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  • Video of the Week: The Long Island Automotive Museum
    Jan 09 2026

    Video of the Week: The Long Island Automotive Museum

    A '2fer' this week of videos of the Long Island Automotive Museum (0 comments)


  • Postcards of the Long Island Automotive Museum: Tucker (1948)
    Jan 07 2026

    Postcards of the Long Island Automotive Museum: Tucker (1948)

    Found within the archived collection of Long Island Automotive Museum postcards are these five Tucker postcards (2 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #1 Solved: Another ‘Name That Car!’ The 1962 Ford Cougar 406 Concept
    Jan 06 2026

    Mystery Friday Foto #1 Solved: Another ‘Name That Car!’ The 1962 Ford Cougar 406 Concept

    This week's mystery was the 1962 Ford Cougar 406 Concept (6 comments)


  • Postcards of the Long Island Automotive Museum Main Building
    Jan 03 2026

    Postcards of the Long Island Automotive Museum Main Building

    These postcards highlighted the front of the Long Island Automotive Museum main building. (2 comments)


  • Video of the Week; Behind the Bricks: Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayTurn 2 Repave
    Jan 02 2026

    Video of the Week; Behind the Bricks: Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayTurn 2 Repave

    No living person has seen the actual original surface of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which was composed of crushed stone and tar. That is, until now. This video contains four parts of the Turn 2 Repave Behind the Bricks, featuring never before seen footage, additional information and new interviews. (1 comments)


  • InstaGRAM Report: Racing Programs of Freeport and Islip Speedways
    Jan 01 2026

    InstaGRAM Report: Racing Programs of Freeport and Islip Speedways

    Step back in time as we celebrate the vibrant racing programs that defined Islip and Freeport Speedway. When spectators attended a race, they sought two things: thrilling racing action and a souvenir to remember the day. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #62 Solved: The Jericho Turnpike Motor Parkway Bridge
    Dec 30 2025

    Mystery Friday Foto #62 Solved: The Jericho Turnpike Motor Parkway Bridge

    For the last Mystery Foto of 2026, let's see how many LIMPers identified the Jericho Tpke bridge (10 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: Two Family Members Building the Motor Parkway
    Dec 27 2025

    Kleiner’s Korner: Two Family Members Building the Motor Parkway

    Here's another installment of individuals, this time of the same family, that helped build the Motor Parkway. (12 comments)


  • Song of the Week:Lyric Video “Along” by Dana Kyle Kroplick
    Dec 26 2025

    Song of the Week:Lyric Video “Along” by Dana Kyle Kroplick

    Here is the fourth single by my talented daughter Dana Kyle Kroplick. (1 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Moments in History - Alva Vanderbilt Belmont
    Dec 26 2025

    Video of the Week: Moments in History - Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

    The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has posted this 6-minute film on Willie K's mother Alva Vanderbilt Belmont. (0 comments)




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Apr 15 2026 Thank you Ariejan! Better late than never! You’re information also aligns with Alice being a woman of means at that time and…

Apr 15 2026 Sorry for the late reply. The car is a 1908 Pope-Hartford, presumably the 30hp model M. The date of the car supports the 1908…

Apr 13 2026 I was fortunate enough to attend Howard’s tribute to Clark back in 2014.  I remember seeing that diorama there.  A…

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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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