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  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #35: The “Meadowbrook” Bridge in East Meadow
    Aug 07 2013

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #35: The “Meadowbrook” Bridge in East Meadow

    The 35th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the "Meadowbrook" parkway bridge over Newbridge Avenue (Bellmore Road) in East Meadow. (1 comments)


  • In Search of Alcos #13: The 3 & 1/2 Ton Alco Truck at the Hayes Antique Truck Museum
    Aug 06 2013

    In Search of Alcos #13: The 3 & 1/2 Ton Alco Truck at the Hayes Antique Truck Museum

    Hayes Antique Truck Museum of Woodland, California has reported a 3 & 1/2 ton Alco truck in its collection. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Rust Heinz’ 1938 Phantom Corsair
    Aug 06 2013

    Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Rust Heinz’ 1938 Phantom Corsair

    Roger Patterson submitted this Mystery Foto of the one-of-one 1938 Phantom Corsair...considered by many experts to be the most futuristic car of the 1930s. (15 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for July 2013
    Aug 03 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for July 2013

    Highlights and a summary of the posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com during July 2013. (0 comments)


  • Alco Black Beast Upcoming 2014 Events
    Aug 01 2013

    Alco Black Beast Upcoming 2014 Events

    Hear the Alco Black Beast roar in 2014! (4 comments)


  • Updated: Long Island’s First Major Automobile Competition: The 1901 100-Mile Endurance Test
    Jul 30 2013

    Updated: Long Island’s First Major Automobile Competition: The 1901 100-Mile Endurance Test

    Three years before the first Vanderbilt Cup Race, the first major automobile competition on Long Island was a 100-year endurance test and a hill climb organized by the Long Island Automobile Club. (8 comments)


  • Then & Now: Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses
    Jul 30 2013

    Then & Now: Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

    This brief film shows the dramatic changes on Long Island over the last 100 years comparing sections of the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses (1904-1910) to recent views. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #26 Solved: George Robertson’s Accident During the 1906 American Trial
    Jul 29 2013

    Mystery Foto #26 Solved: George Robertson’s Accident During the 1906 American Trial

    This week's Mystery Foto comes from the collection of Paul Osika, one of my favorite Hershey vendors. (10 comments)


  • “Austie” Excerpts from “The Kingdom of the Kid: Growing Up in the Long-Lost Hamptons”
    Jul 27 2013

    “Austie” Excerpts from “The Kingdom of the Kid: Growing Up in the Long-Lost Hamptons”

    In his recent memoir "The Kingdom of the Kid" about growing up of the East End from 1967-1972, author Geoff Gehman has a chapter on Henry Austin Clark, Jr. (9 comments)


  • One of Yachting’s Dozen: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Alva
    Jul 24 2013

    One of Yachting’s Dozen: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Alva

    In 2011, the editors of Yachting magazine selected 12 "yachts that we love" including Willie K's yacht which he used for expeditions from 1931 to 1935. (13 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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