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  • Saturday Search Findings: Walter Chrysler’s Chrysler Fire Truck (Updated: 12/25/14)
    Dec 06 2014

    Saturday Search Findings: Walter Chrysler’s Chrysler Fire Truck (Updated: 12/25/14)

    Search:The 1927 Chrysler fire truck donated by Walter P. Chrysler. Submitted by Ed Jutson. Posted on 12/19/2014. (2 comments)


  • The 1929 Long Island Motor Parkway Brochure and Map
    Dec 03 2014

    The 1929 Long Island Motor Parkway Brochure and Map

    After the Motor Parkway was extended to Nassau Boulevard in 1928, the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. published this brochure and map promoting the "45 miles of fine, fast, private right of way". (8 comments)


  • A 1923 Property Map of Nassau County Highlighting the Motor Parkway
    Dec 02 2014

    A 1923 Property Map of Nassau County Highlighting the Motor Parkway

    This unique 1923 map featured the property owners of Nassau County. (9 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #96 Solved: Willie K. at the 1903 Eagle Rock Hill Climb in his Mors
    Dec 02 2014

    Mystery Foto #96 Solved: Willie K. at the 1903 Eagle Rock Hill Climb in his Mors

    This holiday weekend's Mystery Foto was taken many years ago on Thanksgiving. (7 comments)


  • Memories of the Long Island Old Car Club and the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Nov 29 2014

    Memories of the Long Island Old Car Club and the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Walter Gosden provides this first post of a series on the Long Island Old Car Club and its celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (2 comments)


  • Then & Now: Chrysler’s Chrysler
    Nov 25 2014

    Then & Now: Chrysler’s Chrysler

    In restoring the 1937 Chrysler Imperial C-15 LeBaron Town Car, we were fortunate to have discovered original factory photos. Here are the "Then" 1937 photos in comparison with "Now" 2014 images. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #95 Solved: Louis Chevrolet and Joe Nelson Preparing for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Nov 24 2014

    Mystery Foto #95 Solved: Louis Chevrolet and Joe Nelson Preparing for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    This weekend's Mystery Foto was courtesy of the Detroit Public Library Digital Collections. (19 comments)


  • Favorite Website: A Treasure of 34,407 Automotive Photos Posted Online
    Nov 22 2014

    Favorite Website: A Treasure of 34,407 Automotive Photos Posted Online

    The Detroit Public Library has posted 34,407 photos from their National Automotive Collection. (8 comments)


  • An Amazing Evening: “A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and the Long Island Automotive Museum”
    Nov 21 2014

    An Amazing Evening: “A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and the Long Island Automotive Museum”

    It was truly an unforgettable evening last night with 118 people paying tribute to automotive icon Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and his Long Island Automotive Museum at Bethpage Public Library. (9 comments)


  • Film of the Week: The 1990 Testimonial Dinner for Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
    Nov 19 2014

    Film of the Week: The 1990 Testimonial Dinner for Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

    On November 10, 1990, over 75 friends and family gathered to honor automotive collector and historian Henry Austin Clark Jr. at Harvey's Chelsea Restaurant. (2 comments)




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Apr 30 2026 Thanks for these maps.  In 1914 W. K. Vanderbilt Sr. commissioned a mansion, stables an garage at Jericho. It was called…

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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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