Vanderbilt Cup Races

May 04 2020
Mystery Foto #18 Solved : A Train Passing the Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge Heading East

Dave Morrison challenged Motor Parkway and LIRR fans to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (17 comments)

May 04 2020
Today’s Classic Car Tribute Cruise to NUMC, East Meadow, 5:00 pm Monday, May 4, 2020

Art Kleiner documented today's Classic Car Tribute Cruise to NUMC. Congrats! (2 comments)

May 02 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: “Good Roads Magazine” - Motor Parkway Construction Details

"Good Roads Magazine" began publishing in the 1890s and advocated for better roads and highways, initially for bicyclists and then for automobilists. Early on it was the official organ of the League of American Wheelmen. Issues in 1908 described the construction details of the Motor Parkway including banked roads, the clearing of trees with dynamite and reinforcement of the roadbed. (1 comments)

Apr 30 2020
Hemmings: Ford designer Gale Halderman, the last of the original Mustang design team, dies

Automobile design icon Gale Halderman died at the age of 87 on April 29, 2020. It was an honor to meet Gale in 2018 at the AACA Museum and show him the 1963 Mustang III. (0 comments)

Apr 29 2020
Sammy & Dave’s “Excellent 2020 Vanderbilt Day”: Scouting the South Side of Westbury Avenue in Mineola/Carle Place

Not surprisingly, the planned 2020 adventures of Sammy and Dave Russo, our favorite Motor Parkway son and father exploring team, have been suspended. However, Dave Russo was able to scout out this Motor Parkway location for future exploration...hopefully this year. (4 comments)

Apr 28 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway in Maps - Part IV

Part IV in the map series includes maps primarily published in the touring guides of the Automobile Club of America (ACA). The ACA's publications were first named The Club Journal (approx. 1919+) and later Motor Travel (approx. 1916+). (12 comments)

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)

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)

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)

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)