1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
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Sep 11 2017
Mystery Foto #36 Solved: On the Long Island Motor Parkway Right-Of-Way in East Meadow
Frank Femenias challenged you again to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto of a former section of the Motor Parkway. (15 comments)
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Aug 30 2017
Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races Featured in New Book on Plainview-Old Bethpage
A chapter of the new Arcadia book "Plainview-Old Bethpage" by Thomas Carr features our favorite parkway and road races. Below are 12 photos and their accompanying captions. (4 comments)
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Jul 18 2017
Mystery Foto #28 Solved: The 1909 Buick Factory Racing Team in Flint, Michigan
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a factory racing team and several drivers who participated in the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (9 comments)
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Apr 11 2017
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” I: Stewart Avenue to Deadman’s Curve, Bethpage
In the first in this new 2017 series, Sammy and Dave documented their excellent Motor Parkway hike from Stewart Avenue to Deadman's Curve in Bethpage. (10 comments)
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Jan 13 2017
Driver of the Week: Charles Ewing Easter -Winner of the 1908 Jericho Sweepstakes
This week's driver of the week is Charles Ewing Easter who drove the #N3 Buick to victory in the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes. (1 comments)
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Jan 10 2017
A 1907 Renault 35-45 HP “Vanderbilt Racer” has a New Home in Philadelphia
The Simeone Museum has announced that they have received a landmark gift- Kirk Gibson's 1907 Renault "Vanderbilt Racer." (2 comments)
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Nov 28 2016
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Building the Long Island Motor Parkway Through the Stymus Farm in Bethpage
This Mystery Foto is one of my favorite images of the construction of the Motor Parkway. (12 comments)
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Oct 04 2016
Did This Mitchell Racer Participate in the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes?
Erik T. is looking for information on a 1908/1909 Mitchell that he acquired last year. (2 comments)
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Sep 03 2016
Westbury Times: Grandstand Site Raced Into History
The location of the grandstand area for the 1904 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races was recently designated by the Village of Westbury as one of six historic landmark sites. Reporter Leigh Anderson takes a "closer look" in this week's issue of Westbury Times. (3 comments)
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Aug 08 2016
Mystery Foto #32 Solved:#M32 Rainier and #P43 Simplex Racing on the Opening Day of the Motor Parkway
Frank Femenias challenged you once again to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (11 comments)
