel Gish (President, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum Board of Trustees): "Regarding the ALPCA meeting: How many Long Island Motor Parkway license plates were issued to the public? Does anyone have a “guesstimate” of the total? Who has the license plate number 1? Does it exist in a collection somewhere ?…