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Aug 01 2010

Archives: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

Archives: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

General

1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes-General


Starting Lineups

Starting Lineup: The 7 “P” Cars for the Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

Starting Lineup: The 7 “G” Cars of the Garden City Sweepstakes

Starting Lineup: The 4 "M" Cars of the 1908 Meadow Brook Sweepstakes

Starting Lineup- The 8 “N” Cars fo the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes


Drivers

A Request from the Son of the Winner of the First Motor Parkway Race: Herb Lytle


Cars

Reo Roadster




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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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