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  • From the Barney Oldfield Collection: Four Classic Photos and One Mystery
    Feb 02 2013

    From the Barney Oldfield Collection: Four Classic Photos and One Mystery

    Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great-great-nephew of the legendary racer Barney Oldfield, has provided these five historic photos from the Barney Oldfield Collection. Can anyone help Wayne identify the one mystery image? (8 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights & Blog Archives for January 2013- A New Monthly Viewership Record
    Jan 31 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights & Blog Archives for January 2013- A New Monthly Viewership Record

    VanderbiltCupRaces..com celebrated the completion of its fourth year with a record monthly viewership of 9,082 in January 2013. (0 comments)


  • Video: “Chasing a 1908 Simplex Speedcar”
    Jan 30 2013

    Video: “Chasing a 1908 Simplex Speedcar”

    One of my favorite cars on Long Island was the 1908 Simplex Speedcar restored and owned by Walter McCarthy. Several owners and restorations later, the car was sold last summer and was documented on Wayne Carini's "Chasing Classic Cars" on the Velocity channel. (2 comments)


  • Then & Now: New Hyde Park Turn
    Jan 29 2013

    Then & Now: New Hyde Park Turn

    One of the six exciting turns in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the intersection of Lakeville Road and Jericho Turnpike. (3 comments)


  • The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #8 Mineola Lodge
    Jan 28 2013

    The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #8 Mineola Lodge

    Going west to east, the seventh Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Mineola Lodge located off Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. (2 comments)


  • Racing Up Manhasset Hill During the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jan 26 2013

    Racing Up Manhasset Hill During the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    One of the most exciting locations to watch the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was Manhasset Hill (Spinney Hill) located now at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and East Shore Road/Community Drive (3 comments)


  • The Closing of the Motor Parkway and the Current Utilization of the Right-Of-Way
    Jan 24 2013

    The Closing of the Motor Parkway and the Current Utilization of the Right-Of-Way

    Over the course of the thirty year history from 1908 to 1938, the Motor Parkway became a conduit for the development of Long Island and heralded the transformation of the Island from a rural area to a suburb. (4 comments)


  • Upcoming Exhibit: “Car Culture: Art and the Automobile” 4/27/13- 8/11/13, Huntington, NY
    Jan 23 2013

    Upcoming Exhibit: “Car Culture: Art and the Automobile” 4/27/13- 8/11/13, Huntington, NY

    Beginning this Spring, the Heckscher Museum of Art will present an exhibit "Car Culture: Art and the Automobile". (2 comments)


  • The Bethpage Lodge (1910-1960s): A Classic Repost from 2009
    Jan 22 2013

    The Bethpage Lodge (1910-1960s): A Classic Repost from 2009

    The Bethpage Toll Lodge at Round Swamp Road was one of the three original Long Island Motor Parkway lodges designed by prominent architect John Russell Pope. The above image shows the lodge and the Motor Parkway Bridge over Round Swamp Round around 1910. (4 comments)


  • Trucking Down to the Vanderbilt Cup Races
    Jan 21 2013

    Trucking Down to the Vanderbilt Cup Races

    The vast majority of spectators to the Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island from 1904 to 1910 came from New York City. They utilized every mode of transportation available including; trains, automobiles, horses, trolleys and trucks which were the precursors to buses. (5 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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