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  • Tucker 1044 Open House Draws a Great Crowd at Ida Automotive in New Jersey
    Oct 27 2018

    Tucker 1044 Open House Draws a Great Crowd at Ida Automotive in New Jersey

    Despite the threat of a Nor' easter, over 200 people came to Ida Automotive in Marlboro, New Jersey to view Tucker 1044. As seen below and as posted in several Facebook photo albums, a wonderful time was had by all. (4 comments)


  • Exclusive: Photos from the Wallis C. Bird and Marjorie Winifred Kendall Bird Family Album
    Oct 24 2018

    Exclusive: Photos from the Wallis C. Bird and Marjorie Winifred Kendall Bird Family Album

    During the 1920s and 1930s, Benjamin Kendall was the mechanic and groundskeeper for the prominent Long Island automobile collector Wallis C. Bird. He was also a relative of Marjorie Winifred Bird, Wallis's wife, . Benjamin's grandson Steve has forwarded several photos from the family album. (10 comments)


  • Clinton Robertson Photo Album: Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge in Mineola/Carle Place
    Oct 23 2018

    Clinton Robertson Photo Album: Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge in Mineola/Carle Place

    In the first of the new series of photos from surveyor Clinton A. Robertson's recently discovered construction album, the unique Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge on the border of Mineola and Carle Place is featured. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #42 Solved: “Farmingdale State College” and the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1924
    Oct 22 2018

    Mystery Foto #42 Solved: “Farmingdale State College” and the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1924

    Richard Panchyk, the featured presenter at the November 7th meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, challenged you to solve another amazing Mystery Foto aerial. (15 comments)


  • Femenias Findings: A New Interactive Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Oct 20 2018

    Femenias Findings: A New Interactive Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway

    Inspired by Wayne Consolla's online Motor Parkway map, our master mapper Frank Femenias has created a new interactive online map of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (15 comments)


  • Howard Kroplick Events and Automobile Shows (Updated: October 19, 2018)
    Oct 17 2018

    Howard Kroplick Events and Automobile Shows (Updated: October 19, 2018)

    This is the current schedule of relevant meetings, events and automobile shows for the 1909 Alco Black Beast, 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler, 1948 Tucker 1044, and 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car. (3 comments)


  • Exclusive: Surveyor Clinton Robertson’s Long Island Motor Parkway Construction Photo Album
    Oct 16 2018

    Exclusive: Surveyor Clinton Robertson’s Long Island Motor Parkway Construction Photo Album

    While working as a surveyor on the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1908 and 1909, Clinton A. Robertson (above) documented the Motor Parkway construction and his fellow workers with his trusty camera. (14 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #41 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr., Rosamund Vanderbilt & Robert & Edie Huntington
    Oct 15 2018

    Mystery Foto #41 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr., Rosamund Vanderbilt & Robert & Edie Huntington

    This weekend's Mystery Foto documented four friends traveling together. (9 comments)


  • Treasures of the David Cammack Tucker Archives
    Oct 13 2018

    Treasures of the David Cammack Tucker Archives

    With permission of the AACA Museum, Mike Tucker, John Cuocco and I were able to explore the David Cammack Tucker Archives in Hershey, PA. yesterday. Here are some of the treasures from the Cammack Tucker Archives. (3 comments)


  • Updated: The 6th Annual “Motor Parkway Sunday Drive to Lake Ronkonkoma”  A Big Success
    Oct 09 2018

    Updated: The 6th Annual “Motor Parkway Sunday Drive to Lake Ronkonkoma”  A Big Success

    Last Sunday's Motor Parkway Drive to commemorate the 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway was a great success. (3 comments)




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

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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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