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  • Available for Purchase: A Unique Mercedes-Benz 540K Authorized Factory Reproduction
    Apr 03 2012

    Available for Purchase: A Unique Mercedes-Benz 540K Authorized Factory Reproduction

    Robert Richer has forwarded this description of a beautiful Mercedes-Benz 540K authorized factory reproduction that is available for purchase in France. (0 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Visits a Hidden Parkway Section in Dix Hills
    Apr 02 2012

    Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Visits a Hidden Parkway Section in Dix Hills

    Last Sunday, Carmine and Arlene graciously invited the Long Island Motor Preservation Society to view their 275-foot section of the Motor Parkway in their Dix Hills backyard. Here are highlights, including a video by John McAuliffe. (7 comments)


  • Highlights and Blog Archives for March 2012
    Mar 31 2012

    Highlights and Blog Archives for March 2012

    A total of 18,962 unique visitors viewed the website during the First Quarter of 2012 (an average of 211 visitors per day and 4.1 pages per visit), a 22% increase over First Quarter 2011. Thanks for stopping by! (1 comments)


  • Old Cars Weekly: Vanderbilt Family’s  1938 Brewster Ford V-8
    Mar 30 2012

    Old Cars Weekly: Vanderbilt Family’s 1938 Brewster Ford V-8

    Angelos Van Bogart has written an excellent article in Old Cars Weekly describing the last Brewster Ford which was owned by a member of the Vanderbilt Family. (4 comments)


  • Video: Adam Richman Auctions Off 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast Experience
    Mar 30 2012

    Video: Adam Richman Auctions Off 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast Experience

    As part of its 17th Annual Auction for Excellence on March 29, 2012 , the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center received $11,000 for a unique 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast package. (0 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The #17 Simplex Approaching the Hempstead Control in 1904 Race
    Mar 28 2012

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The #17 Simplex Approaching the Hempstead Control in 1904 Race

    In another VanderbiltCupRaces.com exclusive, this image may be the only photo showing the #17 Simplex breaking down at the Hempstead Control near the end of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • Queens Greenway Clean-Way Day on Saturday, April 14, 2012
    Mar 27 2012

    Queens Greenway Clean-Way Day on Saturday, April 14, 2012

    The Father John J. Murray Knights of Columbus Council at American Martyrs Church and the NYC Partnership for Parks have announced the Second Annual Queens Greenway Clean-way Day for April 14, 2012. (0 comments)


  • Hagerty: The Making of  “Bullitt”
    Mar 26 2012

    Hagerty: The Making of “Bullitt”

    My fellow Mustang enthusiast Bruce Kafenbaum has forwarded this Hagerty article "Filming the Frisco Flyers" documenting the making of Steve McQueen's Bullitt. (2 comments)


  • Bikeway Construction Uncovers the Motor Parkway in Bethpage State Park Buried for Over 50 Years
    Mar 24 2012

    Bikeway Construction Uncovers the Motor Parkway in Bethpage State Park Buried for Over 50 Years

    While walking in Bethpage State Park earlier this month, Tom Dziurka noticed activity in a closed off construction area near the Motor Parkway right-of-way. (17 comments)


  • An Old Bethpage Mystery Solved at the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting
    Mar 23 2012

    An Old Bethpage Mystery Solved at the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting

    A decades old mystery of the location of the Motor Parkway through Old Bethpage Village Restoration was apparently solved at the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society meeting last Wednesday. Here are the highlights of the meeting attended by 42 people. (3 comments)




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Apr 15 2026 Thank you Ariejan! Better late than never! You’re information also aligns with Alice being a woman of means at that time and…

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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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