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  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Heading South in March to CCCA Meeting and Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
    Feb 14 2015

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Heading South in March to CCCA Meeting and Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance

    Chrysler's Chrysler is being prepared to participate in two major automotive events down south next month. (3 comments)


  • From the Gary Faules Collection: Drivers and Race Cars from the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Races
    Feb 12 2015

    From the Gary Faules Collection: Drivers and Race Cars from the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Races

    In the second post featuring photos from his collection, race car driver, team owner and writer Gary Faules has provided these up close images of drivers and race cars from the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (2 comments)


  • Long Island Presidents Car Club Council Reviews the 2015 Calendar of Events
    Feb 11 2015

    Long Island Presidents Car Club Council Reviews the 2015 Calendar of Events

    Last Sunday, officials from over 60 Long Island car clubs met and reviewed the 2015 calendar of events. (1 comments)


  • The Most Exotic Vanderbilt Race Course: The 1915 Race at the Panama Pacific International Exposition
    Feb 11 2015

    The Most Exotic Vanderbilt Race Course: The 1915 Race at the Panama Pacific International Exposition

    Of the 11 Vanderbilt Cup Races held from 1904 to 1916, the most exotic location was clearly the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race held in San Francisco. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #6 Solved:The Western Terminus of the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road Circa 1917-1924
    Feb 09 2015

    Mystery Foto #6 Solved:The Western Terminus of the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road Circa 1917-1924

    Bill Bellmer has forwarded this amazing Mystery Foto from the collection of historian Vince Seyfried. (14 comments)


  • Exclusive: Glenn Ethridge in the Isotta Fraschini that Won the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Stock Car Race
    Feb 07 2015

    Exclusive: Glenn Ethridge in the Isotta Fraschini that Won the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Stock Car Race

    A relative of Glenn Ethridge, the mechanician of the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Old 16, has forwarded this photo and requesting assistance: (1 comments)


  • Saturday Search: A Jericho Ford Fire Truck (Updated: 2/15/2015)
    Feb 06 2015

    Saturday Search: A Jericho Ford Fire Truck (Updated: 2/15/2015)

    Betsey Murphy, local history librarian for the Jericho Library, is researching this fire truck. (3 comments)


  • Concept Cars That Never Made It Part II
    Feb 04 2015

    Concept Cars That Never Made It Part II

    Bill K. has forwarded Part II of this photo series of 1950s concept cars "that never made it". (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #5 Solved: Jim Rathmann and Carroll Shelby at the 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Feb 03 2015

    Mystery Foto #5 Solved: Jim Rathmann and Carroll Shelby at the 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    This weekend's Mystery Foto featured two prominent race car drivers. (11 comments)


  • New York Reintroduces Bill to Provide for One-Time Historic Vehicle Registration Fee
    Feb 01 2015

    New York Reintroduces Bill to Provide for One-Time Historic Vehicle Registration Fee

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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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