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  • A History of Coachbuilder LeBaron
    Mar 22 2012

    A History of Coachbuilder LeBaron

    Mark Theobald on Coachbuilt.com has posted this history of LeBaron, a prominent automobile coachbuilder. Among the cars built by LeBaron was the 1937 Chrysler C-15 Town Car created for Walter P. Chrysler for his wife and recently sold by the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. (2 comments)


  • Will the Motor Parkway Mystery In Old Bethpage Be Solved by Al Velocci Tonight?
    Mar 21 2012

    Will the Motor Parkway Mystery In Old Bethpage Be Solved by Al Velocci Tonight?

    Motor Parkway fans have debated for years the location of the road west of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge. Did the parkway turn left and head up the hill, turn right at grade level or somehow even go through the hill? (1 comments)


  • Unique 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast Experience to be Auctioned on Thursday, March 29, 2012
    Mar 20 2012

    Unique 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast Experience to be Auctioned on Thursday, March 29, 2012

    As part of its 17th Annual Auction for Excellence, the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center will be offering a unique 2012 Indy 500 Race/Black Beast package on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (4 comments)


  • The Motor Parkway North of Westbury Avenue on the Carle Place/Mineola Border
    Mar 19 2012

    The Motor Parkway North of Westbury Avenue on the Carle Place/Mineola Border

    A wonderful section of the Long Island Motor Parkway is located south of Raff Avenue and north of Westbury Avenue on the border between Mineola and Carle Place. (11 comments)


  • PaddockTalk.com: A New Design For The 1937 Season: The Mercedes-Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car
    Mar 17 2012

    PaddockTalk.com: A New Design For The 1937 Season: The Mercedes-Benz W 125 Grand Prix Car

    PaddockTalk.com has posted this profile of the Mercedes W 125 Grand Prix racers which ran in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • Seen in the Amelia Island Concours Parking Lot: Fatty Arbuckle’s 1923 McFarlan
    Mar 16 2012

    Seen in the Amelia Island Concours Parking Lot: Fatty Arbuckle’s 1923 McFarlan

    After the end of the very special Amelia Island Concours, I drove the Black Beast back to the trailer parking lot to pack up for home. To my pleasant surprise,a 1923 McFarlan was parked nearby. (1 comments)


  • Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society- Thursday, March 22, 2012
    Mar 15 2012

    Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society- Thursday, March 22, 2012

    The first 2012 meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2012 beginning at 7:30 PM. The meeting will take place at the auditorium at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage. (1 comments)


  • Cars of the Stars  Part II
    Mar 14 2012

    Cars of the Stars Part II

    Robert Richer has forwarded an email of "Nifty Cars and Nifty Owners". Check out Part II of the cars of the stars. (2 comments)


  • Mineola Patch: Local Historian Buys One-of-a-Kind 75 Year Old Chrysler Imperial
    Mar 13 2012

    Mineola Patch: Local Historian Buys One-of-a-Kind 75 Year Old Chrysler Imperial

    Reporter Christopher Collora interviewed Stephanie Gress, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, two classic car experts and me for this Patch article and video: (2 comments)


  • The Black Beast at the Amelia Island 2012 Concours D’Elegance
    Mar 12 2012

    The Black Beast at the Amelia Island 2012 Concours D’Elegance

    It was a great time this weekend at one of the best automotive events in the world- the Amelia Island Concours D' Elegance. Over 20,000 car enthusiasts and 300 spectacular cars participated. (5 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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