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  • Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: Henry Austin Clark, Jr. visiting Lynhurst in Tarrytown  in his 1912 Simplex Toy Tonneau in1970
    Feb 07 2022

    Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: Henry Austin Clark, Jr. visiting Lynhurst in Tarrytown in his 1912 Simplex Toy Tonneau in1970

    Gary Hammond challenged you to solve last weekend's Mystery Foto. (28 comments)


  • Vintage Motorsport: Candid Cameras- The story behind Nathan Lazarnick and F. Ed Spooner
    Feb 05 2022

    Vintage Motorsport: Candid Cameras- The story behind Nathan Lazarnick and F. Ed Spooner

    Nathan Lazarnick and Ed Spooner and their associates were the great photographers of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. In the July/August issue of Vintage Motorsport, Charles B. Camp documented "the flash in the pan twins." (3 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Gararageinsidertv.com- Rob Ida tells the inside story behind Tucker 1044  and the Holman-Moody Challenger III
    Feb 05 2022

    Video of the Week: Gararageinsidertv.com- Rob Ida tells the inside story behind Tucker 1044 and the Holman-Moody Challenger III

    Garargeinsidertv.com recently interviewed Rob Ida on his favorite automobiles worked on in his shop including Tucker 1044 and the Holman--Moody Challenger III. (1 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: Dean Alvord’s Florida mansion is for sale
    Feb 02 2022

    Greg O’s Garage: Dean Alvord’s Florida mansion is for sale

    Dean Alvord, master NY developer and neighborhood planner's Florida estate just went on the market. (0 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: The Courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races (in French)
    Feb 01 2022

    Kleiner’s Korner: The Courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races (in French)

    I recently came across a book in Howard's collection titled "L'Historique de la Course Automobile 1894-1978" which detailed every major automobile race since 1894. The book was in French and contained drawings depicting the courses of many of the races it discussed. Here are the courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #5 Solved: A 1930’s view of the Motor Parkway area around Merrick Avenue in Westbury and East Meadow
    Jan 31 2022

    Mystery Friday Foto #5 Solved: A 1930’s view of the Motor Parkway area around Merrick Avenue in Westbury and East Meadow

    Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (42 comments)


  • “Talk with the Tuckers” sells out at the new Savoy Automobile Museum  in Cartersville, Georgia
    Jan 29 2022

    “Talk with the Tuckers” sells out at the new Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia

    The first programming event "Catching Dreams with the Tuckers" at the new Savoy Automobile Museum was sold out today. Mike Tucker has forwarded these photos taken by his son Ty. (2 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner:  Part 3: The Vanderbilt (George) Connection and the Rise of the Automobile in my New Home State - North Carolina
    Jan 26 2022

    Kleiner’s Korner:  Part 3: The Vanderbilt (George) Connection and the Rise of the Automobile in my New Home State - North Carolina

    Part 3 of this 5 part series explores the acquisition of land in western North Carolina by Willie K's. uncle, George Washington Vanderbilt II, and the building of Biltmore, the largest private residence in the United States. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #4 Solved: The family of William Cullen Bryant of Roslyn Harbor watching  the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Jericho
    Jan 24 2022

    Mystery Foto #4 Solved: The family of William Cullen Bryant of Roslyn Harbor watching the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Jericho

    Did you identify this weekend's challenging Mystery Foto? (5 comments)


  • Sports Illustrated, November 10, 1962: Ford’s Big Plunge into Racing
    Jan 22 2022

    Sports Illustrated, November 10, 1962: Ford’s Big Plunge into Racing

    One of the earliest mentions of the 1962 Holman-Moody Challenger III was this 1962 issue of Sport Illustrated. (1 comments)




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Apr 26 2026 Fascinating historical thread supported by clear graphics of primary sources. First-rate historiography! A pleasure to read.

Apr 26 2026 Excellent video. So glad to see this historical treasure being preserved.

Apr 25 2026 Thanks for sharing!  Very informative.

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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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