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  • Hagerty: The Making of  “Bullitt”
    Mar 26 2012

    Hagerty: The Making of “Bullitt”

    My fellow Mustang enthusiast Bruce Kafenbaum has forwarded this Hagerty article "Filming the Frisco Flyers" documenting the making of Steve McQueen's Bullitt. (2 comments)


  • Bikeway Construction Uncovers the Motor Parkway in Bethpage State Park Buried for Over 50 Years
    Mar 24 2012

    Bikeway Construction Uncovers the Motor Parkway in Bethpage State Park Buried for Over 50 Years

    While walking in Bethpage State Park earlier this month, Tom Dziurka noticed activity in a closed off construction area near the Motor Parkway right-of-way. (17 comments)


  • An Old Bethpage Mystery Solved at the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting
    Mar 23 2012

    An Old Bethpage Mystery Solved at the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting

    A decades old mystery of the location of the Motor Parkway through Old Bethpage Village Restoration was apparently solved at the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society meeting last Wednesday. Here are the highlights of the meeting attended by 42 people. (3 comments)


  • A History of Coachbuilder LeBaron
    Mar 22 2012

    A History of Coachbuilder LeBaron

    Mark Theobald on Coachbuilt.com has posted this history of LeBaron, a prominent automobile coachbuilder. Among the cars built by LeBaron was the 1937 Chrysler C-15 Town Car created for Walter P. Chrysler for his wife and recently sold by the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. (2 comments)


  • Will the Motor Parkway Mystery In Old Bethpage Be Solved by Al Velocci Tonight?
    Mar 21 2012

    Will the Motor Parkway Mystery In Old Bethpage Be Solved by Al Velocci Tonight?

    Motor Parkway fans have debated for years the location of the road west of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge. Did the parkway turn left and head up the hill, turn right at grade level or somehow even go through the hill? (1 comments)


  • Unique 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast Experience to be Auctioned on Thursday, March 29, 2012
    Mar 20 2012

    Unique 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast Experience to be Auctioned on Thursday, March 29, 2012

    As part of its 17th Annual Auction for Excellence, the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center will be offering a unique 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast package on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (4 comments)


  • The Motor Parkway North of Westbury Avenue on the Carle Place/Mineola Border
    Mar 19 2012

    The Motor Parkway North of Westbury Avenue on the Carle Place/Mineola Border

    A wonderful section of the Long Island Motor Parkway is located south of Raff Avenue and north of Westbury Avenue on the border between Mineola and Carle Place. (11 comments)


  • PaddockTalk.com: A New Design For The 1937 Season: The Mercedes-Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car
    Mar 17 2012

    PaddockTalk.com: A New Design For The 1937 Season: The Mercedes-Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car

    PaddockTalk.com has posted this profile of the Mercedes W 125 Grand Prix racers which ran in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • Seen in the Amelia Island Concours Parking Lot: Fatty Arbuckle’s 1923 McFarlan
    Mar 16 2012

    Seen in the Amelia Island Concours Parking Lot: Fatty Arbuckle’s 1923 McFarlan

    After the end of the very special Amelia Island Concours, I drove the Black Beast back to the trailer parking lot to pack up for home. To my pleasant surprise,a 1923 McFarlan was parked nearby. (1 comments)


  • Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society- Thursday, March 22, 2012
    Mar 15 2012

    Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society- Thursday, March 22, 2012

    The first 2012 meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2012 beginning at 7:30 PM. The meeting will take place at the auditorium at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage. (1 comments)




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Apr 25 2026 Thanks for sharing!  Very informative.

Apr 23 2026 Amazing job on the video Craig and Florence!

Apr 23 2026 Indeed Al! I had read about that in my research of her. Here’s a great article of her WW1 exploits.…

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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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