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  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #47: Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
    Jun 03 2014

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #47: Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)

    The 47th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Powell Avenue Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #70 Still A Mystery: Is this Dario Resta?
    Jun 02 2014

    Mystery Foto #70 Still A Mystery: Is this Dario Resta?

    Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great great nephew of Barney Oldfield, forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto from his collection. (15 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Spectacular Photos of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    May 31 2014

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Spectacular Photos of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    On Friday, October 7, 1904, the day before the first Vanderbilt Cup Race, 60 superintendents and engineers of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (A.L.A.M.) gathered for a 65-mile "meet" covering Manhattan, Bronx and Westchester. On the next day, many of the participants ventured to Long Island to see the first Vanderbilt Cup Race. One A.L.A.M. member documented the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race.. (1 comments)


  • Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold for $2,300 on eBay
    May 28 2014

    Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold for $2,300 on eBay

    A Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup issued by the Locomobile to celebrate their victory in the 1908 race was sold for $2,300 on eBay earlier this month. (0 comments)


  • Was the “Bagatelle” Mansion in Half Hollow Hills Built by a Vanderbilt?
    May 27 2014

    Was the “Bagatelle” Mansion in Half Hollow Hills Built by a Vanderbilt?

    Leroy Douglas: "I wish you would show photos of the Vanderbilt estate in Wheatley Heights, now known as Madonna Heights School for Girls." (20 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #69 Solved: The Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge over Colonial Springs Road
    May 26 2014

    Mystery Foto #69 Solved: The Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge over Colonial Springs Road

    Steve Lucas forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto. (10 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle X: Countdown to Pebble Beach-Three Months
    May 23 2014

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle X: Countdown to Pebble Beach-Three Months

    The tenth Chrysler's Chrysler Chronicle article highlights the progress made by May 14, 2014, almost three months away from its debut at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. (15 comments)


  • Los Angeles Times: “At Indy course, vintage race cars take you on a roll down memory lane”
    May 21 2014

    Los Angeles Times: “At Indy course, vintage race cars take you on a roll down memory lane”

    The Los Angeles Times published an article on the first Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational to be held on June 6-8, 2014 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (3 comments)


  • Jaguars Visit the Black Beast
    May 20 2014

    Jaguars Visit the Black Beast

    Over forty members of the Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island and the MG Club took a cruise last Sunday to the Black Beast Garage at Waterfront at Roslyn. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #68 Solved: A Motor Parkway Culvert in the Hempstead Plains (Levittown)
    May 19 2014

    Mystery Foto #68 Solved: A Motor Parkway Culvert in the Hempstead Plains (Levittown)

    Ernie Murphy forwarded this Mystery Friday Foto of a Motor Parkway structure in the heart of Levittown. The photo is courtesy of Tim Lavey. (19 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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