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  • Film “1957 Bridgehampton Race Circuit Inauguration”
    Jun 14 2025

    Film “1957 Bridgehampton Race Circuit Inauguration”

    As a follow-up to Bridgehampton Mystery Foto #33, Frank Femenias remembered this historic film first posted on the website on April 22, 2014. (5 comments)


  • Autoevolution: Pair of Two Tucker 48s Remind Us of Their Majesty at 2025’s Greenwich Concours d’Elegance
    Jun 11 2025

    Autoevolution: Pair of Two Tucker 48s Remind Us of Their Majesty at 2025’s Greenwich Concours d’Elegance

    Autoevolution.com has posted an article of the two Tuckers at the 2025 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. (0 comments)


  • Mystery  Foto  #33 Solved: Aerial of the Bridgehampton Race Circuit in 1957 and a very special Comment
    Jun 10 2025

    Mystery Foto #33 Solved: Aerial of the Bridgehampton Race Circuit in 1957 and a very special Comment

    Did you identify this mystery aerial? (33 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: The Vanderbilt Cup Races in the Media
    Jun 07 2025

    Kleiner’s Korner: The Vanderbilt Cup Races in the Media

    The Vanderbilt Cup Race Goes To The Movies (and more). (2 comments)


  • Long Island Press: Howard Kroplick for lifetime of community service
    Jun 07 2025

    Long Island Press: Howard Kroplick for lifetime of community service

    Roslyn NewsTimes and Long Island Press have posted an article on the Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society's honor for Howard Kroplick. (8 comments)


  • Tucker 1044 and Chrysler’s Chrysler are both winners at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance
    Jun 04 2025

    Tucker 1044 and Chrysler’s Chrysler are both winners at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance

    The prestigious two-day Greenwich Concours d'Elegance event saw wins for both Tucker 1044 (People's Choice) and Chrysler's Chrysler (Chief Judge's Award and Best in Show Runner-Up). (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Tucker 1044 in 1951
    Jun 03 2025

    Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Tucker 1044 in 1951

    Did you identify Tucker #1044 owned by Allen Rocco in 1951? (4 comments)


  • Rob Ida and his restored classics honored at the Greenwich Concours D’Elegance
    May 31 2025

    Rob Ida and his restored classics honored at the Greenwich Concours D’Elegance

    The 2025 Greenwich Concours D'Elegance honored our friend Rob Ida as its featured restorer. As part of this well-deserved honor, a special class "Custom Cars of Rob Ida" including Tucker 1044 and Tucker 1051 was highlighted at Saturday's Concours De Sport and tomorrow's Concours D'Elegance. (0 comments)


  • Tucker 1044 at the Peconic Bay Car Club’s 1st Annual Spring Dust Off & Blessing of the Cars Car Show in Riverhead
    May 28 2025

    Tucker 1044 at the Peconic Bay Car Club’s 1st Annual Spring Dust Off & Blessing of the Cars Car Show in Riverhead

    Tucker #1044 was awarded 'Best of Show-Post-World War' honors at the inaugural 1st Annual Spring Dust Off & Blessing of the Cars car show in Riverhead. (1 comments)


  • Friday Mystery Foto #31 Solved: An Antique Lithograph of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    May 27 2025

    Friday Mystery Foto #31 Solved: An Antique Lithograph of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Did you identify this antique lithograph? (5 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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