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  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #29 Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge
    Jan 19 2013

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #29 Mineola LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge

    The 29th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Long Island Railroad Bridge in Mineola. (7 comments)


  • The Course for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jan 17 2013

    The Course for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    The construction of a new trolley line on Jericho Turnpike from Queens to Mineola in 1906 forced a redesigned of the western section of the course for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race from its 1905 configuration. These nine maps provided information on the new 29.7 mile course (0 comments)


  • The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #7 Jericho Turnpike Lodge in Mineola
    Jan 16 2013

    The Motor Parkway Toll Collection Structures: #7 Jericho Turnpike Lodge in Mineola

    Going west to east, the sixth Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Jericho Turnpike Lodge located off Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. (0 comments)


  • Favorite Website: ChampCarStats.com
    Jan 16 2013

    Favorite Website: ChampCarStats.com

    ChampCarStats.com provides comprehensive history of races and drivers. (0 comments)


  • Howard Kroplick’s Events & Presentations
    Jan 15 2013

    Howard Kroplick’s Events & Presentations

    Howard Kroplick's Events and Presentations (8 comments)


  • Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge
    Jan 15 2013

    Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge

    Last week, VanderbiltCupRaces.com contributer Walter McCarthy provided this challenge to all viewers to identify this photo. (10 comments)


  • Three Amazing Photos from the Starting Line of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jan 14 2013

    Three Amazing Photos from the Starting Line of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Three amazing photos of cars preparing for the start of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Courtesy of Paul Osika. (3 comments)


  • Black Beast Highlighted on the DVD Cover of “Men Who Built America”
    Jan 12 2013

    Black Beast Highlighted on the DVD Cover of “Men Who Built America”

    The DVD for the History Channel's series "Men Who Built America" will be released on January 22, 2013. John Hammond, Town Historian of Oyster Bay, received a pre-release copy of the 3-disc collection and has forwarded copies of the amazing DVD's covers. (4 comments)


  • Resource Guide to the Motor Parkway in Queens
    Jan 09 2013

    Resource Guide to the Motor Parkway in Queens

    To assist in the development of Wayne Consolla's new online map of the Long Island Motor Parkway, a resource guide of VanderbiltCupRaces.com posts related to the Queens section has been developed. (0 comments)


  • Mechanician Joe Marx in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Jan 08 2013

    Mechanician Joe Marx in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Jack T: "I was going through some of my Dad's (age 87) pictures and found two photos of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. It appears my great-grandfather, Joe Marx, was a mechanic for the #7 car driven by William Luttgen. " (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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