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  • Mystery Foto #34 Solved: The Sayville Automobile Club in Front of the Kensington Hotel in Sayville
    Sep 23 2013

    Mystery Foto #34 Solved: The Sayville Automobile Club in Front of the Kensington Hotel in Sayville

    Kathy Curran, Executive Director of the Suffolk County Historical Society, submitted this previously unpublished photo of a car club dated June 20, 1911. (8 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #37:  Carman Avenue Highway Bridge in East Meadow
    Sep 21 2013

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #37:  Carman Avenue Highway Bridge in East Meadow

    The 37th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Carman Avenue Bridge in my childhood hometown East Meadow. It is classified as a highway bridge since Carman Avenue was over the Motor Parkway. (3 comments)


  • Smiles and Thumbs Ups from the Vanderbilt Museum
    Sep 17 2013

    Smiles and Thumbs Ups from the Vanderbilt Museum

    It was great fun last Sunday as the Black Beast returned to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum for the Jaguar Concours d'Elegance and All Marque Concours Sanitaire. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #33 Update: Three Possible Locations for this Rare  Photo of “Old 16”
    Sep 17 2013

    Mystery Foto #33 Update: Three Possible Locations for this Rare Photo of “Old 16”

    The Homer Historical Society has submitted this Mystery Foto of "Old 16", the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (10 comments)


  • Then & Now: The Motor Parkway Railroad Station on the “Hempstead Extension (Spur)” Part I
    Sep 14 2013

    Then & Now: The Motor Parkway Railroad Station on the “Hempstead Extension (Spur)” Part I

    Dick Makse has forwarded this photo of a Long Island Railroad cash fare receipt dated from 1915 to 1916. (5 comments)


  • Video: Henry Ford’s Racer “Sweepstakes Rides Again”
    Sep 11 2013

    Video: Henry Ford’s Racer “Sweepstakes Rides Again”

    This summer, Ford Racing released a video of NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards taking the ride of a lifetime in Henry Ford's first and only race car, Sweepstakes. (2 comments)


  • Smiles and Thumbs-Ups from the 2013 Cruizin for a Cure Car Show
    Sep 10 2013

    Smiles and Thumbs-Ups from the 2013 Cruizin for a Cure Car Show

    The Black Beast returned with a roar to the Cruzin for a Cure car show in Hicksville. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #32 Solved: Carman Avenue Bridge in East Meadow During the Opening of the Motor Parkway
    Sep 10 2013

    Mystery Foto #32 Solved: Carman Avenue Bridge in East Meadow During the Opening of the Motor Parkway

    This week's Mystery Foto is one of my favorite images of racing on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (11 comments)


  • Images & a Trophy From the Greatest Vintage Car Event Ever Held on Long Island
    Sep 07 2013

    Images & a Trophy From the Greatest Vintage Car Event Ever Held on Long Island

    In my opinion, the greatest vintage automobile event ever held on Long Island occurred on October 9, 1954 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race. The event was organized by Long Island Old Car Club and the Mineola Fair and Industrial Exposition. (6 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for August 2013
    Sep 04 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for August 2013

    Highlights and a summary of the posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com during August 2013. (0 comments)




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