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  • An Invitation to Be Part of History at the US Merchant Marine Academy on Sunday, May 17, 2015
    Apr 29 2015

    An Invitation to Be Part of History at the US Merchant Marine Academy on Sunday, May 17, 2015

    Midshipman Paul Styx, Kings Point Auto Club President, has provided the following invitation for you to participate in the Regimental Activities NAFI Auto Show on Sunday, May 17, 2015. (1 comments)


  • Newsday: Taking A Ride Through Time: Drivers Retrace LI Motor Parkway
    Apr 28 2015

    Newsday: Taking A Ride Through Time: Drivers Retrace LI Motor Parkway

    Newsday reporter Scott Eidler covered the "Sunday Drive" on the Motor Parkway from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Garden City Hotel Being Demolished in 1973
    Apr 27 2015

    Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Garden City Hotel Being Demolished in 1973

    This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a very sad moment for a historic Long Island building courtesy of the Garden City Archives. (25 comments)


  • Be Part of History When Chrysler’s Chrysler Returns to Its Kings Point Home on Sunday, May 17, 2015
    Apr 25 2015

    Be Part of History When Chrysler’s Chrysler Returns to Its Kings Point Home on Sunday, May 17, 2015

    Regimental Activities NAFI proudly announces the very first "Auto Show at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy" on Sunday May 17, 2015 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The car show will mark the first time in over 55 years that Walter and Della Chrysler's Chrysler returns to its original Kings Point home. (1 comments)


  • New Series: An Insider’s Look into the Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma Part I.
    Apr 23 2015

    New Series: An Insider’s Look into the Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma Part I.

    Bob DeStefani and his family lived at the Eastern Terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma. In a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com series, Bob provides an "insider's look" into the Petit Trianon and Motor Parkway adventures with his friends. (7 comments)


  • Latest Update: The 4th Annual Motor Parkway “Sunday Drive” to Lake Ronkonkoma
    Apr 21 2015

    Latest Update: The 4th Annual Motor Parkway “Sunday Drive” to Lake Ronkonkoma

    Ellyn Okvist has provided this update on the upcoming "Motor Parkway Sunday Drive" from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #16 Solved Again: Ralph Beardsley’s Simplex Practicing for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Apr 20 2015

    Mystery Foto #16 Solved Again: Ralph Beardsley’s Simplex Practicing for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Chuck Rudy Jr. challenged you to identify this photo which he recently obtained. (8 comments)


  • Video: 1964-1/2 Ford Mustang III “Shorty” Factory Prototype
    Apr 18 2015

    Video: 1964-1/2 Ford Mustang III “Shorty” Factory Prototype

    This three-minute video produced by Auctions America describes the history of the 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang III "Shorty" Factory Prototype which was sold on March 28, 2015. (3 comments)


  • Smiles & Thumbs Ups for the Black Beast at Empire Galaxie Club’s 9th Annual Spring Breakout Cruise
    Apr 15 2015

    Smiles & Thumbs Ups for the Black Beast at Empire Galaxie Club’s 9th Annual Spring Breakout Cruise

    The Alco Black Beast participated in last Sunday's Empire Galaxie Club's 9th Annual Spring Breakout Cruise with a demonstration and display at the "pit stop" in Riverhead.. (0 comments)


  • Motor Trend May 1965: The Star of the Greenfield Village Exhibition of Sports Cars
    Apr 14 2015

    Motor Trend May 1965: The Star of the Greenfield Village Exhibition of Sports Cars

    The first national exposure of the Mustang "Shorty" was the May 1965 Motor Trend article "Village Car Show" on a sports car exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum in Greenfield Village. (0 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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