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  • Art Kleiner’s Exploration #4:  The Motor Parkway in the Five Towns College Area in Dix Hills
    Jan 18 2012

    Art Kleiner’s Exploration #4:  The Motor Parkway in the Five Towns College Area in Dix Hills

    Last month, Art Kleiner and two members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society went on another exploration for the ruins and remnants of our favorite historic road. This is Art's report as documented on Art's Long Island Motor Parkway Site . (3 comments)


  • Classic Photos of “Old 16” Locomobile
    Jan 17 2012

    Classic Photos of “Old 16” Locomobile

    The most photographed car in all the Vanderbilt Cup Races was the 1908 winner "Old 16" Locomobile. Among my collection of over 250 "Old 16" images, these are ten of my favorites taken during the race: (0 comments)


  • Jan 16 2012

    Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society

    Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: October 31, 2011): (2 comments)


  • Race Profile: The Vanderbilt Cup Race  Heads to Savannah in 1911
    Jan 16 2012

    Race Profile: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Heads to Savannah in 1911

    Racing returned to Savannah in November, 1911. The Vanderbilt Cup and the Grand Prize were to be held within three days of each other. Savannah welcomed the racers, holding lavish parties and improving the circuit that AAA’s Fred Wagner called, “the finest road course in the world.” (0 comments)


  • Jan 16 2012

    Long Island Car Club Directory- Sorted by Type

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  • The Alco Black Beast 2012 Event Schedule
    Jan 16 2012

    The Alco Black Beast 2012 Event Schedule

    The Alco "Black Beast" is scheduled to participate in the following 2012 events: (2 comments)


  • 1909 Massapequa Sweepstakes Results
    Jan 16 2012

    1909 Massapequa Sweepstakes Results

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  • Jan 15 2012

    Blog Archives: 2012

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  • Then & Now: A Hidden Section of the Motor Parkway in Western Suffolk
    Jan 14 2012

    Then & Now: A Hidden Section of the Motor Parkway in Western Suffolk

    A rarely seen section of the Motor Parkway in western Suffolk County has been rediscovered. Check out the Then & Now: (8 comments)


  • The Mulford Special: “A Roadster That Saved a City”
    Jan 13 2012

    The Mulford Special: “A Roadster That Saved a City”

    Five years ago Wendell McCrady Jr. purchased a unique roadster that most believed no longer existed. The Mulford Special car was one of seven prototypes built by Ralph Mulford, veteran of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race and ten Indy 500 Races (1911-1922). The roadster was highlighted in the May 27, 2011 issue of the New York Times: (1 comments)




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