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  • Video of the Week: Tucker Torpedo by Ida Automotive
    Dec 15 2017

    Video of the Week: Tucker Torpedo by Ida Automotive

    The video of the week features Rob Ida discussing the Tucker automobile and his grandfather Joe Ida's connection to Preston Tucker in 1948. (2 comments)


  • 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler Honored with National Awards By The Antique Automobile Club of America
    Dec 14 2017

    1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler Honored with National Awards By The Antique Automobile Club of America

    The Antique Automobile Club of America has honored the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler with a 2017 National Award and a nomination for the AACA Zenith Award that recognizes the finest vehicles in the world. (4 comments)


  • Road and Track & Jalopnik: Watch a Barn-Find Tucker Lay Numbers on a Dyno
    Dec 12 2017

    Road and Track & Jalopnik: Watch a Barn-Find Tucker Lay Numbers on a Dyno

    Tucker '48 #1044 is currently undergoing a restoration by the team of Rob Ida (Ida Automotive) and Mike and Sean Tucker (Preston Tucker LLC) . Yesterday, Road and Track, Jalopnik and even the Yahoo.com homepage posted videos of the Tucker '48 #1044 undergoing a dyno test. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #49 Again: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/ Wyandanch/ Half Hollows Looking West
    Dec 11 2017

    Mystery Foto #49 Again: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/ Wyandanch/ Half Hollows Looking West

    Did you find the Motor Parkway in last weekend's Mystery Foto? (13 comments)


  • The Hunt for the Treasures of Virginia “Birdie” Vanderbilt’s Estate in Brookville
    Dec 09 2017

    The Hunt for the Treasures of Virginia “Birdie” Vanderbilt’s Estate in Brookville

    The Long Island estate of Birdie Vanderbilt seen in Mystery Foto #47 continues to amaze. Last Wednesday, a small group of neighbors and VanderbiltCupRaces.com explorers were given the opportunity to hunt for Mrs. Vanderbilt's treasures remaining at her former Brookville estate. (10 comments)


  • Newsday In The Garage: The 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car
    Dec 08 2017

    Newsday In The Garage: The 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car

    David Fluhrer profiled the Mustang III in today's Newsday In The Garage column. (0 comments)


  • Malverne Treasure #3: Plan Showing the Entrances to the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road
    Dec 06 2017

    Malverne Treasure #3: Plan Showing the Entrances to the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road

    Over 200 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints, documents and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement in February 2017 are being categorized, repaired and scanned. This 1924 Motor Parkway survey documented the Rocky Hill Road Bridge, the two entrances and the Rocky Hill Lodge. (5 comments)


  • Hemmings Motor News: Pebble Beach Concours to feature Tuckers for their 70th anniversary
    Dec 05 2017

    Hemmings Motor News: Pebble Beach Concours to feature Tuckers for their 70th anniversary

    Daniel Strohl posted an Hemmings Motor News article on Tuckers at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance . Yes, Tucker '48 #1044 will apply to be on the show field! (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926
    Dec 05 2017

    Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

    Did you solve the first Mystery Foto of December? Where did the year go? (15 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand at the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Dec 02 2017

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand at the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    These are the only known film scenes of the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race held in Santa Monica, California. (4 comments)




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Jun 18 2026 ...one more

Jun 18 2026 Al, you are precisely correct. The snapshots below show I.U. Willets Rd as it appeared in 1926 before NSP/LIE construction

Jun 17 2026 It was so great to have so many of you come out and support one of my favorite causes. It was great to spend time together just…

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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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