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  • Mystery Foto #39 Solved:The First Documented Automobile Railroad Crossing Accident in the USA Update
    Sep 26 2016

    Mystery Foto #39 Solved:The First Documented Automobile Railroad Crossing Accident in the USA Update

    The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this never-before-published Mystery Foto. (14 comments)


  • Helck Family Collection: December 1944 Esquire Article “Robertson Comes Through”
    Sep 23 2016

    Helck Family Collection: December 1944 Esquire Article “Robertson Comes Through”

    In the December 1944 issue of Esquire magazine, Paul Gallico provided this profile of George Robertson and the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The article was accompanied by a reproduction of this classic Vanderbilt Cup Race painting by Peter Helck. (4 comments)


  • Status Report: The Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge on Maxess Road in Melville Updated: 10/16/2016
    Sep 21 2016

    Status Report: The Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge on Maxess Road in Melville Updated: 10/16/2016

    John Mingst, Joe Edie and Bill Barto have reported construction activity near the embankments of the farmway bridge off Maxess Road in Melville and voiced concern about the bridge's future. Investigative reporter Al Velocci and photographer Howard Kroplick file this report. (6 comments)


  • Helck Family Collection: The Only Known Existing  1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Flags?
    Sep 20 2016

    Helck Family Collection: The Only Known Existing 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Flags?

    One of the potential treasures of the Helck Family Collection are these two "Vanderbilt Cup Race flags." This fascinating discovery is detailed below. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #38 Solved: The 1965 Bertone Mustang Concept Show Car Commissioned by AQ Update:9/23/16
    Sep 20 2016

    Mystery Foto #38 Solved: The 1965 Bertone Mustang Concept Show Car Commissioned by AQ Update:9/23/16

    Jim K. challenged you to identify this very unique Mustang concept show car. (14 comments)


  • The Motor Racing Archives of Peter Helck to Become Available on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
    Sep 17 2016

    The Motor Racing Archives of Peter Helck to Become Available on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    Jerry and Timothy Helck have issued this press release concerning the motor racing archives of artist and historian Peter Helck. (9 comments)


  • From the Grace Holloway Family Album: Photos of the Old Westbury Home Built by Driver Foxhall Keene
    Sep 14 2016

    From the Grace Holloway Family Album: Photos of the Old Westbury Home Built by Driver Foxhall Keene

    In 1902, millionaire sportsman, Wall Street broker and future Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Foxhall Keene built a beautiful Greek Revival mansion in Old Westbury, New York. Keene named the mansion Rosemary Hall, where it served as the base for his horse racing, fox hunting, polo and auto racing adventures. (18 comments)


  • From a Lodgekeeper’s  Family Album: A View of the Massapequa Lodge
    Sep 13 2016

    From a Lodgekeeper’s Family Album: A View of the Massapequa Lodge

    Arthur Mauriello, grandson of lodgekeepers Thomas and Josephine Zinzi, has forwarded two photos of the Massapequa Lodge from one of his family albums. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the Mercedes that Won the 1915 Indy 500 Race
    Sep 12 2016

    Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the Mercedes that Won the 1915 Indy 500 Race

    The Helck Family Collection challenges you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. Louis Slawe also needs your help identifying this automobile or spaceship spotted last month on the Jersey Shore. (16 comments)


  • Femenias’ Findings: Anatomy of an Amazing 1938 Aerial (Garden City to East Meadow)
    Sep 10 2016

    Femenias’ Findings: Anatomy of an Amazing 1938 Aerial (Garden City to East Meadow)

    My favorite Nassau County aerial from the U.S. Department of Agriculture 1938 series highlighted the area from Garden City to East Meadow. (6 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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