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  • Updated: Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Meadowbrook Polo Club Bridge over the Motor Parkway
    Apr 27 2020

    Updated: Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Meadowbrook Polo Club Bridge over the Motor Parkway

    Bill Cruickshank and Greg O. challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto taken by Bill's grandfather Otto McCamish. (37 comments)


  • Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Sikorsky S-42B Pan American Clipper III (NC-16736)
    Apr 25 2020

    Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Sikorsky S-42B Pan American Clipper III (NC-16736)

    This weekend's Flying Boat/Seaplane is the historic Pan American S-42B Clipper III, built by Sikorsky at Stratford, Connecticut and delivered in mid-1937.  (5 comments)


  • Update: From the Thayer Family Album: Four Photos of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Apr 22 2020

    Update: From the Thayer Family Album: Four Photos of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    I recently purchased these photos on Ebay originally from the Thayer Family with the caption "1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race". (6 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: Automotive Tests on the Motor Parkway
    Apr 21 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: Automotive Tests on the Motor Parkway

    The Motor Parkway was used by product manufacturers and engineers to test their products under true road like conditions. Many were related to safety devices and gasoline efficiency with results reported in various trade publications. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #16 Solved:  The Lakeville Road Entrance to the Great Neck Lodge in 1914
    Apr 20 2020

    Mystery Foto #16 Solved:  The Lakeville Road Entrance to the Great Neck Lodge in 1914

    Frank Femenias challenged you to solve one of my all-time favorite Mystery Fotos. (19 comments)


  • Greg O’s  Discovery #1: The McCamish Family Collection of Motor Parkway Photos: Meadow Brook Lodge
    Apr 18 2020

    Greg O’s Discovery #1: The McCamish Family Collection of Motor Parkway Photos: Meadow Brook Lodge

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Mystery Foto regular Greg O. (Oreiro) has discovered a new treasure trove of Long Island Motor Parkway photos from Bill Cruickshank, the grandson of toll collector Otto McCamish. (24 comments)


  • Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Short Brothers S-23 C Class Empire Caledonia (G-ADHM)
    Apr 18 2020

    Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Short Brothers S-23 C Class Empire Caledonia (G-ADHM)

    This weekend's flying boat/seaplane of the week is the historic Empire S-23 C-Class Caledonia (G-ADHM) built by the Short Brothers based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (0 comments)


  • Update on Gofundme campaign: Anthony J. Causi, beloved photographer,dies of COVID-19 at 48
    Apr 17 2020

    Update on Gofundme campaign: Anthony J. Causi, beloved photographer,dies of COVID-19 at 48

    It was with great sorrow today that I read sports photographer Anthony Causi died Sunday from COVID-19 at the age of 48. (4 comments)


  • Road & Track May 1974: Packard Gray Wolf: One of America’s First Lightweight Racers
    Apr 15 2020

    Road & Track May 1974: Packard Gray Wolf: One of America’s First Lightweight Racers

    The beloved Sam Berliner III has forwarded this 1974 article on the Packard Gray Wolf which competed in the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner:  The Motor Parkway Bridges & the Nassau County Board of Supervisors in 1907 & 1908
    Apr 14 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner:  The Motor Parkway Bridges & the Nassau County Board of Supervisors in 1907 & 1908

    Long Island Motor Parkway General Manager Arthur Pardington petitioned the Nassau County Board of Supervisors in 1907 and 1908 to gain approval to construct bridges over and under public roads. Thanks to the records of the proceedings we can view the process undertaken. (4 comments)




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Apr 25 2026 Thanks for sharing!  Very informative.

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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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