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Jun 15 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The first Automobile Publication; The Horseless Age Part 3

A new series of posts examining the first automotive publication, The Horseless Age (2 comments)

Jun 13 2022
Update: Sad news- The loss of a hero- Dr. Fred Simeone

As reported on the Simeone Automobile Museum website, the legendary Dr. Fred Simeone has died at the age of 86 last Saturday. We all have lost a great friend and true gentleman. (5 comments)

Jun 11 2022
1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler included in Matthew Kilkenny’s new book “Detroit Steel Artists”

Chrysler's Chrysler is one of the classic automobiles included in "Detroit Steel Artists- How Edsel Ford, Ray Dietrich, Tom Hibbard, and Ralph Roberts Turned Motor City into a Styling Mecca Before Harley Earl." (1 comments)

Jun 08 2022
Highlights from the Old Westbury Gardens Car Show

The 1962 Holman-Moody Challenger III and 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car were crowd-pleasers at the beautiful Old Westbury Gardens Car Show. (8 comments)

Jun 07 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Preparing the Horse for the Automobile (Part 2)

As the automobile grew in popularity in the early 1900s, the problem arose of how could a horse and the auto safely coexist. Numerous articles described methods to harness (no pun intended) the danger that posed both animal and machine (and humans too). (5 comments)

Jun 06 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #23 Solved: A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR W196S on top of the Mercedes-Benz “Blue Wonder” hauler

The Walter McCarthy Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery autos. The photo was originally in the collection of Henry Austin Clark, Jr. (16 comments)

Jun 04 2022
The fine art of Jerry Keefer: The 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III

Jerry Keefer, one of the premiere automotive photographic artists in the world, has followed-up his 2019 documentation of Tucker 1044 with these amazing images of the 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III. (0 comments)

Jun 01 2022
Updated with a film: Ford Custom Car Caravan (1962-1966)

Under the leadership of Ford Special Projects Division, the Ford Division conceived the Ford Custom Car Caravan in 1962 to create and campaign customized and performance-themed Fords to the youth market throughout the United States. (1 comments)

May 31 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The first Automobile Publication; The Horseless Age Part 2

A new series of posts examining the first automotive publication, The Horseless Age (3 comments)

May 30 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #22 Solved: The Powell Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Bethpage under construction circa July/August 1908

Garden City Archives challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (5 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.