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  • Mystery Foto #9 B Solved:The 1905 Darracq Team Headquartered at the Hotel Glenwood, Glenwood Landing
    Mar 02 2015

    Mystery Foto #9 B Solved:The 1905 Darracq Team Headquartered at the Hotel Glenwood, Glenwood Landing

    As pointed out by Greg 0., Mystery Foto #9 has already been reviewed without a definitive answer back in 2013. We will leave that Mystery Foto open, but will also provide a new challenge this week. (13 comments)


  • Book “Ways of the World”: Long Island Motor Parkway Documented as the First Parkway in the World
    Feb 28 2015

    Book “Ways of the World”: Long Island Motor Parkway Documented as the First Parkway in the World

    In his book, Dr. Maxwell (M.G.) Lay , a leading civil engineer, wrote the book "Ways of the World: A History of the World's Roads and the Vehicles That Used Them". Dr. Lay documented that the Long Island Motor Parkway was "historically" the first parkway built in the world. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #9: Can You Identify This Old 16 Locomobile Photo?
    Feb 26 2015

    Mystery Friday Foto #9: Can You Identify This Old 16 Locomobile Photo?

    Ariejan Bos of Netherlands needs your help in solving this Mystery Foto of Old 16 Locomobile, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (5 comments)


  • Starting Lineup: The 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Savannah, Georgia
    Feb 25 2015

    Starting Lineup: The 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Savannah, Georgia

    For the first Vanderbilt Cup Race held outside of Long Island, a total of 14 entries raced on a 17.1 mile road course in Savannah and Effingham on November 27, 1911. (1 comments)


  • Long Island Auto Manufacturers & Body Builders #2: J.T. Cantrell & Company of Huntington Part II
    Feb 24 2015

    Long Island Auto Manufacturers & Body Builders #2: J.T. Cantrell & Company of Huntington Part II

    In Part II of the series of the first designer and builder of woodie station wagon bodies, automotive historian Walt Gosden shares his insight on J.T. Cantrell and Company of Huntington including rare images from his coachworks collection. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #8 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Approaching the LIRR Crossing in Queens
    Feb 23 2015

    Mystery Foto #8 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Approaching the LIRR Crossing in Queens

    This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a rarely photographed location for the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (8 comments)


  • Long Island Auto Manufacturers & Body Builders #2: J.T. Cantrell & Company of Huntington Part I
    Feb 21 2015

    Long Island Auto Manufacturers & Body Builders #2: J.T. Cantrell & Company of Huntington Part I

    Our second in a series on Long Island automobile manufacturers and body builders documents J.T. Cantrell and Company of Huntington and Huntington Station. Cantrell is considered the first designer and builder of woodie station wagon bodies. (12 comments)


  • ClassicCars.com Profile: The Old Timers Exhibition of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Feb 18 2015

    ClassicCars.com Profile: The Old Timers Exhibition of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Steve Evans has posted a "Classic Profile" of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race on ClassicCars.com . (0 comments)


  • For the First Time in 34 Years: Photos of the Clody Farmway Bridge in the Melville Sand Pits
    Feb 17 2015

    For the First Time in 34 Years: Photos of the Clody Farmway Bridge in the Melville Sand Pits

    The most elusive Motor Parkway remnant has been the Clody Farmway Bridge located in the Melville Sand Pits...until today. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #7 Solved: Jericho Turnpike in Floral Park Looking Towards the LIRR  Bridge
    Feb 16 2015

    Mystery Foto #7 Solved: Jericho Turnpike in Floral Park Looking Towards the LIRR Bridge

    Frank Femenias is challenging you once again to solve a Mystery Foto. (20 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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