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  • Then & Now: The Hicksville Old Country Road Turn at the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
    Jun 12 2013

    Then & Now: The Hicksville Old Country Road Turn at the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races

    One of the favorite locations to watch the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races was the Old Country Road Turn in Hicksville. Here is a "Then & Now" of the turn and another Vanderbilt Cup Race discovery. (1 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Another  Record Viewership, Highlights and Blog Archives for May 2013
    Jun 11 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Another Record Viewership, Highlights and Blog Archives for May 2013

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


  • Mystery Foto #19 Solved: Aerial of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race & Site of Lindbergh’s Takeoff
    Jun 10 2013

    Mystery Foto #19 Solved: Aerial of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race & Site of Lindbergh’s Takeoff

    This aerial was taken during the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race held at the "new" Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury. (12 comments)


  • FIAT Freakout: The 13 FIATS of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
    Jun 08 2013

    FIAT Freakout: The 13 FIATS of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

    In celebration of next month's FIAT Freakout National Convention to be held on July 18-21, 2013 in Hauppauge, all 13 FIATs that participated in the 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races are featured in today's post. (10 comments)


  • Clean Up the Historic Deadman’s Curve in Bethpage on Saturday, June 22, 2013
    Jun 05 2013

    Clean Up the Historic Deadman’s Curve in Bethpage on Saturday, June 22, 2013

    Come join the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Bethpage community for a "Clean Up the Historic Deadman's Curve" Day at 9:00 AM Saturday, June 22, 2013. (8 comments)


  • The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #10 Meadow Brook Lodge in Westbury
    Jun 04 2013

    The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #10 Meadow Brook Lodge in Westbury

    Going west to east, the ninth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Meadow Brook Lodge located west of Merrick Avenue in Westbury. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto  #18 Solved: The Links Golf Club’s Private Entrance to the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Jun 03 2013

    Mystery Foto #18 Solved: The Links Golf Club’s Private Entrance to the Long Island Motor Parkway

    Queens historian and "Champion of the Motor Parkway" Robert Miller has provided this rare image of an entrance to the Long Island Motor Parkway. (26 comments)


  • In Search of Alcos: #12 1912 Alco 4-Cylinder Touring Car Being Sold on eBay
    May 31 2013

    In Search of Alcos: #12 1912 Alco 4-Cylinder Touring Car Being Sold on eBay

    Over the last two years, VanderbiltCupRaces.com has attempted to document the Alco "12"- the 12 reported existing rebuilt and restored cars made originally by the American Locomotive Company in Providence, Rhode Island. (9 comments)


  • Smiles and Thumbs Up From the Wounded Warrior Car Show at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead
    May 29 2013

    Smiles and Thumbs Up From the Wounded Warrior Car Show at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead

    Although it was delayed a day due to the weather, the 2013 Wounded Warrior Car Show at the Martha Clara Vineyard in Riverhead was a great success... (1 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #33: The “Roosevelt Field”  Motor Parkway Bridge in Westbury
    May 28 2013

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #33: The “Roosevelt Field”  Motor Parkway Bridge in Westbury

    The 33rd bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the highway bridge that eventually connected Stewart Avenue to Roosevelt Field. (11 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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