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  • Kleiner’s Korner: Where to Stay Near the Vanderbilt Cup Race
    May 15 2024

    Kleiner’s Korner: Where to Stay Near the Vanderbilt Cup Race

    It has been well documented that the Vanderbilt Cup Races attracted large numbers of spectators. For those wishing to stay overnight on Long Island there were numerous choices provided by the lodging industry. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #19 Solved: A Motor Parkway Aerial in Glen Oaks, Queens
    May 14 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #19 Solved: A Motor Parkway Aerial in Glen Oaks, Queens

    Did you identify the Motor Parkway in Glen Oaks, Queens in this aerial? (8 comments)


  • Tucker 1044 at the Tobay Beach Car Show on YouTube Channel RodderTV
    May 08 2024

    Tucker 1044 at the Tobay Beach Car Show on YouTube Channel RodderTV

    On Sunday April 28, 2024 Tucker 1044 was filmed by YouTube channel RodderTV at the Tobay Beach Car Show (0 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #18 Solved: A life-size drivable model of a Bugatti Chiron by LEGO
    May 07 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #18 Solved: A life-size drivable model of a Bugatti Chiron by LEGO

    Drew Lahat challenged you to identify this unusual vehicle. (3 comments)


  • InstGRAM Report: The Wallis C Bird 1962 Auction Brochure for the “Car Auction of the Century”
    May 04 2024

    InstGRAM Report: The Wallis C Bird 1962 Auction Brochure for the “Car Auction of the Century”

    The 1962 automotive auction brochure for the estate of Wallis C Bird has been rediscovered, this article showcases its entirety as well as information on where the cars are today. (7 comments)


  • Tucker #1044 Attends the Spring 2024 Tobay Beach Car Show
    May 01 2024

    Tucker #1044 Attends the Spring 2024 Tobay Beach Car Show

    On Sunday April 28th, Tucker 1044 made a big splash at Tobay Beach! (0 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K’s Deepdale Gatelodge
    Apr 30 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K’s Deepdale Gatelodge

    Did you identify Willie K's former gatelodge on the move? (13 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: InstaGRAM Report; Unpublished Long Island Automotive  Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962, Part 7
    Apr 27 2024

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: InstaGRAM Report; Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962, Part 7

    Our seventh article documents another one of the historic photographs taken at the Long Island Automotive Museum by Richard Weir. (2 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: Art’s Motor Parkway Site back on line!
    Apr 24 2024

    Kleiner’s Korner: Art’s Motor Parkway Site back on line!

    My original website dedicated to The Motor Parkrway came on line in the spring of 2004 - twenty years ago! After numerous changes to its host site it is now back on line and easy to find. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #16; Solved; Jim Rathmann & Carroll Shelby at the 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races
    Apr 23 2024

    Mystery Friday Foto #16; Solved; Jim Rathmann & Carroll Shelby at the 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

    Did you identify Jim Rathmann & Carroll Shelby in this newspaper pre-race publicity photo from the Marty Himes collection? (4 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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