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  • Update: Sad News: Steve Linden, collectible car expert, Classic Car Doctor columnist, dies at 65
    May 09 2023

    Update: Sad News: Steve Linden, collectible car expert, Classic Car Doctor columnist, dies at 65

    The collectible car community has lost a good friend. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #18 Solved: Herb Lytle winning the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
    May 08 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #18 Solved: Herb Lytle winning the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

    Did you identify this weekend's mystery racer? (4 comments)


  • Ford.com: Falcon vs Ferrari? Yes!- The Holman-Moody Challenger III
    May 06 2023

    Ford.com: Falcon vs Ferrari? Yes!- The Holman-Moody Challenger III

    Ford Motor Company has posted this comprehensive article on the Challenger III on their Ford Performance website. (1 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Memories Classic Car Show-Family Day, Williston Park, NY rescheduled for this Sunday
    May 03 2023

    Long Island Motor Parkway Memories Classic Car Show-Family Day, Williston Park, NY rescheduled for this Sunday

    The Long Island Motor Parkway Memories Classic Car Show-Family Day is back on for this Sunday. (0 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #2-1920s Rumpler
    May 02 2023

    Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #2-1920s Rumpler

    A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved:  The Gordon Bennett Cup
    May 01 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved:  The Gordon Bennett Cup

    Hungarian F1 journalist Károly Méhes challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery trophy. (10 comments)


  • Sportshistoryweekly.com: Recalling Long Island’s Vanderbilt Cup Races A vintage car collector preserves a bygone era
    Apr 29 2023

    Sportshistoryweekly.com: Recalling Long Island’s Vanderbilt Cup Races A vintage car collector preserves a bygone era

    Gill Schor, publisher of Sport History Magazine, paid a visit to Waterfront at Roslyn last week to discuss the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (4 comments)


  • The Femenias Report: Repaving of the Motor Parkway In Alley Pond and Cunningham Park
    Apr 26 2023

    The Femenias Report: Repaving of the Motor Parkway In Alley Pond and Cunningham Park

    Reporter Frank Femenias has documented the status of the repaving of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway section of the Motor Parkway. (4 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr’s 1955 Automobile Auction PART 3
    Apr 25 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr’s 1955 Automobile Auction PART 3

    A three-part series of the automobiles Henry Austin Clark, Jr. auctioned off after the closing of the Carnival of Cars in New York City in 1955 (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #16 likely solved: A section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course near Wantagh Avenue
    Apr 24 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #16 likely solved: A section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course near Wantagh Avenue

    Frank Femenias challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (4 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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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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