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  • Video:“The Location of the Start/Finish Lines of the 1904 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races”
    May 10 2014

    Video:“The Location of the Start/Finish Lines of the 1904 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races”

    The recent AmeriCarna "Vanderbilt Cup" episode focused on the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island and the Vanderbilt Cup trophy.This two- minute segment features a trip to Jericho Turnpike in Westbury- the location for the Start/Finish Lines, grandstands and officials' stand/press box for the 1904 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (1 comments)


  • News 12 Long Island Hidden Past: “The Long Island Motor Parkway & the Vanderbilt Cup Races”
    May 07 2014

    News 12 Long Island Hidden Past: “The Long Island Motor Parkway & the Vanderbilt Cup Races”

    Danielle Campbell, morning anchor for News12 Long Island, reported this wonderful 2-minute "Hidden Past" segment on the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (4 comments)


  • Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail Is Under Construction in East Meadow(Updated:June 17, 2014)
    May 06 2014

    Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail Is Under Construction in East Meadow(Updated:June 17, 2014)

    Art Kleiner reports that a one-mile pilot section of the Motor Parkway Trail is under construction in East Meadow. (26 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #66 Solved: 1914 A.L.F.A. 40/60 HP Aerodinamica Prototype
    May 05 2014

    Mystery Foto #66 Solved: 1914 A.L.F.A. 40/60 HP Aerodinamica Prototype

    This week's Mystery Foto featured a very unique early automobile. (13 comments)


  • 2014 North Hempstead Community Clean-Up Day of the Townsend Cemetery, East Hills
    May 05 2014

    2014 North Hempstead Community Clean-Up Day of the Townsend Cemetery, East Hills

    26 people made history on Saturday, May 3rd, cleaning up the historic Townsend Cemetery in East Hills. Thanks so much! (0 comments)


  • Images From the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore
    May 03 2014

    Images From the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore

    Last month, stock car driver and auto racing historian Marty Himes invited the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society for a special tour of the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore. (3 comments)


  • Newsday “LIRR bridge replacement proposed in Westbury”
    Apr 30 2014

    Newsday “LIRR bridge replacement proposed in Westbury”

    The MTA is proposing to build a new bridge over the LIRR tracks at Ellison Avenue in Westbury for $39.2 million. The 1899 bridge was used as part of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course. (5 comments)


  • Smiles and Thumbs Ups From the St. Patrick’s 9th Annual Spring Car Show Fundraiser
    Apr 29 2014

    Smiles and Thumbs Ups From the St. Patrick’s 9th Annual Spring Car Show Fundraiser

    It was another wonderful St. Patrick's car show last Sunday..the fourth in which the Alco Black Beast made an appearance. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto  #65 Solved:The “Robert Moses” Eastern Motor Parkway Bridge Over Northern State Parkway
    Apr 28 2014

    Mystery Foto #65 Solved:The “Robert Moses” Eastern Motor Parkway Bridge Over Northern State Parkway

    Frank Femenias challenged you to identify this Mystery Foto bridge. (27 comments)


  • Thumbs Ups for the Floral Park Vanderbilt Cup Race Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony
    Apr 26 2014

    Thumbs Ups for the Floral Park Vanderbilt Cup Race Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony

    It was a wonderful day in Floral Park at the ceremony placing a Vanderbilt Cup Races historic marker at Jericho Turnpike and Emerson Avenue. Over 100 people attended the unveiling ceremony. (2 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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