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Dec 31 2021
Commercial of the year: Holiday ride by Chevrolet

To celebrate the last day of 2021 and the promise of a New Year, below is the best commercial of the year. (0 comments)

Dec 29 2021
UPDATE - Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race in Literature and Entertainment (Part 2)

This series explores how authors of literary works used the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race to enhance their work. (15 comments)

Dec 27 2021
Update: Mystery Foto #52 Solved: A 1966 Chevy Impala parked in front of the historic Roslyn Grist Mill in 1967

Did you solve the final Mystery Foto of 2021? (8 comments)

Dec 25 2021
Australian magazine “2021 Street Machine Yearbook”: Wild, wild, Wildwood

Matt Reekie reported on this year's TROG (The Race of Gentlemen) in the Australian magazine "2021 Street Machine Yearbook." The Alco Black Beast was one of the racers profiled in the article. (0 comments)

Dec 22 2021
Greg O’s Garage; The Grand Central Vanderbilt Eagles

A look into where the eagles from the top of Vanderbilt's Grand Central Station are now (8 comments)

Dec 20 2021
Mystery Foto #51 Solved :The Motor Parkway under construction in 1908 at Stewart Avenue in East Meadow

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (18 comments)

Dec 18 2021
The reconstructed section of the Motor Parkway in Queens from Springfield Boulevard to Winchester Boulevard is officially open

Government officials and members of the Queens community cut the ribbon on the reconstructed section of the Motor Parkway in Queens last Friday. (3 comments)

Dec 17 2021
Video of the week: Gadgets Galore (1955) featuring Barney Oldfield and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

This 10:33-minute film took a humorous look at the early days of automobiles and racing. Highlights include Barney Oldfield racing (4:44) and a brief clip of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race (5:00). (2 comments)

Dec 16 2021
Kleiner’s Korner - Trains, Trolleys, Buses and Bicycles on the Motor Parkway

A previous Kleiner's Korner noted that at several times during the Motor Parkway's history, alternative uses for it were proposed. Newspaper articles provided further detail but as we know these uses never materialized (albeit one). (1 comments)

Dec 14 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: How The Entertainment Business Brought The Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races to the Public (Part 1)

Previous posts have detailed the various movies and live theater productions that included scenes from The Vanderbilt Cup Races. Here is additional documentation providing a glimpse of how the film industry used our favorite roadway and race to engage the public. (4 comments)

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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.