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Nov 22 2024
Video of the Week: The Black Beast in New York City

The 'Fire-breathing' Alco "Black Beast" made a special visit to the Museum of the City of New York on June 30, 2010 as part of "Speakeasy Night". Watch the "Black Beast" drive light up Fifth Avenue. (0 comments)

Nov 21 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (Sept., 1924)

Dateline: The Motor Parkway, Sept. 1924! (1 comments)

Nov 19 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #46 Solved: A 1940 midair crash of two B-18 bombers over Bellerose, Queens

Joel Friedman of the Cradle of Aviation Museum challenged you to identify this weekend's mystery aerial. (12 comments)

Nov 16 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A great grandson’s profile of Willie K’s friend and a Motor Parkway treasurer Robert C. Watson, Jr.

David Watson has provided a profile on his great-grandfather Robert C. Watson Jr., a friend of Willie K.and a treasurer of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (1 comments)

Nov 15 2024
Video of the Week: Priceless Ford Probe I Ghia Concept Car Destroyed in Fire Leaving Pebble Beach Concours

The futuristic show car may have a future yet—its owner plans to keep it in the hopes it can be resurrected (1 comments)

Nov 13 2024
Kleiner’s Korner Visits 150 Motor Parkway Building in Hauppauge

While on Long Island in early September celebrating the birth of my granddaughter, I had the opportunity to visit the Motor Parkway exhibit at 150 Motor Parkway in Hauppaugue. (1 comments)

Nov 12 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #45 Solved: A Motor Parkway Cap from the Wheatley Hills Golf Club

Andrew Carr challenged you to solve where this hat came from (11 comments)

Nov 09 2024
InstaGRAM Report: My story on how the Black Beast influenced my life path Part 1

My passion for automotive history traces back to when I was a young kid and got to sit and ride in Howard’s Black Beast. It gives me chills to think that those moments of influence as a kid eventually led to my current job with Howard. (5 comments)

Nov 06 2024
Highlights from the 2024 Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival

The Mustang III Concept Show Car participated in the November 2 & 3 Concours event at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (0 comments)

Nov 05 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #44 Solved: A Lake Success Aerial

Did you identify this aerial of Lake Success? (6 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.