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  • InstaGRAM Report: My story on how the Black Beast influenced my life path Part 1
    Nov 09 2024

    InstaGRAM Report: My story on how the Black Beast influenced my life path Part 1

    My passion for automotive history traces back to when I was a young kid and got to sit and ride in Howard’s Black Beast. It gives me chills to think that those moments of influence as a kid eventually led to my current job with Howard. (5 comments)


  • Highlights from the 2024 Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival
    Nov 06 2024

    Highlights from the 2024 Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival

    The Mustang III Concept Show Car participated in the November 2 & 3 Concours event at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (0 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #44 Solved: A Lake Success Aerial
    Nov 05 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #44 Solved: A Lake Success Aerial

    Did you identify this aerial of Lake Success? (6 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: A 1934 New York Times Interview with Willie K.
    Nov 02 2024

    Kleiner’s Korner: A 1934 New York Times Interview with Willie K.

    A retrospective interview with Willie K. concerning the first Vanderbilt Cup Race was conducted by a New York Times reporter and published on October 7, 1934, 30 years following the running of the race. It is the only known interview that Willie K. gave concerning the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (3 comments)


  • Sports Car Market Magazine Profiles the 1966 Shelby GT-350H
    Oct 30 2024

    Sports Car Market Magazine Profiles the 1966 Shelby GT-350H

    At a recent Worldwide Auctioneers auction in Auburn, Indiana, a 1966 Shelby GT-350H was sold. Sports Car Market profiled the car from the sale in their latest magazine issue (0 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #43 Solved: Gustave Caillois driving his Vanderbilt Racer
    Oct 29 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #43 Solved: Gustave Caillois driving his Vanderbilt Racer

    Did you identify Gustave Caillois' Vanderbilt racer? (5 comments)


  • How does Artificial Intelligence view the Vanderbilt Cup Races?
    Oct 26 2024

    How does Artificial Intelligence view the Vanderbilt Cup Races?

    Cristofer Damianos Jr. from the Damianos Realty Group asks A.I. to envision the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (8 comments)


  • Hemmings Motor News November 2024:  The Misselwood Concours d’Elegance- A Tucker takes top honors in this impressive show by the sea
    Oct 23 2024

    Hemmings Motor News November 2024:  The Misselwood Concours d’Elegance- A Tucker takes top honors in this impressive show by the sea

    The November 2024 issue of Hemmings Motor News reports on the The Misselwood Concours d'Elegance where Tucker 1044 was awarded "Best in Show." (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #42 Solved; 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Driver Freddy McEvoy
    Oct 22 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #42 Solved; 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Driver Freddy McEvoy

    Joel Friedman challenged you to identify Freddy McEvoy (8 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: August, 1924 - 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway
    Oct 19 2024

    Kleiner’s Korner: August, 1924 - 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway

    Two months late, but here is my compilation of newsworthy (well maybe not so newsworthy) items from 100 years ago on the Motor Parkway. Art (5 comments)




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Apr 25 2026 Thanks for sharing!  Very informative.

Apr 23 2026 Amazing job on the video Craig and Florence!

Apr 23 2026 Indeed Al! I had read about that in my research of her. Here’s a great article of her WW1 exploits.…

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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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