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  • Mystery Friday Photo #1 Solved: The Bethpage State Park in Old Bethpage and Farmingdale
    Feb 11 2013

    Mystery Friday Photo #1 Solved: The Bethpage State Park in Old Bethpage and Farmingdale

    Congratulations to Brian McCarthy, Jim Waechtler, blh, Frank and Scott for correctly identifying last week's mystery 1940s aerial as the Long Island Motor Parkway on the border of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale. (21 comments)


  • Updated: Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #30: Old Country Road Motor Parkway Bridge
    Feb 09 2013

    Updated: Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #30: Old Country Road Motor Parkway Bridge

    The 30th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Old Country Motor Parkway Bridge on the Carle Place/Mineola border connecting to Garden City. This was classified by the Motor Parkway as a "highway" bridge since it went under Old Country Road. (5 comments)


  • The Birth of the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Feb 07 2013

    The Birth of the Long Island Motor Parkway

    The death of a spectator in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race nearly brought the classic to a premature demise. The marvel was that only one spectator had been killed in the three races held up to that time. Demonstrating vision again, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. chartered the goal of a private parkway. (1 comments)


  • Memories of Super Bowl XLVII In New Orleans
    Feb 05 2013

    Memories of Super Bowl XLVII In New Orleans

    For the last three years, my friend Jerry Rokoff and I have won tickets to the Super Bowl at a charity auction for a wonderful organization Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS). Here are some highlights from an amazing weekend in New Orleans. (10 comments)


  • From the Barney Oldfield Collection: Four Classic Photos and One Mystery
    Feb 02 2013

    From the Barney Oldfield Collection: Four Classic Photos and One Mystery

    Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great-great-nephew of the legendary racer Barney Oldfield, has provided these five historic photos from the Barney Oldfield Collection. Can anyone help Wayne identify the one mystery image? (8 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights & Blog Archives for January 2013- A New Monthly Viewership Record
    Jan 31 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights & Blog Archives for January 2013- A New Monthly Viewership Record

    VanderbiltCupRaces..com celebrated the completion of its fourth year with a record monthly viewership of 9,082 in January 2013. (0 comments)


  • Video: “Chasing a 1908 Simplex Speedcar”
    Jan 30 2013

    Video: “Chasing a 1908 Simplex Speedcar”

    One of my favorite cars on Long Island was the 1908 Simplex Speedcar restored and owned by Walter McCarthy. Several owners and restorations later, the car was sold last summer and was documented on Wayne Carini's "Chasing Classic Cars" on the Velocity channel. (2 comments)


  • Then & Now: New Hyde Park Turn
    Jan 29 2013

    Then & Now: New Hyde Park Turn

    One of the six exciting turns in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the intersection of Lakeville Road and Jericho Turnpike. (3 comments)


  • The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #8 Mineola Lodge
    Jan 28 2013

    The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #8 Mineola Lodge

    Going west to east, the seventh Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Mineola Lodge located off Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. (2 comments)


  • Racing Up Manhasset Hill During the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jan 26 2013

    Racing Up Manhasset Hill During the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    One of the most exciting locations to watch the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was Manhasset Hill (Spinney Hill) located now at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and East Shore Road/Community Drive (3 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.

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