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Aug 04 2021
Kleiner’s Korner Part 2: Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants

Additional portrayals of participants of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)

Aug 03 2021
Newsday’s Big Apple Almanac: Willie K’s Speedway

In the 1990s a regular feature of the Sunday Newsday were the color illustrations of New York history by artist Patrick M. Reynolds. The September 3rd and 10th, 1990 issues featured these cartoons of the Motor Parkway and the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (2 comments)

Aug 02 2021
Mystery Foto #31 Solved: The 1920 Hupmobile at Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio

Jerry Rokoff challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Auto. (6 comments)

Jul 31 2021
Greg O.‘s Garage: Plans for the Meadowbrook Country Club Motor Parkway Bridge

Newly uncovered plans for The Meadowbrook Country Club Bridge (19 comments)

Jul 30 2021
Restoration Update -July 30,2021: 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III’ s windshield and gas tanks

Rob Ida of Ida Automotive has provided this restoration update (5 comments)

Jul 28 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: The Mysterious Seaford “Speedway” (posts and all!)

While hiking in Taukapausha Preserve which forms the Seaford/Massapequa border I noticed concrete posts very similar to those used along the Motor Parkway. What were these posts used for? (12 comments)

Jul 26 2021
Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Ralph Mulford winning the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race in the #8 Lozier

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (8 comments)

Jul 24 2021
Excerpt from “The Legend of the First Super Speedway”: Barney Oldfield at the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Mark Dill's marvelous book "The Legend of the First Super Speedway" chronicles tales of Barney Oldfield's journey through the pioneering age of American auto racing. With Mark's permission, below is the section on when Oldfield attended the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (3 comments)

Jul 21 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: The expenses of constructing the never built Ronkonkoma Racing Loop

As noted in a 2010 post plans were drawn up to construct a racing loop at the end of the Motor Parkway in Ronkonkoma. An estimate dated October 24, 1910, projected the cost to be $258,075.67 - a low estimate among the many alternatives provided . . . (1 comments)

Jul 21 2021
Update July 20 2021: A visit to see Marty Himes and the Himes Museum of Automobile Nostagia

I am pleased to report that Marty Himes has recovered from his automobile accident. Highlights for Tuesday's visit to the Himes Museum of Automobile Nostalgia in Bayshore. (12 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.