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  • Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage
    Jul 07 2014

    Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage

    In celebration of Independence Day, this week's Mystery Foto was a classic aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (13 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #48: Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
    Jul 05 2014

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #48: Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)

    The 48th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • The 1962 “Car Auction of the Century” at  the Farnesworth Garage
    Jul 01 2014

    The 1962 “Car Auction of the Century” at the Farnesworth Garage

    Continuing yesterday's story of the "Farnesworth" garage, around 1924, the estate was purchased by a Standard Oil heir Wallis Clinton Bird and his wife Marjorie Winifred Kendall. Wallis kept a spectacular collection of cars in the garage. (7 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights for First Half of 2014
    Jul 01 2014

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights for First Half of 2014

    For the first six months of 2014, a total of 60,383 unique viewers have visited the VanderbiltCupRaces.com, a daily record average of 331 and a 23% increase over the first six months of 2013. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings “Farnesworth” Garage in Locust Valley
    Jun 30 2014

    Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings “Farnesworth” Garage in Locust Valley

    Steve Babinsky provided this week's Mystery Foto of an estate garage located in Nassau County which is still standing today. (16 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rog Patterson’s Memories of the 1951 Bridgehampton Races
    Jun 28 2014

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rog Patterson’s Memories of the 1951 Bridgehampton Races

    Rog Patterson has forwarded these wonderful memories of the 1951 Bridgehampton Races. (5 comments)


  • Was the First Parkway Fast Food Restaurant Located in Central Park (Bethpage)?
    Jun 24 2014

    Was the First Parkway Fast Food Restaurant Located in Central Park (Bethpage)?

    Frank Femenias found this 2010 article by Rosalie Walsh Niemczyk on the Foran Family House located right off the Motor Parkway in Central Park (now Bethpage). (15 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #73 Solved: A Spectacular 1933 Aerial of Hempstead and North Hempstead
    Jun 23 2014

    Mystery Foto #73 Solved: A Spectacular 1933 Aerial of Hempstead and North Hempstead

    Gary Hammond forwarded this amazing aerial for this weekend's Mystery Foto. (18 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle XI: Countdown to Pebble Beach-Two Months
    Jun 21 2014

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle XI: Countdown to Pebble Beach-Two Months

    For the last 16 months, automotive historian Walt Gosden has been documenting the restoration of the 1937 Chrysler Imperial C-15 Town Car built for Walter P. Chrysler and his wife Della. In the eleventh installment of the series, Walt describes the current state of the restoration with two months until the restored automobile's debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. (16 comments)


  • Another VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 1908 Local Pride Cup Presented to George Robertson
    Jun 18 2014

    Another VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 1908 Local Pride Cup Presented to George Robertson

    A viewer has forwarded this never before published photo of a cup given to driver George Robertson and requested background information. (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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