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  • Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s 1911  Type 35R Raceabout to be Auctioned in Monterey
    Jul 09 2014

    Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s 1911 Type 35R Raceabout to be Auctioned in Monterey

    RM Auctions has announced that a 1911 Mercer Type 35R Raceabout previously owned by Henry Austin Clark Jr. will make its auction debut in Monterrey , California held on August 15-16, 2014 (7 comments)


  • The Silk Menu Celebrating Louis Wagner- Winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jul 08 2014

    The Silk Menu Celebrating Louis Wagner- Winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Five days after the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the winner Louis Wagner was celebrated at a banquet at Cafe Martin in Manhattan. As a special gift for the dinner, each guest received a silk menu. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage
    Jul 07 2014

    Mystery Friday Foto #75 Solved: 1935 Aerial of Bethpage and Old Bethpage

    In celebration of Independence Day, this week's Mystery Foto was a classic aerial of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (13 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #48: Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
    Jul 05 2014

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #48: Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)

    The 48th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • The 1962 “Car Auction of the Century” at  the Farnesworth Garage
    Jul 01 2014

    The 1962 “Car Auction of the Century” at the Farnesworth Garage

    Continuing yesterday's story of the "Farnesworth" garage, around 1924, the estate was purchased by a Standard Oil heir Wallis Clinton Bird and his wife Marjorie Winifred Kendall. Wallis kept a spectacular collection of cars in the garage. (7 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights for First Half of 2014
    Jul 01 2014

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights for First Half of 2014

    For the first six months of 2014, a total of 60,383 unique viewers have visited the VanderbiltCupRaces.com, a daily record average of 331 and a 23% increase over the first six months of 2013. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings “Farnesworth” Garage in Locust Valley
    Jun 30 2014

    Mystery Foto #74 Solved: The C.K.G. Billings “Farnesworth” Garage in Locust Valley

    Steve Babinsky provided this week's Mystery Foto of an estate garage located in Nassau County which is still standing today. (16 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rog Patterson’s Memories of the 1951 Bridgehampton Races
    Jun 28 2014

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rog Patterson’s Memories of the 1951 Bridgehampton Races

    Rog Patterson has forwarded these wonderful memories of the 1951 Bridgehampton Races. (5 comments)


  • Was the First Parkway Fast Food Restaurant Located in Central Park (Bethpage)?
    Jun 24 2014

    Was the First Parkway Fast Food Restaurant Located in Central Park (Bethpage)?

    Frank Femenias found this 2010 article by Rosalie Walsh Niemczyk on the Foran Family House located right off the Motor Parkway in Central Park (now Bethpage). (15 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #73 Solved: A Spectacular 1933 Aerial of Hempstead and North Hempstead
    Jun 23 2014

    Mystery Foto #73 Solved: A Spectacular 1933 Aerial of Hempstead and North Hempstead

    Gary Hammond forwarded this amazing aerial for this weekend's Mystery Foto. (18 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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