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  • Great Neck Record: 28th Annual Plaza AutoFest and Street Festival
    Sep 05 2012

    Great Neck Record: 28th Annual Plaza AutoFest and Street Festival

    The Great Neck Record reports on "a 1937 "Chrysler's Chrysler" and a 1909 Alco 6 "Black Beast" among the 100 cars to be featured at this Saturday's Great Neck Plaza AutoFest and Street Festival. (0 comments)


  • Then & Now in North Hempstead: The Historic Long Island Motor Parkway
    Sep 04 2012

    Then & Now in North Hempstead: The Historic Long Island Motor Parkway

    In celebration of the first road built exclusively for the automobile, my favorite co-author Al Velocci and I will present tonight a then and now review of the North Hempstead section of the historic Long Island Motor Parkway. (0 comments)


  • Smiles and Thumbs Ups from Lime Rock’s Sunday in the Park Concours
    Sep 03 2012

    Smiles and Thumbs Ups from Lime Rock’s Sunday in the Park Concours

    A great time was had once again at the fabulous Sunday in the Park Concours held at Lime Rock Park. (2 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights and Blog Archives for August 2012
    Sep 01 2012

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights and Blog Archives for August 2012

    Highlights and a summary of posts placed on the website last month. (0 comments)


  • The Island Now “Cars ready to roll for Great Neck Autofest”
    Aug 30 2012

    The Island Now “Cars ready to roll for Great Neck Autofest”

    Matt Kiernan of "The Island Now-Great Neck" reports on the 22nd annual Village of Great Neck Plaza AutoFest and StreetFestival to be held on Sunday, September 9, 2012. (1 comments)


  • Race Profile: 1909 Massapequa Sweepstakes
    Aug 30 2012

    Race Profile: 1909 Massapequa Sweepstakes

    During the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race, two other sweepstakes races (the Massapequa Sweepstakes and the Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes ) were run simultaneously for commercially available stock cars. The Massapequa Sweepstakes had six entrants for the smallest stock cars with engines 161 to 230 cubic inches. (6 comments)


  • Then & Now: Racing on Roslyn Roads
    Aug 28 2012

    Then & Now: Racing on Roslyn Roads

    As part of the lecture series sponsored by the Roslyn Landmark Society, tonight I will be presenting an overview of the Vanderbilt Cup Races with a focus on racing in the Roslyn area. (1 comments)


  • On the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course: The Lake Success Hotel and Cottage
    Aug 27 2012

    On the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course: The Lake Success Hotel and Cottage

    Another hotel on the 1905 and 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race courses was the Lake Success Hotel and Cottage. (0 comments)


  • CSI Report: Anatomy of a Rare Motor Parkway Dix Hills Photo
    Aug 23 2012

    CSI Report: Anatomy of a Rare Motor Parkway Dix Hills Photo

    This photo is a rare, previously unpublished, undated image of the Motor Parkway in Suffolk County. The CSI (Cup Scene Investigation) team has documented this photo with an estimated 95% certainty and issued this report. (17 comments)


  • Four Long Island Automotive Events This Sunday (August 26, 2012)
    Aug 23 2012

    Four Long Island Automotive Events This Sunday (August 26, 2012)

    Four Long Island automotive events are scheduled for this weekend. (0 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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