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  • A New Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Jan 02 2013

    A New Online Map of the Long Island Motor Parkway

    Wayne Consolla of Viewtown, Virginia has developed an online map of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (12 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights and Blog Archives for December 2012 and a Record-Breaking 2012
    Jan 01 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights and Blog Archives for December 2012 and a Record-Breaking 2012

    Here are highlights and a summary of posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com during December 2012. (0 comments)


  • Edsel Ford II Needs Your Help to Find Henry’s 1901 Trophy
    Jan 01 2013

    Edsel Ford II Needs Your Help to Find Henry’s 1901 Trophy

    Vera S: I was just watching the video narrated by Edsel Ford of Henry Ford winning his first race. Curious, where is that famous cut glass punch bowl now? (2 comments)


  • Blog Archives: 2013
    Dec 31 2012

    Blog Archives: 2013

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  • The Top Twenty 2012 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
    Dec 29 2012

    The Top Twenty 2012 Posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    In celebration of the upcoming New Year, here's a look back at my top posts placed on VanderblitCupRaces.com in 2012. (2 comments)


  • A View of the Vanderbilt Cup Races From the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Motor Parkway Bridge
    Dec 27 2012

    A View of the Vanderbilt Cup Races From the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Motor Parkway Bridge

    One of the most exciting spots to view the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races was from the Long Island Motor Parkway bridge over the Massapequa-Hicksville Road. (3 comments)


  • Profile of Driver Lee Frayer by his Great-Great Grandson
    Dec 26 2012

    Profile of Driver Lee Frayer by his Great-Great Grandson

    Lee Frayer was an automobile innovator, designer of one of the first air-cooled engines, and a driver in the 1906 American Elimination Trial and the 1911 Indy 500 Race. Scott Noteboom has provided this profile of Lee Frayer, his great-great-grandfather. (5 comments)


  • Film “The Race That Changed Everything” with Edsel B. Ford II
    Dec 25 2012

    Film “The Race That Changed Everything” with Edsel B. Ford II

    In October 2011, Ford Racing uploaded this eight minute film of "The Race That Changed Everything" narrated by Edsel B. Ford II. (2 comments)


  • Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2013!
    Dec 24 2012

    Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2013!

    A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! (0 comments)


  • 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler Highlighted in Vanderbilt Museum Annual Report 2012
    Dec 22 2012

    1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler Highlighted in Vanderbilt Museum Annual Report 2012

    The sale of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler was highlighted in the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum Annual Report 2012. (5 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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