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  • Mystery Foto #15 Revealed: Emanuel Cedrino & His Wife Preparing  for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Apr 13 2015

    Mystery Foto #15 Revealed: Emanuel Cedrino & His Wife Preparing for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a unique Vanderbilt Cup Race team. (12 comments)


  • New Series: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” I: Queens
    Apr 11 2015

    New Series: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” I: Queens

    On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sammy experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the first of a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com series, here is Dave and Sammy's wonderful story and photos of the Queens section of their "Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure." (6 comments)


  • The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: The Elusive #13 & #14 Huntington Lodges in Melville
    Apr 08 2015

    The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: The Elusive #13 & #14 Huntington Lodges in Melville

    Going west to east, the 13th and 14th Motor Parkway toll collection structures was the Huntington Lodge, located 300-feet east of Broad Hollow Road in Melville and south of the Motor Parkway. (2 comments)


  • Smiles & Thumbs Ups for the Black Beast at the 60th Annual Easter Vintage Car Parade in Garden City
    Apr 07 2015

    Smiles & Thumbs Ups for the Black Beast at the 60th Annual Easter Vintage Car Parade in Garden City

    It was a wonderful Easter parade in Garden City last Sunday as the Alco Black Beast once again generated smiles and thumbs ups. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #14 Solved:Clarence D. Chamberlin Taking Off from Stewart Avenue in 1928
    Apr 07 2015

    Mystery Friday Foto #14 Solved:Clarence D. Chamberlin Taking Off from Stewart Avenue in 1928

    Bill Bellmer really challenged you with this Mystery Foto from the Garden City Archives. (12 comments)


  • The 2014 Ford Employee PDC Car and Truck Show: Three Mustang Prototypes Together for the First Time
    Apr 04 2015

    The 2014 Ford Employee PDC Car and Truck Show: Three Mustang Prototypes Together for the First Time

    For over 20 years, Ford employees and retirees have proudly displayed their favorite automobiles at the Annual Ford Employee Product Development Center Car and Truck Show on the PDC grounds in Dearborn, Michigan (1 comments)


  • Guitar Aficionado: “American Icons: Custom Guitars Meet Classic Cars at Long Island’s Music Zoo”
    Apr 01 2015

    Guitar Aficionado: “American Icons: Custom Guitars Meet Classic Cars at Long Island’s Music Zoo”

    The March/April 2015 issue of Guitar Aficionado is a special Motoring Issue featuring an article on Roslyn's Music Zoo and several of the classic cars stored at the Waterfront at Roslyn. (0 comments)


  • Ford.com: “The Tale of the Printer and the Two-Seat “Shorty” Ford Mustang”
    Mar 31 2015

    Ford.com: “The Tale of the Printer and the Two-Seat “Shorty” Ford Mustang”

    The Ford Media Center posted this article in July 2014 on the 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang III "Shorty" Prototype. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #13 Solved: New York Supreme Court Justice Wilmot Moses Smith (1852-1906)
    Mar 30 2015

    Mystery Foto #13 Solved: New York Supreme Court Justice Wilmot Moses Smith (1852-1906)

    Steve Lucas challenged you to identify this prominent Patchogue resident who has been judged to have had a major impact on the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (9 comments)


  • 1963 Ford Mustang III 2-Seater Concept Show Car Finds a New Home on Long Island
    Mar 28 2015

    1963 Ford Mustang III 2-Seater Concept Show Car Finds a New Home on Long Island

    A unique and historically important 1963 Ford Mustang III concept show car, affectionately known as the “Shorty” Mustang, was sold yesterday to a well-known Long Island car enthusiast at Auctions America in Fort Lauderdale. (24 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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