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  • Mystery Artwork #23 Solved: #1 Thomas and #4 Thomas Prior to the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Krug’s
    Jun 08 2015

    Mystery Artwork #23 Solved: #1 Thomas and #4 Thomas Prior to the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Krug’s

    Stuart Middlemiss submitted our very first Mystery Friday artwork. (10 comments)


  • Video: News12 Long Island- Long Island’s Hidden Past- Chrysler’s Chrysler
    Jun 06 2015

    Video: News12 Long Island- Long Island’s Hidden Past- Chrysler’s Chrysler

    Danielle Campbell of Cablevision's News12 Long Island has profiled the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler in a Long Island's Hidden Past segment. (1 comments)


  • Come to Long Island’s Largest and Most Popular Car Show This Sunday at Old Westbury Gardens
    Jun 05 2015

    Come to Long Island’s Largest and Most Popular Car Show This Sunday at Old Westbury Gardens

    See both the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler and the 1964 1/2 Mustang III Concept Show Car at the Old Westbury Gardens Car Show on Sunday. (0 comments)


  • Town of North Hempstead Designates the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge as a Town Landmark
    Jun 02 2015

    Town of North Hempstead Designates the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge as a Town Landmark

    The Town Board of North Hempstead voted unanimously last night to designate the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge as the 18th town landmark. It is the first official historic landmarking for the Motor Parkway in Nassau County. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #22 Revealed: Designer Vincent Gardner Working on the Mustang III at DST in July 1964
    Jun 01 2015

    Mystery Foto #22 Revealed: Designer Vincent Gardner Working on the Mustang III at DST in July 1964

    This weekend's Mystery Foto was submitted by Paul Shedlik, a former employee of Dearborn Steel Tubing in the 1960s. (2 comments)


  • Three Historic Markers Placed on the Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail in East Meadow
    May 30 2015

    Three Historic Markers Placed on the Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail in East Meadow

    Brian Schneider, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Public Works, has reported that three historic markers honoring the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races have been placed in East Meadow. (2 comments)


  • This Weekend’s Car Shows
    May 29 2015

    This Weekend’s Car Shows

    Three car shows this weekend. Come see the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler at the Greenwich Concours d 'Elegance on Saturday. (1 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:Thomas J. Zinzi- The First Long Island Motor Parkway Police Officer
    May 27 2015

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:Thomas J. Zinzi- The First Long Island Motor Parkway Police Officer

    Sixteen years after it opened, the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. determined that motorcycle patrols were needed to improve the safety of the road. The first Motor Parkway police officer hired in 1924 was Thomas Zinzi, previously assistant Parkway repair foreman and the husband of Josephine Zinzi, the Massapequa Lodge gatekeeper. (5 comments)


  • Great Neck News: Chrysler’s Chrysler Returns
    May 26 2015

    Great Neck News: Chrysler’s Chrysler Returns

    Andy Newman reported on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Car Show in today's issue of the Great Neck Record. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Motor Parkway at Deer Park Avenue, Dix Hills in 1928
    May 25 2015

    Mystery Foto #21 Solved: The Motor Parkway at Deer Park Avenue, Dix Hills in 1928

    Yikes, was it Friday already? Time for another Mystery Friday Foto! (9 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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