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  • A Special Hamptons Evening:“A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr & the Long Island Automotive Museum”
    Sep 27 2015

    A Special Hamptons Evening:“A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr & the Long Island Automotive Museum”

    Please join Walter McCarthy and me for a special evening paying tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and his memorable Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton. We will discuss the life and times of this Long Island automobile icon using personal experiences, photos, memorabilia and films. (1 comments)


  • Anatomy of a Peter Helck Painting: Bulls Head Turn
    Sep 26 2015

    Anatomy of a Peter Helck Painting: Bulls Head Turn

    In 1941 Peter Helck created this marvelous painting of Joe Tracy in his Locomobile battling Ferenc Szisz in a Renault at Bulls Head Turn in Greenvale during the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)


  • Six Car Shows on Long Island Today & Chrysler’s Chrysler at Hemmings Concours in Saratoga
    Sep 25 2015

    Six Car Shows on Long Island Today & Chrysler’s Chrysler at Hemmings Concours in Saratoga

    There will be six car shows today on Long Island. Chrysler's Chrysler will be participating in the Hemmings Motor News 9th Annual Concours d’ Elegance in Saratoga Springs, NY. (0 comments)


  • Chryslerhistory.com Film: Walter P. Chrysler: A Machinist Visionary
    Sep 23 2015

    Chryslerhistory.com Film: Walter P. Chrysler: A Machinist Visionary

    Chryslerhistory.com has posted this six-minute film on the life of Walter P. Chrysler. The film is narrated by Frank Rhodes, Jr., the great-grandson of Walter P. Chrysler. (0 comments)


  • Inside the Restoration of the Mustang III Concept Show Car (2011-2013)
    Sep 22 2015

    Inside the Restoration of the Mustang III Concept Show Car (2011-2013)

    Fourty-eight years after it was built in 1963, the Mustang III Concept Show Car was restored by Michael Capozzi of Capaldi Enterprises of Willoughby, Ohio from 2011 to 2013. Every step of the restoration was documented by Capaldi including experimental and prototype parts and special labeling. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #38 Solved:Roosevelt Raceway, Meadow Brook Polo Field & Roosevelt Field Updated 1/24/16
    Sep 21 2015

    Mystery Foto #38 Solved:Roosevelt Raceway, Meadow Brook Polo Field & Roosevelt Field Updated 1/24/16

    Lee Chambers challenged you to identify this amazing Long Island aerial. (15 comments)


  • This Sunday’s Seven Car Shows on Long Island & Highlights from the Vanderbilt Museum Car Show
    Sep 17 2015

    This Sunday’s Seven Car Shows on Long Island & Highlights from the Vanderbilt Museum Car Show

    There will be seven car and truck shows on Long Island this Sunday. (0 comments)


  • A 1926 Map of the Motor Parkway Acreage in Brentwood
    Sep 16 2015

    A 1926 Map of the Motor Parkway Acreage in Brentwood

    At my July 2015 "Treasures of the Vanderbilt Cup Races" presentation in Yaphank, I was handed this Motor Parkway treasure by an audience member- a "Map of Motor Parkway Acreage located at Brentwood." (3 comments)


  • Willie K’s Cars #7: 1928 Lincoln Model L Town Car Built for his Wife Rosamund & A Music Video
    Sep 15 2015

    Willie K’s Cars #7: 1928 Lincoln Model L Town Car Built for his Wife Rosamund & A Music Video

    When the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler returned to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum last Sunday, it was the second town car on the premises. In 1928 William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. commissioned a Lincoln Model L town car for his wife Rosamund. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Futurity Handicap Race at Sheepshead Bay Speedway Held on June 1, 1918
    Sep 15 2015

    Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Futurity Handicap Race at Sheepshead Bay Speedway Held on June 1, 1918

    Bob Green, director of Survive the Drive, challenged you to identify this Long Island race. (17 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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