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  • Kleiner’s Korner: Motor Parkway News of the Final Month of 1925
    Jan 17 2026

    Kleiner’s Korner: Motor Parkway News of the Final Month of 1925

    A last look at 1925 on The Motor Parkway. (5 comments)


  • Video of the Week:  Long Island’s Hidden Past: The Bridge racing track in Bridgehampton
    Jan 16 2026

    Video of the Week:  Long Island’s Hidden Past: The Bridge racing track in Bridgehampton

    Back in the 50s, the village of Bridgehampton cheered to the roar of cars racing through the streets. (0 comments)


  • From the Helck Family Collection:  A Henry Austin Clark Jr. Brochure ‘What Makes It Great?’
    Jan 14 2026

    From the Helck Family Collection:  A Henry Austin Clark Jr. Brochure ‘What Makes It Great?’

    Written by Henry Austin Clark Jr.,this brochure was a handout for Winthrop Laboratories. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: A Large Automobile Gathering at the Petit Trianon in Ronkonkoma
    Jan 13 2026

    Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: A Large Automobile Gathering at the Petit Trianon in Ronkonkoma

    Can you identify the location of this large gathering of autos? (6 comments)


  • InstaGRAM Report: The Racing History of Freeport Stadium
    Jan 10 2026

    InstaGRAM Report: The Racing History of Freeport Stadium

    Freeport Stadium boasts a rich racing history spanning more than six decades. Although the race track no longer exists, its legacy lives on through cherished memories and rare photographs of its thrilling events. (12 comments)


  • Video of the Week: The Long Island Automotive Museum
    Jan 09 2026

    Video of the Week: The Long Island Automotive Museum

    A '2fer' this week of videos of the Long Island Automotive Museum (0 comments)


  • Postcards of the Long Island Automotive Museum: Tucker (1948)
    Jan 07 2026

    Postcards of the Long Island Automotive Museum: Tucker (1948)

    Found within the archived collection of Long Island Automotive Museum postcards are these five Tucker postcards (2 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #1 Solved: Another ‘Name That Car!’ The 1962 Ford Cougar 406 Concept
    Jan 06 2026

    Mystery Friday Foto #1 Solved: Another ‘Name That Car!’ The 1962 Ford Cougar 406 Concept

    This week's mystery was the 1962 Ford Cougar 406 Concept (6 comments)


  • Postcards of the Long Island Automotive Museum Main Building
    Jan 03 2026

    Postcards of the Long Island Automotive Museum Main Building

    These postcards highlighted the front of the Long Island Automotive Museum main building. (2 comments)


  • Video of the Week; Behind the Bricks: Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayTurn 2 Repave
    Jan 02 2026

    Video of the Week; Behind the Bricks: Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayTurn 2 Repave

    No living person has seen the actual original surface of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which was composed of crushed stone and tar. That is, until now. This video contains four parts of the Turn 2 Repave Behind the Bricks, featuring never before seen footage, additional information and new interviews. (1 comments)




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Apr 07 2026 Art, Part of the acreage was used for a cemetery.

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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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