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Dec 05 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #49 Solved:The 1958 Airplane/Three Car Crash on the Southern State Parkway

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (27 comments)

Dec 03 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Velocci Papers Part 1 - The Motor Parkway “National Advertising Mart”

Thanks to Al Velocci various documents pertaining to the Motor Parkway have become public. I term these the "Velocci Papers" with the first installment named "The National Advertising Mart". (4 comments)

Dec 02 2022
Video of the Week: The Vanderbilt Museum presents Moments in History: The Alva, A Ship for Seven Seas

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum created this 4-minute video on Alva, Willie K's largest yacht. (3 comments)

Nov 30 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Long Island Motor Parkway Plates mounted on vehicles

Here are several of the only known photos of the Long Island Motor Parkway license plates mounted on vehicles. (4 comments)

Nov 29 2022
The “Fast Brass” exhibit at the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia Part II

The wonderful Savoy Automobile Museum has forwarded information and images of their current "Fast Brass" exhibit which includes the Alco Black Beast. The exhibit runs through January 29, 2023. (0 comments)

Nov 29 2022
Database of the 97 known Long Island Motor Parkway License Plates- Updated: 3/15/2024

Among the most sought-after pieces of Vanderbilia are the porcelain Motor Parkway license plates. From 1912 to 1937, an estimated 7,400 Long Island Motor Parkway license plates were manufactured including 6,700 regular plates and 700 golf club plates. (4 comments)

Nov 28 2022
Update: Mystery Friday Foto #48 Solved: The 1901 Riker Torpedo setting the one-mile land speed record for electrics in Coney Island

Did you identify this photo from November 16,1901? (15 comments)

Nov 26 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The 1st Automobile on the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

Which car had the honor of being the first on the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race course? (4 comments)

Nov 22 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Newly Discovered 1919 Blueprints of Camp Mills in Garden City

Long Island contractor Roy Knoernschild has once again generously donated more survey maps. This time, Roy discovered a 1919 Completion Atlas of Camp Mills in Garden City. The Atlas was given today to Bill Bellmer, the village historian of Garden City, for the Garden City Archives. (9 comments)

Nov 21 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #47 Solved: A 1930s English automobile ID plate made for the son of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

Paul Rubery, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (10 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.