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  • 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)


  • Mystery Foto #15 Solved: An Aerial of Roosevelt Raceway and Westbury Circa 1937-1939
    Apr 13 2020

    Mystery Foto #15 Solved: An Aerial of Roosevelt Raceway and Westbury Circa 1937-1939

    Preservation Long Island challenged you to identify this aerial from their archives. (18 comments)


  • The First New York Public Showing of Tucker ‘48 in August 1947
    Apr 11 2020

    The First New York Public Showing of Tucker ‘48 in August 1947

    Tucker '48 made it first New York appearance in August 1947 at the New York Museum of Science and Industry located in the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center. On display was the Tucker '48 "Tin Goose" prototype. I recently purchased several original items associated with this showing from a collector whose father attended the event. (3 comments)


  • Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Spencer-Larsen SL-12C Amphibian NX-20621
    Apr 10 2020

    Flying Boat/Seaplane of the Week: Spencer-Larsen SL-12C Amphibian NX-20621

    Our first Seaplane of the Week is an experimental monoplane amphibian built by Percival Spencer and engineer Vincent Larsen in a factory in Farmingdale in May 1938. These images of the Spencer-Larsen SL-12 C amphibian have been provided by the Beutenmuller Family Collection, the Cradle of Aviation and various aviation websites. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Takes a Turn During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Apr 06 2020

    Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Takes a Turn During the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a significant turn on a Vanderbilt Cup Race course. (17 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.

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