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  • The 2014 Ford Employee PDC Car and Truck Show: Three Mustang Prototypes Together for the First Time
    Apr 04 2015

    The 2014 Ford Employee PDC Car and Truck Show: Three Mustang Prototypes Together for the First Time

    For over 20 years, Ford employees and retirees have proudly displayed their favorite automobiles at the Annual Ford Employee Product Development Center Car and Truck Show on the PDC grounds in Dearborn, Michigan (1 comments)


  • Guitar Aficionado: “American Icons: Custom Guitars Meet Classic Cars at Long Island’s Music Zoo”
    Apr 01 2015

    Guitar Aficionado: “American Icons: Custom Guitars Meet Classic Cars at Long Island’s Music Zoo”

    The March/April 2015 issue of Guitar Aficionado is a special Motoring Issue featuring an article on Roslyn's Music Zoo and several of the classic cars stored at the Waterfront at Roslyn. (0 comments)


  • Ford.com: “The Tale of the Printer and the Two-Seat “Shorty” Ford Mustang”
    Mar 31 2015

    Ford.com: “The Tale of the Printer and the Two-Seat “Shorty” Ford Mustang”

    The Ford Media Center posted this article in July 2014 on the 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang III "Shorty" Prototype. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #13 Solved: New York Supreme Court Justice Wilmot Moses Smith (1852-1906)
    Mar 30 2015

    Mystery Foto #13 Solved: New York Supreme Court Justice Wilmot Moses Smith (1852-1906)

    Steve Lucas challenged you to identify this prominent Patchogue resident who has been judged to have had a major impact on the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (9 comments)


  • 1963 Ford Mustang III 2-Seater Concept Show Car Finds a New Home on Long Island
    Mar 28 2015

    1963 Ford Mustang III 2-Seater Concept Show Car Finds a New Home on Long Island

    A unique and historically important 1963 Ford Mustang III concept show car, affectionately known as the “Shorty” Mustang, was sold yesterday to a well-known Long Island car enthusiast at Auctions America in Fort Lauderdale. (24 comments)


  • Join the “Sunday Drive ” from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma on the Motor Parkway on April 26, 2015
    Mar 26 2015

    Join the “Sunday Drive ” from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma on the Motor Parkway on April 26, 2015

    The Lake Ronkonkoma Heritage Association has announced the 5th Annual Motor Parkway "Sunday Drive" from Cunningham Park in Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma on Sunday, April 26, 2015. (1 comments)


  • More Highlights from the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
    Mar 24 2015

    More Highlights from the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance

    Ruben L. Verdes, President of The Rolls-Royce Owners' Club, has forwarded these photos of Chrysler's Chrysler receiving "The Amelia Island Award" for the most elegant formal sedan or town car at the 2015 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #12 Solved: Buckminister Fuller’s Dymaxion #3 Built at the Former Locomobile Factory
    Mar 23 2015

    Mystery Foto #12 Solved: Buckminister Fuller’s Dymaxion #3 Built at the Former Locomobile Factory

    Art Kleiner challenged you again with this weekend's Mystery Foto. (19 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Honored with “The Amelia Island Award” at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
    Mar 21 2015

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Honored with “The Amelia Island Award” at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance

    Chrysler's Chrysler was honored with the prestigious "Amelia Island Award" last Sunday at the 20th Annual Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance last Sunday. (29 comments)


  • Newsday Article and Video: “Rebuilding a Bridge”
    Mar 20 2015

    Newsday Article and Video: “Rebuilding a Bridge”

    Scott Eidler reported in Friday's Newsday of efforts of the Town of North Hempstead to landmark the Old Courthouse Motor Parkway Bridge in Manhasset Hills (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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