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  • Race Profile: The 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes
    Dec 21 2012

    Race Profile: The 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes

    For the 1910 races, three simultaneous races were held, with the running of the Massapequa and Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes with the Vanderbilt Cup Race. (2 comments)


  • The Most Frequently Viewed Films & Videos on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
    Dec 20 2012

    The Most Frequently Viewed Films & Videos on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    One of the most useful additions to the website last year was a gallery of all films posted since 2008. (1 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #27 Jericho Turnpike “Highway” Bridge in Mineola
    Dec 19 2012

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #27 Jericho Turnpike “Highway” Bridge in Mineola

    The 27th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the highway bridge under Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. (3 comments)


  • Can You Identify Aunt Nell Patterson’s Automobile?
    Dec 18 2012

    Can You Identify Aunt Nell Patterson’s Automobile?

    Rog Patterson of Holly Hill, Florida has challenged VanderbiltCupRaces.com viewers to help identify his aunt's car. (15 comments)


  • Location of Mystery Motor Parkway Aerial Revealed
    Dec 17 2012

    Location of Mystery Motor Parkway Aerial Revealed

    The location for last week's mystery aerial is the Hempstead Plains looking north in East Meadow, now Eisenhower Park. (4 comments)


  • Then & Now: The Home of Driver Foxhall Keene in Old Westbury
    Dec 15 2012

    Then & Now: The Home of Driver Foxhall Keene in Old Westbury

    The hometown favorite of the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races was millionaire sportsman and Wall Street broker Foxhall Keene. Keene lived just one mile north of the 1904 and 1906 starting lines in his Old Westbury estate called “Rosemary Hall.” The house still stands today. (9 comments)


  • The 1914 Menu from Petit Trianon on the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, L.I.
    Dec 14 2012

    The 1914 Menu from Petit Trianon on the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, L.I.

    When the Long Island Motor Parkway route was completed to Lake Ronkonkoma in 1911, officials decided to build a first-class dining facility and half-way stop for travelers. The 1914 menu provided a wide selection of food as expected by the high-clientele of the inn. (4 comments)


  • The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #6 Roslyn Lodge in East Williston
    Dec 13 2012

    The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #6 Roslyn Lodge in East Williston

    Going west to east, the fifth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Roslyn Lodge located off Roslyn Road in East Williston. (1 comments)


  • Driver Profile: Spencer Wishart
    Dec 12 2012

    Driver Profile: Spencer Wishart

    This is a racing profile of the driver who participated in a record five Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1909 to 1914- Spencer Wishart. (0 comments)


  • Can You Identify this Motor Parkway Location?
    Dec 11 2012

    Can You Identify this Motor Parkway Location?

    This 1930s aerial shows a plane flying over the Long Island Motor Parkway. Can you identify the area? (19 comments)




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May 04 2026 Thanks Art, for that Newsday article by Bill Bleyer in 2005, that long ago, WOW! You moved to NC 5 years ago, you’re a…

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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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