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  • 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)


  • Greg O’s Garage; A New Series From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #1: 1925 Forostovsky-Bignan
    Apr 22 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; A New Series From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #1: 1925 Forostovsky-Bignan

    A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection. (6 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 1)
    Apr 19 2023

    Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 1)

    A visit back to Long Island this month (April, 2023) provided me the opportunity to visit some of my favorite Motor Parkway locations. (9 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s 1955 Automobile Auction Part 2
    Apr 18 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s 1955 Automobile Auction Part 2

    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. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved: The Newbridge Road Motor Parkway Bridge Under Construction in 1908
    Apr 17 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved: The Newbridge Road Motor Parkway Bridge Under Construction in 1908

    Al Velocci challenged you with this weekend's photo. (12 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s 1955 Automobile Auction Part 1
    Apr 15 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s 1955 Automobile Auction Part 1

    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. (3 comments)


  • Hemmings: How to Attract 100,000 Visitors During a Car Museum’s First Year
    Apr 12 2023

    Hemmings: How to Attract 100,000 Visitors During a Car Museum’s First Year

    Hemmings has posted an article on the Savoy Automobile Museum with a shout-out to Tucker 1044. (2 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.

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