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  • Sam & Dave’s Excellent “Lost” Motor Parkway Adventure I: Clearview Expressway-Queens
    Nov 15 2016

    Sam & Dave’s Excellent “Lost” Motor Parkway Adventure I: Clearview Expressway-Queens

    On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Dave and his 11-year old son Sammy embarked on another bike adventure exploring lost and forgotten sections of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (13 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #46 Solved: The Dudgeon Steam Wagon- The Earliest Road Vehicle Ever Seen on Long Island
    Nov 14 2016

    Mystery Foto #46 Solved: The Dudgeon Steam Wagon- The Earliest Road Vehicle Ever Seen on Long Island

    Ian Zwerdling challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (12 comments)


  • Helck Family Collection: Old 16 on Display at the Henry Ford Museum in 1962
    Nov 12 2016

    Helck Family Collection: Old 16 on Display at the Henry Ford Museum in 1962

    Since 1997, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan has been the home of Old 16, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Thirty-Five years earlier, Old 16 made its first appearance at Henry Ford's 1962 sports car review exhibit. (4 comments)


  • Images of America Book: East Meadow by Scott Ackers
    Nov 11 2016

    Images of America Book: East Meadow by Scott Ackers

    Scott Eckers, author of Images of America: East Meadow, will have a book-signing on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the East Meadow Public Library, 1886 Front Street. I am pleased to have contributed nine images to Scott's outstanding book on my childhood village. (2 comments)


  • Willie K’s 1909 55-HP Mercedes that Toured From Tunisia to France
    Nov 09 2016

    Willie K’s 1909 55-HP Mercedes that Toured From Tunisia to France

    Tom Padilla is currently researching a 1913 accident witnessed by William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and looking for information on one of Willie K's cars. (1 comments)


  • Raiders of Lost Underpass
    Nov 08 2016

    Raiders of Lost Underpass

    Twenty-five members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and Motor Parkway East met up for an unofficial exploration of the newly discovered Union Turnpike/Motor Parkway Pedestrian Underpass last Saturday. (8 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #45 Solved: Frederick G. Bourne at the South Side Sportsman’s Club in a 1901 Winton
    Nov 07 2016

    Mystery Foto #45 Solved: Frederick G. Bourne at the South Side Sportsman’s Club in a 1901 Winton

    Philip Selvaggio challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (9 comments)


  • Presentation “The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island:The Role of Hicksville” on 11/22/16
    Nov 07 2016

    Presentation “The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island:The Role of Hicksville” on 11/22/16

    The program is sponsored by the Hicksville Historical Society. It will be held in the Community Room of the Hicksville Public Library located at 169 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville, NY on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. The presentation begins at 7:30 PM and is open to the public. (0 comments)


  • John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Massapequa Turn
    Nov 05 2016

    John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Massapequa Turn

    The fourth post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Album features photos of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races taken at the Masspaequa-Hicksville Turn in Plainedge. (2 comments)


  • Helck Family Collection: The 1894 Paris-Rouen Race- The First  “Road Wagon” Contest
    Nov 02 2016

    Helck Family Collection: The 1894 Paris-Rouen Race- The First “Road Wagon” Contest

    The first competition among motor vehicles is generally considered to be the 79-mile "race" from Paris to Rouen on July 22, 1894. Thanks to the the Helck Family Archives, the 21 participants (six steamers and 15 propelled by gasoline or petrol) in this historic contest are documented below. (2 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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