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  • Mystery Foto #69 Solved: The Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge over Colonial Springs Road
    May 26 2014

    Mystery Foto #69 Solved: The Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge over Colonial Springs Road

    Steve Lucas forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto. (10 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle X: Countdown to Pebble Beach-Three Months
    May 23 2014

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle X: Countdown to Pebble Beach-Three Months

    The tenth Chrysler's Chrysler Chronicle article highlights the progress made by May 14, 2014, almost three months away from its debut at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. (15 comments)


  • Los Angeles Times: “At Indy course, vintage race cars take you on a roll down memory lane”
    May 21 2014

    Los Angeles Times: “At Indy course, vintage race cars take you on a roll down memory lane”

    The Los Angeles Times published an article on the first Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational to be held on June 6-8, 2014 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (3 comments)


  • Jaguars Visit the Black Beast
    May 20 2014

    Jaguars Visit the Black Beast

    Over forty members of the Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island and the MG Club took a cruise last Sunday to the Black Beast Garage at Waterfront at Roslyn. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #68 Solved: A Motor Parkway Culvert in the Hempstead Plains (Levittown)
    May 19 2014

    Mystery Foto #68 Solved: A Motor Parkway Culvert in the Hempstead Plains (Levittown)

    Ernie Murphy forwarded this Mystery Friday Foto of a Motor Parkway structure in the heart of Levittown. The photo is courtesy of Tim Lavey. (19 comments)


  • Book “North Hempstead” Reviewed on Amazon.com
    May 18 2014

    Book “North Hempstead” Reviewed on Amazon.com

    D. Lees has reviewed the Arcadia book "North Hempstead" on Amazon.com. (0 comments)


  • The Largest Newspaper Photo Ever Published in 1906- The Checkered Flag Finish of Louis Wagner
    May 17 2014

    The Largest Newspaper Photo Ever Published in 1906- The Checkered Flag Finish of Louis Wagner

    On October 14, 1906, the New York Times published a photo of the finish of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #46: Nibbe Farmway Bridge in Bethpage
    May 14 2014

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #46: Nibbe Farmway Bridge in Bethpage

    The 46th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Nibbe Farmway Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). (2 comments)


  • WCBS Newsradio 880:“Mustangs Return to World’s Fair to Celebrate 50 Years”
    May 13 2014

    WCBS Newsradio 880:“Mustangs Return to World’s Fair to Celebrate 50 Years”

    On April 17, 2014, Ford executives and 94 Mustangs, including my 1966 Shelby Mustang GT-350H, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Mustang at the site of the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #67 Solved: The First East-West Transatlantic Flyers Arrive in NYC in a 1928 Chrysler
    May 12 2014

    Mystery Foto #67 Solved: The First East-West Transatlantic Flyers Arrive in NYC in a 1928 Chrysler

    My favorite co-author Al Velocci forwarded this week's Mystery Foto from the Peter Kanze collection. (18 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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