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  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: From the Archives of Mechanician Emilio Jandelli
    Jan 22 2019

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: From the Archives of Mechanician Emilio Jandelli

    Emilio Jandelli (1882-1919) was a riding mechanician for many of the leading auto races from 1913 to 1919 including the 1913 Indy 500 Race, 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1915 American Grand Prize. His grandson James Jandelli has forwarded several photos from his family archives. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #3 Stumper: A Kings Point Callister Brothers Bus Built in Queens Village (Circa 1930s)
    Jan 21 2019

    Mystery Foto #3 Stumper: A Kings Point Callister Brothers Bus Built in Queens Village (Circa 1930s)

    My favorite co-author Al Velocci stumped everyone with photo of a bus built in Queens. (13 comments)


  • Hold the Date: Tucker 1044 Open House on Sunday, February 24, 2019
    Jan 19 2019

    Hold the Date: Tucker 1044 Open House on Sunday, February 24, 2019

    To celebrate the participation of Tucker 1044 at the 24th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance on March 10, 2019), you are invited to an Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage on Sunday, February 24, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (11 comments)


  • Video: Restored Tucker 1040 Sold for $1.45 Million at RM Auctions
    Jan 18 2019

    Video: Restored Tucker 1040 Sold for $1.45 Million at RM Auctions

    Tucker 1040, formerly owned by the Nethercutt Collection, was sold for $1.45 million at the RM Auctions on January 18, 2019. (3 comments)


  • Hemmings Classic Car: AACA Museum, Inc. to present “Tucker-How it All Began”
    Jan 17 2019

    Hemmings Classic Car: AACA Museum, Inc. to present “Tucker-How it All Began”

    Hemmings reports a wonderful Tucker program to be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the AACA Museum in Hershey, PA. (0 comments)


  • Updated: Then & Now: Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge
    Jan 16 2019

    Updated: Then & Now: Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge

    Frank Femenias observes that a 1909 photo on the Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge by surveyor Clinton Robertson was taken at the exact location of a 1983 photo by Ron Ridolph. (17 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #2 Solved: Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Owner of Paul Sartori’s FIAT
    Jan 14 2019

    Mystery Foto #2 Solved: Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Owner of Paul Sartori’s FIAT

    I challenged you to identify this prominent gentleman. (5 comments)


  • Then & Now: The First Long Island Offices of the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc.
    Jan 12 2019

    Then & Now: The First Long Island Offices of the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc.

    According to my favorite co-author Al Velocci, the first Long Island offices for the Motor Parkway was the Denton Building on the northwest corner of Old Country Road and Mineola Boulevard in Mineola. (7 comments)


  • Roslyn News: A Day with the Vanderbilts
    Jan 11 2019

    Roslyn News: A Day with the Vanderbilts

    Roslyn News visited "Long Island's famed Gold Coast mansion and museum." (2 comments)


  • Surveyor Clinton Robertson Photo Album: The Jericho Toll Lodge (Kiosk) in Mineola
    Jan 09 2019

    Surveyor Clinton Robertson Photo Album: The Jericho Toll Lodge (Kiosk) in Mineola

    In the seventh of the photo series from surveyor Clinton A. Robertson's recently discovered Motor Parkway construction album, the Jericho Turnpike Lodge in Mineola is featured. (12 comments)




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Jun 01 2026 As always, great research! After seeing the info about a future Gas Station at Wheeler Rd & Motor Pkwy, I still have an image…

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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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