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  • LUCASFILM Celebrates 35 Years of TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM
    Oct 11 2023

    LUCASFILM Celebrates 35 Years of TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM

    The true-life story of a rebellious innovator is a LUCASFILM classic (2 comments)


  • The 115th Anniversary of the Opening of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
    Oct 10 2023

    The 115th Anniversary of the Opening of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

    Today we celebrated the 115th anniversary of our favorite racetrack and parkway. (1 comments)


  • Mystery  Foto #40 Solved: The G21 Stoddard-Dayton during the Garden City Sweepstakes at the Bethpage Curve
    Oct 09 2023

    Mystery Foto #40 Solved: The G21 Stoddard-Dayton during the Garden City Sweepstakes at the Bethpage Curve

    Did you identify this racer on the course? (5 comments)


  • Vanderbilia at the 2023 RM Sotheby’s Auction in Hershey, Pennsylvania
    Oct 07 2023

    Vanderbilia at the 2023 RM Sotheby’s Auction in Hershey, Pennsylvania

    The auction block saw many Vanderbilt Cup Race rarities up for auction last Friday in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (1 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous Maps of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
    Oct 04 2023

    Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous Maps of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

    Maps were created for businesses that often times included or referenced the Motor Parkway. (5 comments)


  • Highlights from the 2023 Tobay Beach Fall Car Show
    Oct 03 2023

    Highlights from the 2023 Tobay Beach Fall Car Show

    A beautiful day at the Tobay Beach Car Show with Tucker 1044. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #39  Solved: A successful 1951 Fairchild aerial over Lake Success
    Oct 02 2023

    Mystery Foto #39 Solved: A successful 1951 Fairchild aerial over Lake Success

    Did you identify this Fairchild mystery aerial? (13 comments)


  • The InstaGRAM Report: Peter Helck Vanderbilt Cup Race Paintings, Part One
    Sep 30 2023

    The InstaGRAM Report: Peter Helck Vanderbilt Cup Race Paintings, Part One

    An up-close look into Peter Helck's Vanderbilt Cup artwork (2 comments)


  • The 1906 #1 Locomobile in the AACA’s Antique Automobile Magazine
    Sep 26 2023

    The 1906 #1 Locomobile in the AACA’s Antique Automobile Magazine

    The 1906 #1 Locomobile is featured on the cover of recent AACA's Antique Automobile Magazine with images courtesy of VanderbilCupRaces.com . (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #38 Solved:  A 1951 aerial of  the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadow, Queens
    Sep 25 2023

    Mystery Foto #38 Solved:  A 1951 aerial of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadow, Queens

    Frank Femenias challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (25 comments)




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Apr 11 2026 Thanks for sharing, Greg.  Interesting historical view of the living quarters of a Vanderbilt socialite.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Part of the acreage was used for a cemetery.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Point made. Many thanks for your reply.

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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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