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  • Rita and Jerry Trapani Honored as Recipients of The 2017 Gil Bergen Preservationist Award
    Nov 15 2017

    Rita and Jerry Trapani Honored as Recipients of The 2017 Gil Bergen Preservationist Award

    Kudos to Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society members Jerry and Rita Trapani for receiving the 2017 Friends of Connetquot Preservationist Award. (3 comments)


  • Vanderbilt Cup Races & the Alco Black Beast To Be Highlighted on Tonight’s “Car vs America”
    Nov 15 2017

    Vanderbilt Cup Races & the Alco Black Beast To Be Highlighted on Tonight’s “Car vs America”

    The Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Alco Black Beast will be highlighted on a repeat episode tonight of Car vs America on Fusion TV. (2 comments)


  • A New Motor Parkway Historic Marker Installed at the Wheatley Hills Golf Club in East Williston
    Nov 14 2017

    A New Motor Parkway Historic Marker Installed at the Wheatley Hills Golf Club in East Williston

    In celebration of the Motor Parkway, the Wheatley Hills Golf Club has installed a new historic marker near its fourth tee. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #45 Solved: Taxpayers Association of Motor Parkway Acreage (TAMPA) Hall in Brentwood
    Nov 13 2017

    Mystery Foto #45 Solved: Taxpayers Association of Motor Parkway Acreage (TAMPA) Hall in Brentwood

    Jason Adam Klosowicz challenged you to identify this building which has "Motor Parkway" in its official description. (6 comments)


  • Jalopnik.com: Today’s Race Car Divers Have it Easy
    Nov 11 2017

    Jalopnik.com: Today’s Race Car Divers Have it Easy

    Jalopnik.com editor Raphael Orlove describes his recent experience as the mechanician for the Alco Black Beast. (3 comments)


  • Updated: Jalopnik:America’s First Great Car Race Happened On Roads People Still Use Every Day
    Nov 08 2017

    Updated: Jalopnik:America’s First Great Car Race Happened On Roads People Still Use Every Day

    Jalopnik editor Raphael Orlove has posted this excellent article on the Vanderbilt Cup Races promoting tonight's 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM showings of "Car vs. America" episode on Fusion TV. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #44 Solved: The Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Willston Park/Albertson in 1939
    Nov 06 2017

    Mystery Foto #44 Solved: The Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Willston Park/Albertson in 1939

    Bob and Ruth Valentine challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (9 comments)


  • Gregg D. Merksamer: “Remembering the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race”
    Nov 04 2017

    Gregg D. Merksamer: “Remembering the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race”

    The most exciting and spectacular automobile race ever held in Westchester County is considered the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race. Run six months before the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the Briarcliff race attracted skilled drivers and over 100,000 spectators along the 32.4-mile course. (4 comments)


  • Hagerty.com: A new Tucker, true to the original, debuts at SEMA
    Nov 01 2017

    Hagerty.com: A new Tucker, true to the original, debuts at SEMA

    Mike Austin reports on Rob Ida's "new Tucker" that was exhibited this week at the 2017 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. Tucker '48 #1044 received a shout-out in the article. (3 comments)


  • The Four Renault Vanderbilt Racers at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance
    Oct 31 2017

    The Four Renault Vanderbilt Racers at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance

    In celebration of the Renault Vanderbilt Racers at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Marvin McFalls, president of the Renault Owners Club of North America, has provided these images of this reunion. (0 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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