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  • The Fresh Meadows Golf Driving Range near the Motor Parkway Western Terminus
    Jan 24 2015

    The Fresh Meadows Golf Driving Range near the Motor Parkway Western Terminus

    After further examining our Mystery Foto #2, Mitch Kaften discovered another Queens landmark- the Fresh Meadows Golf Driving Range. (2 comments)


  • Saturday Search: A 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Wooden Post?
    Jan 23 2015

    Saturday Search: A 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Wooden Post?

    A New Jersey viewer has forwarded this photo of wooden post that was found in his father's attic. The post has markings that indicate it may be from the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (3 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #53: Clody Farmway Bridge in Huntington (Melville Sand Pits)
    Jan 21 2015

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #53: Clody Farmway Bridge in Huntington (Melville Sand Pits)

    The 53rd bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Clody Farmway Bridge located in Huntington (now Melville). (2 comments)


  • Walter C. White- Driver of the Only Non-Gasoline Powered Racer in the Vanderbilt Cup Races
    Jan 20 2015

    Walter C. White- Driver of the Only Non-Gasoline Powered Racer in the Vanderbilt Cup Races

    One of the most unique racers in the Vanderbilt Cup Races was the White Steamer. Built by a sewing machine and driven by Walter C. White, the son of the company's founder, the White Steamer competed in the 1905 American Elimination Trial and the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #3 Solved:Driver Arthur Chevrolet After His Marquette-Buick Broke Down in the 1910 Race
    Jan 19 2015

    Mystery Foto #3 Solved:Driver Arthur Chevrolet After His Marquette-Buick Broke Down in the 1910 Race

    This weekend's Mystery Foto showed the importance of the Vanderbilt Cup Races to the drivers of the era. (9 comments)


  • A 1913 Journey to Paris in an Alco Touring Car (Updated: January 19, 2015)
    Jan 17 2015

    A 1913 Journey to Paris in an Alco Touring Car (Updated: January 19, 2015)

    Paul Macone of Concord, Massachusetts has forwarded photos and information on an Alco touring car that his grandfather chauffeured around France in 1913. (6 comments)


  • Summary of Saturday Searches
    Jan 16 2015

    Summary of Saturday Searches

    A friend of Steve Lucas is looking for any information on this fob that his friend found in a "tray of junk at a yard sale". (4 comments)


  • Video of the Week: “What Stops Them (1935)”
    Jan 16 2015

    Video of the Week: “What Stops Them (1935)”

    A Clear Explanation Of Hydraulic Brakes And Of Their Use On The Modern Motorcar (1935). (0 comments)


  • Video: “The Ellison Avenue LIRR Bridge of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course”
    Jan 14 2015

    Video: “The Ellison Avenue LIRR Bridge of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course”

    The Velocity Channel's 2013 AmeriCARna "Vanderbilt Cup" episode focused on the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island and the Vanderbilt Cup trophy. This three-minute segment highlighted the Elllison Avenue LIRR Bridge on the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course and the creation of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (2 comments)


  • New Series:William S. Jackson’s “Memories of Henry Austin Clark: Capturing a Freya Radar Station”
    Jan 13 2015

    New Series:William S. Jackson’s “Memories of Henry Austin Clark: Capturing a Freya Radar Station”

    William S. Jackson, former editor of the AACA's Antique Automobile and the CCCA's Classic Car magazine, was a friend of Henry Austin Clark Jr. for 27 years. In response to a request from author Beverly Rae Kimes in 1996, William wrote an article "Henry Austin Clark, Jr. As I Remember Him". (1 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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