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  • News 12 Long Island  “Marty Himes’ unique race car collection keeps Long Island history alive”
    Oct 16 2013

    News 12 Long Island “Marty Himes’ unique race car collection keeps Long Island history alive”

    Just in time for Marty Himes' presentation on Thursday night, News 12 Long Island featured a news clip on Marty and his amazing collection. (0 comments)


  • Relive the Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes This Sunday Throughout Nassau County
    Oct 15 2013

    Relive the Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes This Sunday Throughout Nassau County

    Ellyn Okvist, President of the Lake Ronkonkoma Heritage Association, has provided details on this Sunday's exciting tribute to the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Islip Speedway in the 1960s
    Oct 14 2013

    Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Islip Speedway in the 1960s

    Long Island driving icon and automotive historian Marty Himes has provided this aerial of a Long Island race track. (11 comments)


  • Update: A Historic Event: A Motor Parkway Director’s Horse Returns to Roslyn
    Oct 12 2013

    Update: A Historic Event: A Motor Parkway Director’s Horse Returns to Roslyn

    The unveiling of a historic horse statue built for Clarence Mackay, an original director of the Long Island Motor Parkway and friend of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. was celebrated on Saturday, October 19, 2013. (5 comments)


  • Highlights from the Cradle of Aviation Classic Car Show
    Oct 09 2013

    Highlights from the Cradle of Aviation Classic Car Show

    A little drizzle did not deter the Long Island Region of the Classic Car Club of America from putting on another great show at the Cradle of Aviation last Sunday. (1 comments)


  • FiOS1 Video “The Alco Black Beast at the 2013 Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society Fall Festival”
    Oct 08 2013

    FiOS1 Video “The Alco Black Beast at the 2013 Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society Fall Festival”

    This four -minute news clip on the Alco Black Beast was created by videojournalist Louis Dane for FiOS1 Long Island. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #36 Solved:  Joe Seymour Driving the #8 Thomas During the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Oct 07 2013

    Mystery Foto #36 Solved:  Joe Seymour Driving the #8 Thomas During the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    This week's Mystery Foto was a previously unpublished image from the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (8 comments)


  • 1947 Brochure “Horseless Carriages: Collection of Leo Peters
    Oct 05 2013

    1947 Brochure “Horseless Carriages: Collection of Leo Peters

    Floral Park Historian and automotive historian Walter Gosden has provided a 1947 brochure highlighting the car collection of Leo Peters of New Hyde Park. (2 comments)


  • 1920s Promotional Film “Oilfield Dodge”
    Oct 02 2013

    1920s Promotional Film “Oilfield Dodge”

    Gary "The Local Brush" Kupfer has forwarded this three-minute film showing a Dodge car navigating the "roads" to an oilfield in the 1920s. (7 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for September 2013: Record Viewership!
    Oct 01 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for September 2013: Record Viewership!

    Highlights and a summary of the posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com during September 2013. (0 comments)




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May 24 2026 Great Weather, Great Turnout! Howard, do you have room in your awards display case?

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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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