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  • Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous Maps of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
    Oct 04 2023

    Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous Maps of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

    Maps were created for businesses that often times included or referenced the Motor Parkway. (5 comments)


  • Highlights from the 2023 Tobay Beach Fall Car Show
    Oct 03 2023

    Highlights from the 2023 Tobay Beach Fall Car Show

    A beautiful day at the Tobay Beach Car Show with Tucker 1044. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #39  Solved: A successful 1951 Fairchild aerial over Lake Success
    Oct 02 2023

    Mystery Foto #39 Solved: A successful 1951 Fairchild aerial over Lake Success

    Did you identify this Fairchild mystery aerial? (13 comments)


  • The InstaGRAM Report: Peter Helck Vanderbilt Cup Race Paintings, Part One
    Sep 30 2023

    The InstaGRAM Report: Peter Helck Vanderbilt Cup Race Paintings, Part One

    An up-close look into Peter Helck's Vanderbilt Cup artwork (2 comments)


  • The 1906 #1 Locomobile in the AACA’s Antique Automobile Magazine
    Sep 26 2023

    The 1906 #1 Locomobile in the AACA’s Antique Automobile Magazine

    The 1906 #1 Locomobile is featured on the cover of recent AACA's Antique Automobile Magazine with images courtesy of VanderbilCupRaces.com . (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #38 Solved:  A 1951 aerial of  the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadow, Queens
    Sep 25 2023

    Mystery Foto #38 Solved:  A 1951 aerial of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadow, Queens

    Frank Femenias challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (25 comments)


  • The Alco Black Beast will challenge the Port Jefferson Hill again next Saturday
    Sep 23 2023

    The Alco Black Beast will challenge the Port Jefferson Hill again next Saturday

    Due to the rainy weather today, the 2023 Port Jefferson Hill Climb has been postponed to next Saturday, September 30, 2023. The good news is the Alco Black Beast will challenge the mighty hill for the fourth time. (9 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: Assorted Maps of the Motor Parkway
    Sep 20 2023

    Kleiner’s Korner: Assorted Maps of the Motor Parkway

    Following up on my previous post concerning maps showing the Motor Parkway produced by the NY Daily News here are numerous others by various publications. (6 comments)


  • The Mustang III “Shorty’ Prototype to Attend The Bridge VII Concours in Bridgehampton This Saturday
    Sep 19 2023

    The Mustang III “Shorty’ Prototype to Attend The Bridge VII Concours in Bridgehampton This Saturday

    The Mustang III prototype has been invited to The Bridge (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #37 Solved: #9 50-HP Christie Touring Car at the Hairpin Turn during the 1906 American Elimination Trial
    Sep 18 2023

    Mystery Foto #37 Solved: #9 50-HP Christie Touring Car at the Hairpin Turn during the 1906 American Elimination Trial

    A racer at speed (7 comments)




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Apr 25 2026 Thanks for sharing!  Very informative.

Apr 23 2026 Amazing job on the video Craig and Florence!

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