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  • Queens Chronicle: Long Island Motor Parkway a revolutionary road
    Nov 14 2015

    Queens Chronicle: Long Island Motor Parkway a revolutionary road

    The Queens Chronicle published an article by Andrew Benjamin last week on the Motor Parkway. (2 comments)


  • Two Long Island Car Shows on Sunday
    Nov 13 2015

    Two Long Island Car Shows on Sunday

    There will be two car shows on Long Island on Sunday. (0 comments)


  • Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VII: Westbury to Levittown
    Nov 11 2015

    Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VII: Westbury to Levittown

    On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the seventh post of this series, Sammy and Dave explore the Long Island Motor Parkway from Westbury to Levittown. (12 comments)


  • Sneak Preview: Exhibit “The Harmony of Form & Function featuring Streamline Moderne Art Deco”
    Nov 10 2015

    Sneak Preview: Exhibit “The Harmony of Form & Function featuring Streamline Moderne Art Deco”

    Chrysler's Chrysler is now in its winter home at the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It will be one of the featured automobiles in the upcoming exhibit "The Harmony of Form & Function featuring Streamline Moderne Art Deco." (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #45 Solved:The Missing Long Island Motor Parkway Historical Marker on Old Country Road
    Nov 09 2015

    Mystery Foto #45 Solved:The Missing Long Island Motor Parkway Historical Marker on Old Country Road

    Art Kleiner challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (15 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive-The Helck Family Memoirs #1: Old 16 at the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Nov 07 2015

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive-The Helck Family Memoirs #1: Old 16 at the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Jerry Helck, former owner of the Old 16 Locomobile and son of the great artist Peter Helck, has agreed to share family memoirs related to the Vanderbilt Cup Races. In the first post of the series, Jerry recalls when Old 16 was brought to the Old Timers Exhibition of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race and his missed opportunity to meet Tazio Nuvolari. (5 comments)


  • Four Car Shows Planned for this Beautiful Sunday
    Nov 06 2015

    Four Car Shows Planned for this Beautiful Sunday

    There will be four car shows on Long Island this Sunday. Weather forecast is spectacular! (0 comments)


  • William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Alva Base on Fisher Island in Florida
    Nov 04 2015

    William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Alva Base on Fisher Island in Florida

    Following his marriage to Rosamund Warburton in 1927, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. traded one of his yachts for seven acres on an island near Miami Beach from Carl Fisher. (1 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Honored at the Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance
    Nov 03 2015

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Honored at the Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance

    The 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler was honored at last Sunday's Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance with a cover painting on the 2015 program and the "Timeless Excellence" award. (4 comments)


  • A Salute to the Mets & Mystery Foto #44 Solved: A Gift to George Robertson From Peter Helck
    Nov 02 2015

    A Salute to the Mets & Mystery Foto #44 Solved: A Gift to George Robertson From Peter Helck

    The owner of this important Peter Helck painting forwarded these images for this weekend's Mystery Foto. (9 comments)




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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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