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  • Carlo Demand and the Alco “Black Beast” on Long Island
    Mar 12 2014

    Carlo Demand and the Alco “Black Beast” on Long Island

    In 2011, I met car rally enthusiast Steve McKelvie at the Lime Rock Historic Festival. I recently discovered two blog posts by Steve McKelvie concerning the Alco Black Beast. This SteveMcKelvie.com post focused on artist Carlo Demand's painting of the Alco Black Beast and the Corbin Cannonball during the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #45: Central Avenue/LIRR Railroad Bridge in Bethpage
    Mar 11 2014

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #45: Central Avenue/LIRR Railroad Bridge in Bethpage

    The 45th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Central Avenue/Long Island Railroad Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905
    Mar 10 2014

    Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905

    This week's Mystery Foto featured the only steam-powered car to race in the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (16 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Ferrari F1 Pit Stop Perfection
    Mar 08 2014

    Video of the Week: Ferrari F1 Pit Stop Perfection

    Rog Patterson has forwarded this Video of the Week of a Ferrari F1 Pit Stop in Melbourne, Australia. (3 comments)


  • Hemmings Blog (2010) “Sand Special  Riding: Ralph Hamlin’s 1911 Franklin Special desert racer”
    Mar 05 2014

    Hemmings Blog (2010) “Sand Special Riding: Ralph Hamlin’s 1911 Franklin Special desert racer”

    Max Axen has forwarded this 2010 Hemmings article by David Traver Adolphus on one of the "few survivors of the Guided Age"-Ralph Hamlin's 1911 Franklin Special desert racer. (2 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle VIII: New Paint, Many Pieces
    Mar 04 2014

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle VIII: New Paint, Many Pieces

    Historian and coachwork specialist Walt Gosden has been providing reports on the restoration of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler at Steve Babinsky's Automotive Restorations, Inc. in Lebanon, New Jersey. (10 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #57 Solved: Sam Berliner III and Al Velocci in Battle Row in Old Bethpage
    Mar 04 2014

    Mystery Foto #57 Solved: Sam Berliner III and Al Velocci in Battle Row in Old Bethpage

    In 2006, Al Velocci, Sam Berliner III, Pat Masterson and I would explore unusual sections of the Long Island Motor Parkway including this week's Mystery Foto location. (19 comments)


  • Film of the Week: “Tazio Nuvolari Wins Vanderbilt Cup (1936)”
    Feb 28 2014

    Film of the Week: “Tazio Nuvolari Wins Vanderbilt Cup (1936)”

    Éclair-Journal in 1936 released this 26-second movie news clip on the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)


  • The 1909 Alco 40-HP Runabout Sold for $280,500 by Gooding & Company at Amelia Island
    Feb 26 2014

    The 1909 Alco 40-HP Runabout Sold for $280,500 by Gooding & Company at Amelia Island

    In May 2011, I had the opportunity to visit the famous basement garage of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. Among the many spectacular automobiles in the basement was a 1909 Alco Runabout. (1 comments)


  • Roslyn Times:“Kroplick to speak at Landmark Society” at 7:45pm, Tonight at Atria of Roslyn
    Feb 25 2014

    Roslyn Times:“Kroplick to speak at Landmark Society” at 7:45pm, Tonight at Atria of Roslyn

    The Roslyn Times has published an article on tomorrow's North Hempstead presentation and book signing at the Roslyn Landmark Society meeting at the Atria of Roslyn on 99 Landing Road. (3 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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