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  • Hemmings: Ford designer Gale Halderman, the last of the original Mustang design team, dies
    Apr 30 2020

    Hemmings: Ford designer Gale Halderman, the last of the original Mustang design team, dies

    Automobile design icon Gale Halderman died at the age of 87 on April 29, 2020. It was an honor to meet Gale in 2018 at the AACA Museum and show him the 1963 Mustang III. (0 comments)


  • Sammy & Dave’s “Excellent 2020 Vanderbilt Day”: Scouting the South Side of Westbury Avenue in Mineola/Carle Place
    Apr 29 2020

    Sammy & Dave’s “Excellent 2020 Vanderbilt Day”: Scouting the South Side of Westbury Avenue in Mineola/Carle Place

    Not surprisingly, the planned  2020 adventures of Sammy and Dave Russo, our favorite Motor Parkway son and father exploring team, have been suspended.  However, Dave Russo was able to scout out  this Motor Parkway location for future exploration...hopefully this year. (4 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Maps - Part IV
    Apr 28 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Maps - Part IV

    Part IV in the map series includes maps primarily published in the touring guides of the Automobile Club of America (ACA). The ACA's publications were first named The Club Journal (approx. 1919+) and later Motor Travel (approx. 1916+). (12 comments)


  • Updated: Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Meadowbrook Polo Club Bridge over the Motor Parkway
    Apr 27 2020

    Updated: Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Meadowbrook Polo Club Bridge over the Motor Parkway

    Bill Cruickshank and Greg O. challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto taken by Bill's grandfather Otto McCamish. (37 comments)


  • Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Sikorsky S-42B Pan American Clipper III (NC-16736)
    Apr 25 2020

    Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Sikorsky S-42B Pan American Clipper III (NC-16736)

    This weekend's Flying Boat/Seaplane is the historic Pan American S-42B Clipper III, built by Sikorsky at Stratford, Connecticut and delivered in mid-1937.  (5 comments)


  • Update: From the Thayer Family Album: Four Photos of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Apr 22 2020

    Update: From the Thayer Family Album: Four Photos of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    I recently purchased these photos on Ebay originally from the Thayer Family with the caption "1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race". (6 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: Automotive Tests on the Motor Parkway
    Apr 21 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: Automotive Tests on the Motor Parkway

    The Motor Parkway was used by product manufacturers and engineers to test their products under true road like conditions. Many were related to safety devices and gasoline efficiency with results reported in various trade publications. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #16 Solved:  The Lakeville Road Entrance to the Great Neck Lodge in 1914
    Apr 20 2020

    Mystery Foto #16 Solved:  The Lakeville Road Entrance to the Great Neck Lodge in 1914

    Frank Femenias challenged you to solve one of my all-time favorite Mystery Fotos. (19 comments)


  • Greg O’s  Discovery #1: The McCamish Family Collection of Motor Parkway Photos: Meadow Brook Lodge
    Apr 18 2020

    Greg O’s Discovery #1: The McCamish Family Collection of Motor Parkway Photos: Meadow Brook Lodge

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Mystery Foto regular Greg O. (Oreiro) has discovered a new treasure trove of Long Island Motor Parkway photos from Bill Cruickshank, the grandson of toll collector Otto McCamish. (24 comments)


  • Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Short Brothers S-23 C Class Empire Caledonia (G-ADHM)
    Apr 18 2020

    Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Short Brothers S-23 C Class Empire Caledonia (G-ADHM)

    This weekend's flying boat/seaplane of the week is the historic Empire S-23 C-Class Caledonia (G-ADHM) built by the Short Brothers based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (0 comments)




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Apr 30 2026 Thanks for these maps.  In 1914 W. K. Vanderbilt Sr. commissioned a mansion, stables an garage at Jericho. It was called…

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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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