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  • Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #2-1920s Rumpler
    May 02 2023

    Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #2-1920s Rumpler

    A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved:  The Gordon Bennett Cup
    May 01 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved:  The Gordon Bennett Cup

    Hungarian F1 journalist Károly Méhes challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery trophy. (10 comments)


  • Sportshistoryweekly.com: Recalling Long Island’s Vanderbilt Cup Races A vintage car collector preserves a bygone era
    Apr 29 2023

    Sportshistoryweekly.com: Recalling Long Island’s Vanderbilt Cup Races A vintage car collector preserves a bygone era

    Gill Schor, publisher of Sport History Magazine, paid a visit to Waterfront at Roslyn last week to discuss the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (4 comments)


  • The Femenias Report: Repaving of the Motor Parkway In Alley Pond and Cunningham Park
    Apr 26 2023

    The Femenias Report: Repaving of the Motor Parkway In Alley Pond and Cunningham Park

    Reporter Frank Femenias has documented the status of the repaving of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway section of the Motor Parkway. (4 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr’s 1955 Automobile Auction PART 3
    Apr 25 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr’s 1955 Automobile Auction PART 3

    A three-part series of the automobiles Henry Austin Clark, Jr. auctioned off after the closing of the Carnival of Cars in New York City in 1955 (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #16 likely solved: A section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course near Wantagh Avenue
    Apr 24 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #16 likely solved: A section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course near Wantagh Avenue

    Frank Femenias challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (4 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; A New Series From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #1: 1925 Forostovsky-Bignan
    Apr 22 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; A New Series From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #1: 1925 Forostovsky-Bignan

    A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection. (6 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 1)
    Apr 19 2023

    Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 1)

    A visit back to Long Island this month (April, 2023) provided me the opportunity to visit some of my favorite Motor Parkway locations. (9 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s 1955 Automobile Auction Part 2
    Apr 18 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s 1955 Automobile Auction Part 2

    A three-part series of the automobiles Henry Austin Clark, Jr. auctioned off after the closing of the Carnival of Cars in New York City in 1955. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved: The Newbridge Road Motor Parkway Bridge Under Construction in 1908
    Apr 17 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved: The Newbridge Road Motor Parkway Bridge Under Construction in 1908

    Al Velocci challenged you with this weekend's photo. (12 comments)




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Apr 15 2026 Thank you Ariejan! Better late than never! You’re information also aligns with Alice being a woman of means at that time and…

Apr 15 2026 Sorry for the late reply. The car is a 1908 Pope-Hartford, presumably the 30hp model M. The date of the car supports the 1908…

Apr 13 2026 I was fortunate enough to attend Howard’s tribute to Clark back in 2014.  I remember seeing that diorama there.  A…

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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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