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  • Mystery Foto #57 Solved: Sam Berliner III and Al Velocci in Battle Row in Old Bethpage
    Mar 04 2014

    Mystery Foto #57 Solved: Sam Berliner III and Al Velocci in Battle Row in Old Bethpage

    In 2006, Al Velocci, Sam Berliner III, Pat Masterson and I would explore unusual sections of the Long Island Motor Parkway including this week's Mystery Foto location. (19 comments)


  • Film of the Week: “Tazio Nuvolari Wins Vanderbilt Cup (1936)”
    Feb 28 2014

    Film of the Week: “Tazio Nuvolari Wins Vanderbilt Cup (1936)”

    Éclair-Journal in 1936 released this 26-second movie news clip on the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)


  • The 1909 Alco 40-HP Runabout Sold for $280,500 by Gooding & Company at Amelia Island
    Feb 26 2014

    The 1909 Alco 40-HP Runabout Sold for $280,500 by Gooding & Company at Amelia Island

    In May 2011, I had the opportunity to visit the famous basement garage of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. Among the many spectacular automobiles in the basement was a 1909 Alco Runabout. (1 comments)


  • Roslyn Times:“Kroplick to speak at Landmark Society” at 7:45pm, Tonight at Atria of Roslyn
    Feb 25 2014

    Roslyn Times:“Kroplick to speak at Landmark Society” at 7:45pm, Tonight at Atria of Roslyn

    The Roslyn Times has published an article on tomorrow's North Hempstead presentation and book signing at the Roslyn Landmark Society meeting at the Atria of Roslyn on 99 Landing Road. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #56 Solved: Paul Sartori in Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt’s 250-HP Custom Built F.I.A.T.
    Feb 24 2014

    Mystery Foto #56 Solved: Paul Sartori in Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt’s 250-HP Custom Built F.I.A.T.

    This week's Mystery Foto forwarded by Daniel Fruelund featured a two-time Vanderbilt Cup Race driver. (12 comments)


  • Exclusive Firsthand Account of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race: “A Very Successful Trip”
    Feb 22 2014

    Exclusive Firsthand Account of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race: “A Very Successful Trip”

    Walter Gosden has discovered an original October 11, 1904 letter from"Nephew Harvey Bell" to his "Uncle John" describing his adventures in a US Long Distance automobile to watch the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (4 comments)


  • Video of the Week: “The Vanderbilts - An American Dynasty”
    Feb 21 2014

    Video of the Week: “The Vanderbilts - An American Dynasty”

    This week's video of the week is a 48-minute Biography special on our beloved Vanderbilt Family. (0 comments)


  • Images of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race from the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
    Feb 20 2014

    Images of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race from the Works Progress Administration (WPA)

    Florence Ogg, former Director of Collections and Archives of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, has forwarded links to photos of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race from the collection of the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #55 Solved: Walter Christie Driving the #9 Christie in Mineola  on September 21,1906
    Feb 17 2014

    Mystery Foto #55 Solved: Walter Christie Driving the #9 Christie in Mineola on September 21,1906

    Bob and Ruth Valentine forwarded this never-before-published photo of a Vanderbilt Cup Racer. (4 comments)


  • Williston Times/Roslyn Times “North Shore’s role in road races revisited ”
    Feb 15 2014

    Williston Times/Roslyn Times “North Shore’s role in road races revisited ”

    Richard Tedesco reported on last Sunday's presentation "Then & Now in the Willistons" which was published in both the Williston Times and Roslyn Times. (0 comments)




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May 21 2026 Great old race car.  I judged that car and was also rode in the Black Beast.

May 21 2026 Great photos of a fun day!

May 19 2026 Looks like the planets are aligned for me. I will be in New York and look forward to seeing you.

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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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