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  • Long Island Business News Article “Hope for the Vanderbilt”
    Feb 08 2010

    Long Island Business News Article “Hope for the Vanderbilt”

    Long Island Business News has published an article on the Motor Parkway Trailway based on the January 2010 press release issued by the engineering firm VHB: (1 comments)


  • Starting Lineup: The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Feb 06 2010

    Starting Lineup: The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    These are the 17 cars that raced in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 24, 1908. The race was run over a 23.46 mile course including 8 miles of the Long Island Motor Parkway. The winner needed to complete 11 laps of the course for a total of 258.06 miles. Remember to click on the photos to enlarge the image: (3 comments)


  • Feb 05 2010

    February Event Update: Club Meetings, Car Shows,  and Car Cruises

    This is the weekly update of Long Island February 2010 car events including; car club meetings, car shows, cruises and motor sports activities. (0 comments)


  • Motor Parkway Trail Update: February 5, 2010
    Feb 04 2010

    Motor Parkway Trail Update: February 5, 2010

    As reported last year, the contract for developing a master plan for a Motor Parkway Trailway in Nassau County has been awarded to VHB Engineering, Surveying and Landscape Architecture, P.C. Members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Panel, including myself, met with VHB, LIPA and Nassau officials yesterday to provide input and the comments submitted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. (2 comments)


  • Exhibit “Cars, Culture and the City” March 25 - August 8, 2010
    Feb 03 2010

    Exhibit “Cars, Culture and the City” March 25 - August 8, 2010

    The Museum of the City of New York has announced an upcoming exhibition Cars, Culture and the City" to run from March 25, 2010 to August 8, 2010. The exhibition will include photos, memorabilia and films on the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway from my collection . (1 comments)


  • New Updates: California Photo Identified, Another Pickering Gem and Mineola Now
    Feb 02 2010

    New Updates: California Photo Identified, Another Pickering Gem and Mineola Now

    Three posts have been updated today: (1 comments)


  • Feb 01 2010

    January 2010 Highlights on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com recorded its second highest monthly viewership ever with 3,593 unique visitors in January. The daily average of 116 represented an 82% increase over January 2009. Thanks for stopping by! (0 comments)


  • Historic Views of Roosevelt Field, the Motor Parkway and Lindbergh’s Takeoff
    Jan 31 2010

    Historic Views of Roosevelt Field, the Motor Parkway and Lindbergh’s Takeoff

    As shown in this 1938 aerial, the Long Island Motor Parkway was located to the west and south of the historic Roosevelt Field airfield. Here are other historic photos of Roosevelt Field and the Motor Parkway (4 comments)


  • Jan 29 2010

    New Weekend Feature: 2010 Long Island Car Shows, Cruises and Motor Sports

    A new feature of VanderbiltCupRaces.com is a weekly update of 2010 Long Island car events including; car shows, cruises and motor sports activities. This is the update for January 30 to 31, 2010: (0 comments)


  • Can You Identify This California Race Photo?
    Jan 28 2010

    Can You Identify This California Race Photo?

    Matt has supplied this background information on the photo: (6 comments)




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Apr 19 2026 Thank you Gram for updating us all on the Himes memorabilia!  And thanks to Howard and team for helping Marty’s family…

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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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