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  • Mystery Foto #24 Solved: The Commack Spur of the Long Island Motor Parkway- Updated 1/30/16
    Jul 16 2013

    Mystery Foto #24 Solved: The Commack Spur of the Long Island Motor Parkway- Updated 1/30/16

    Frank Feminas offered last week's Mystery Foto challenge with two aerials of the "Commack Spur" taken in August 1938. (9 comments)


  • The Vanderbilt Family at the Start-Finish Line of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jul 14 2013

    The Vanderbilt Family at the Start-Finish Line of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    The Vanderbilt Cup Races attracted the Vanderbilt family and their friends to the grandstands. It was never more evident than at the Start-Finish Line on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (2 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle IV: The Underlying Bodywork
    Jul 10 2013

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle IV: The Underlying Bodywork

    The fourth Chrysler's Chrysler Chronicle article by Walter Gosden highlights the status of the underlying bodywork seen at the most recent visit to Steve's shop. (10 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for June 2013
    Jul 10 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for June 2013

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


  • Mystery Foto #23 Solved: The Munsey Park Service Center on Northern Boulevard with a 1956 Chevy
    Jul 08 2013

    Mystery Foto #23 Solved: The Munsey Park Service Center on Northern Boulevard with a 1956 Chevy

    Last Friday's Mystery Foto was the Munsey Park Service Center on Northern Boulevard with a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air at the pump. (16 comments)


  • Then & Now: The Massapequa Turn for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jul 06 2013

    Then & Now: The Massapequa Turn for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    One of the most exciting locations to watch the first Vanderbilt Cup Race was the turn from Massapequa-Hicksville Road onto the new Bethpage-Hempstead Turnpike in present day Plainedge. Here's the "Then & Now." (2 comments)


  • William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Lucky Cracked Cylinder in the “Race to Death”
    Jul 04 2013

    William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Lucky Cracked Cylinder in the “Race to Death”

    From 1902 to 1903, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr, competed in races throughout Europe. (3 comments)


  • The Vanderbilt Cup Race Scoreboards
    Jul 03 2013

    The Vanderbilt Cup Race Scoreboards

    Since the Vanderbilt Cup Races were all time trials, with racers starting at intervals of 1-2 minutes, it was necessary to track the drivers' lap times to determine their race positions. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #22 Solved: 1938 Aerial of East Williston, Mineola & Carle Place
    Jul 01 2013

    Mystery Foto #22 Solved: 1938 Aerial of East Williston, Mineola & Carle Place

    Greg, one of our champion solvers, submitted last Friday's Mystery Foto. (11 comments)


  • The Top 15 Black Beast Films On YouTube
    Jun 29 2013

    The Top 15 Black Beast Films On YouTube

    Based on YouTube views, below are the top 15 videos featuring the Alco Black Beast. Amazingly, over 37,000 people have viewed the 5-minute clip of the Black Beast in the 2012 History Channel's series "Men Who Built America." (4 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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