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  • The New Features of VanderbiltCupRaces.com
    May 15 2020

    The New Features of VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    Om March 8, 2020, VanderbiltCupRaces.com celebrated its 12th anniversary. Earlier this month, the website reach its "capacity" resulting in a six-hour shutdown. As a result, earlier this month an upgraded platform was required. In addition to preventing future shutdowns, here are some new website features. (3 comments)


  • Hotcars.com: 15 People Who Restored Classics They Found in Barns
    May 13 2020

    Hotcars.com: 15 People Who Restored Classics They Found in Barns

    James Jacobs has written an article on 15 people who "instead of selling them off, these people decided to keep their old barn finds for themselves, restoring them into gorgeous classics they can drive." Check out #14. (0 comments)


  • A Keystone View of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    May 12 2020

    A Keystone View of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Some of the best documentation of history from 1892 to 1963 was conducted by the photographers of the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Among Keystone's subjects were the Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island including this wonderful photo from the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (11 comments)


  • Virtual Meeting of the Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving Club & Chowder Society-with Donald Osborne,Keith Martin & Rupert Banner Today at Noon
    May 12 2020

    Virtual Meeting of the Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving Club & Chowder Society-with Donald Osborne,Keith Martin & Rupert Banner Today at Noon

    Join the Chowder Club today at Noon for a special Zoom meeting. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #19 Solved: The Republic Airport  in East Farmingdale in 1951
    May 11 2020

    Mystery Foto #19 Solved: The Republic Airport in East Farmingdale in 1951

    My Favorite Co-Author Al Velocci challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (7 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: From the Helck Family Collection: Al Poole Wins at Brighton Beach in 1910 with a Little Known Mechanic
    May 09 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: From the Helck Family Collection: Al Poole Wins at Brighton Beach in 1910 with a Little Known Mechanic

    Al Poole drove a Simplex to the winner's circle at Brighton Beach, New York in May of 1910. With co-driver Charles Basle they completed the 24-hour battle with 1,145 miles accumulated. (5 comments)


  • Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Grumman G-21 Goose “Duckling” (NC-1692) Owned by E. Roland Harriman
    May 05 2020

    Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Grumman G-21 Goose “Duckling” (NC-1692) Owned by E. Roland Harriman

    This week's Flying Boat/Seaplane is the Grumman G-21 Goose G-21 "Duckling" amphibian built by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation in Long Island's Bethpage for financier E. Roland Harriman. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #18 Solved : A Train Passing the Mineola LIRR  Motor Parkway Bridge Heading East
    May 04 2020

    Mystery Foto #18 Solved : A Train Passing the Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge Heading East

    Dave Morrison challenged Motor Parkway and LIRR fans to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (17 comments)


  • Today’s Classic Car Tribute Cruise to NUMC, East Meadow, 5:00 pm Monday, May 4, 2020
    May 04 2020

    Today’s Classic Car Tribute Cruise to NUMC, East Meadow, 5:00 pm Monday, May 4, 2020

    Art Kleiner documented today's Classic Car Tribute Cruise to NUMC. Congrats! (2 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: “Good Roads Magazine” - Motor Parkway Construction Details
    May 02 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: “Good Roads Magazine” - Motor Parkway Construction Details

    "Good Roads Magazine" began publishing in the 1890s and advocated for better roads and highways, initially for bicyclists and then for automobilists. Early on it was the official organ of the League of American Wheelmen. Issues in 1908 described the construction details of the Motor Parkway including banked roads, the clearing of trees with dynamite and reinforcement of the roadbed. (1 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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