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  • Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series
    Jul 01 2025

    Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

    In a new mini-series of mystery photos, we are using photos and clues from the Reminisce book, 'Name That Car!' (9 comments)


  • It’s Official: The 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 accepted to the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Jul 01 2025

    It’s Official: The 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 accepted to the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    It's official! The Kroplick Collection's Duesenberg will make its concours debut at Pebble Beach in August! (2 comments)


  • Restoration Update #5: Pilot Test Drive of the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 (6/25/2025)
    Jun 28 2025

    Restoration Update #5: Pilot Test Drive of the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 (6/25/2025)

    The restoration of the 1930 Duesenberg is in its final days of its mechanical overhaul and gets its first drive under its own power in many years. (0 comments)


  • Update Sunday, 6/29/2025:  Rehab Update: Rehab at 90% Healing
    Jun 26 2025

    Update Sunday, 6/29/2025:  Rehab Update: Rehab at 90% Healing

    While on an early March vacation in the beautiful island of Dominica, I slipped entering a river boat and joined an exclusive club with Tiger Woods, Aaron Rodgers and Jayson Tatum with a ruptured Achilles tendon. (49 comments)


  • A Tour of Long Island Motor Parkway Sites
    Jun 25 2025

    A Tour of Long Island Motor Parkway Sites

    Earlier in the month, Long Island transplants Richard Salamon and Frank Teracino took a tour of Long Island Motor Parkway sites of their former home of Long Island. (2 comments)


  •  Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway’s General Manager’s Office in Garden City
    Jun 23 2025

    Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway’s General Manager’s Office in Garden City

    Did you identify these Mystery blueprints? Two new hints provided. (7 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (June, 1925)
    Jun 21 2025

    Kleiner’s Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (June, 1925)

    Summer will soon be here (actually as I write this its the first day) and here's what was hot on our favorite roadway a hundred years ago! (0 comments)


  • Song of the Week: “Waterloo” by Dana Kyle Kroplick
    Jun 20 2025

    Song of the Week: “Waterloo” by Dana Kyle Kroplick

    Here is the second single by my talented daughter Dana Kyle Kroplick. (2 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Billy Joel’s Long Island Tour
    Jun 18 2025

    Video of the Week: Billy Joel’s Long Island Tour

    A tour of Long Island through Billy Joel songs (0 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved : A Guard on the Indianapolis Speedway Track in August 1909
    Jun 17 2025

    Mystery Friday Foto #34 Solved : A Guard on the Indianapolis Speedway Track in August 1909

    Did you identify this stereoscopic image? (8 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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