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  • The Vanderbilt Cup Cigars
    Dec 23 2015

    The Vanderbilt Cup Cigars

    Riding the popularity of the Vanderbilt Cup Races, the Kiessling Cigar Company introduced its "Vanderbilt Cup" brand of cigars during the heyday of the Long Island races. (0 comments)


  • Rare Photos of Chrysler’s Chrysler at the Vanderbilt Museum in 1986
    Dec 22 2015

    Rare Photos of Chrysler’s Chrysler at the Vanderbilt Museum in 1986

    Back in the summer of 1986, 29-year old Tom Gibson decided to take a journey to William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s "Eagle's Nest" estate in Centerport on Long Island. Little did Tom know that day he would provide important documentation of Chrysler's Chrysler with his black and white camera. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The #10 Renault at the Start of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Dec 21 2015

    Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The #10 Renault at the Start of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    This weekend's Mystery Foto documented the start of a Vanderbilt Cup racer. (5 comments)


  • Walter McCarthy Collection: The 20th Anniversary of the Long Island Automotive Museum (1968)
    Dec 20 2015

    Walter McCarthy Collection: The 20th Anniversary of the Long Island Automotive Museum (1968)

    Bruce Wennerstrom documented a visit by the Madison Avenue Chowder Society on August 31, 1968 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Long Island Automotive Museum. (1 comments)


  • Film of the Week: British Movietone- The 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Dec 18 2015

    Film of the Week: British Movietone- The 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    The archives of British Movietone have posted this 54-second news clip of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • Favorite Website: Library of Congress 1921 Aerial Survey of Manhattan Island Updated 12/22/15
    Dec 16 2015

    Favorite Website: Library of Congress 1921 Aerial Survey of Manhattan Island Updated 12/22/15

    Greg O. has forwarded this incredible interactive aerial survey of Manhattan issued by Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation on August 4, 1921 and posted on the Library of Congress website. (3 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #58: Little East Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge
    Dec 15 2015

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #58: Little East Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge

    The 58th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Little East Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Melville and Wyandanch. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Fotos #50 Solved: Old 16 and The Beast in Bridgehampton (1951-1952)
    Dec 14 2015

    Mystery Fotos #50 Solved: Old 16 and The Beast in Bridgehampton (1951-1952)

    This weekend's Mystery Fotos featured two unique vehicles that were photographed at the same location. (16 comments)


  • Updated: Walter McCarthy Collection: Then & Now- The Long Island Automotive Museum
    Dec 12 2015

    Updated: Walter McCarthy Collection: Then & Now- The Long Island Automotive Museum

    Eric Shaffer and Dan Kretzer recently visited the site of the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton and documented its current condition. I have combined their "Now" photos with "Then" photos from the Walter McCarthy Collection. (21 comments)


  • Film of the Week: British Movietone- The 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Dec 11 2015

    Film of the Week: British Movietone- The 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    The British Movietone Archives has posted this 49 second news clip of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (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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