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  • Tucker Topics & AACA Museum Reflections:The Most Impactful Tucker People- The Mt. Rushmore of Tucker
    Aug 31 2019

    Tucker Topics & AACA Museum Reflections:The Most Impactful Tucker People- The Mt. Rushmore of Tucker

    In the combined summer 2019 issue of Tucker Topics and the AACA Museum Reflections magazine, Larry Clark names the Mt. Rushmore of the 50 "Most Impactful People." It is an honor that the Tucker 1044 team of Rob Ida, Sean Tucker, Mike Tucker, John Tucker Jr. and me were named to the Tucker 50. (4 comments)


  • Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction
    Aug 28 2019

    Video Update: Tucker 1052C: #52 of the 51 Tuckers Built Sold at Auburn Auction

    John Schuler's Tucker 1052C was auctioned for charity at no-reserve this Saturday at Worldwide Auctioneers in Auburn, Indiana. The sale benefited the Mayo Clinic Cancer Research. (6 comments)


  • Tucker 1044 Highlights from FunDay Monday at North Hempstead Beach Park
    Aug 27 2019

    Tucker 1044 Highlights from FunDay Monday at North Hempstead Beach Park

    Tucker 1044 participated in the 2019 FunDay Monday program held at at North Hempstead Beach Park. The Town's special salute to the Armed Forces features an annual antique car show hosted by the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America Queens Chapter. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Joe Tracy at the 1939 Automobile Old Timers Luncheon in NYC
    Aug 26 2019

    Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Joe Tracy at the 1939 Automobile Old Timers Luncheon in NYC

    The Helck Family Collection challenged you to find veteran Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Joe Tracy in this 1939 photo of "Old Timers". (7 comments)


  • Highlights from the Motor Parkway Field Trip to Bethpage
    Aug 24 2019

    Highlights from the Motor Parkway Field Trip to Bethpage

    Members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Central Park Historical Society had a wonderful time exploring the Bethpage section of the Motor Parkway today. Highlights included Bethpage memories and tales as told by Lenny Mulqueen, Paul Mering, Anne Albertson and Arthur Mauriello. (5 comments)


  • Update-Malverne Treasure #6: 1908 Survey of the Proposed Entrance to the Bethpage Lodge
    Aug 22 2019

    Update-Malverne Treasure #6: 1908 Survey of the Proposed Entrance to the Bethpage Lodge

    Over 300 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints, documents and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement in February 2017 are still being categorized, repaired and scanned. This July 8, 1908 Motor Parkway survey documented the "proposed entrance to parkway on property of William A. Finger at Junction of Manetto Hill Road and Round Swamp Road." (6 comments)


  • Field Trip to Explore the Bethpage Section of the Motor Parkway This Saturday Morning
    Aug 20 2019

    Field Trip to Explore the Bethpage Section of the Motor Parkway This Saturday Morning

    Inspired by Sammy & Dave Russo's exploration of the Bethpage section of our favorite historic parkway, the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society has joined forces with the Central Park Historical Society to organize a field trip at 10:00 am this Saturday. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Auto #33 Solved: George Barris’ 1963 Buick Villa Riviera
    Aug 19 2019

    Mystery Auto #33 Solved: George Barris’ 1963 Buick Villa Riviera

    A Rhode Island collector challenged you to identify his "Hollywood" star. (15 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Kolumn: Investigating a Lost Road in Bethpage
    Aug 17 2019

    Kleiner’s Kolumn: Investigating a Lost Road in Bethpage

    As a follow-up to the amazing discussion of the Bethpage section of the Monday Parkway, Art Kleiner has researched relevant surveys, maps and aerials in my collection and discovered these gems. (5 comments)


  • Audrain Exhibit Concept Car #2: 1951 Le Sabre-Harley Earl’s Jet Automobile
    Aug 14 2019

    Audrain Exhibit Concept Car #2: 1951 Le Sabre-Harley Earl’s Jet Automobile

    The second GM concept car from the current exhibit at the Audrain Automobile Museum in Newport is the 1951 Le Sabre. (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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