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  • Aug 12 2011

    Long Island Automotive Update: News, Events & Recent Comments- Saturday, August 13, 2011

    Latest Long Island automotive news, events and recent comments on VanderbiltCupRaces.com: (0 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#4 The Bridge over the Queens Central Rail Road Right-of-Way
    Aug 11 2011

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#4 The Bridge over the Queens Central Rail Road Right-of-Way

    A total of 60 Motor Parkway bridges were built from 1908 to 1926 ...a pioneering concept to eliminate grade crossings for an automobile road. There are four types of Motor Parkway bridges; over crossroads (parkway bridges), under crossroads (highway bridges), over railroad tracks (railroad bridge) and, as part of right-of-way agreements, to connect farmlands (farmway bridges). This series will document these bridges beginning at the Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens to the Eastern… (11 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces Exclusive: The 1900 Newport Automobile Races  & the First Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
    Aug 10 2011

    VanderbiltCupRaces Exclusive: The 1900 Newport Automobile Races & the First Vanderbilt Cup Trophy

    The first major race in which William K. Vanderbilt Jr. competed was held in September 1900 in Newport, Rhode Island. It was also at this race where the first William K.Vanderbilt Jr. cup was given to a winner of an automobile race...four years before the Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races. (6 comments)


  • Aug 10 2011

    Upcoming Alco Black Beast Events

    The Alco Black Beast is scheduled to participate in the following upcoming events: (1 comments)


  • The Black Beast at the Lake Ronkonkoma Car Show
    Aug 08 2011

    The Black Beast at the Lake Ronkonkoma Car Show

    Despite early morning showers cancelling the parade, the Sun came out and a good time was had by all at the "First Annual Motor Parkway "Sunday Drive" to Lake Ronkonkoma Parade & Car Show. Some highlights: (3 comments)


  • Then & Now: Long Island Automotive Museum
    Aug 06 2011

    Then & Now: Long Island Automotive Museum

    Although the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton closed and abandoned over 30 years ago, most of the museum's buildings are still standing. Here is a "Then & Now" with recent "Now" photos and many "Then" images from the collection of Walter McCarthy: (17 comments)


  • Hear  the Black Beast Roar on the Motor Parkway from Hauppauge to Lake Ronkokoma This Sunday
    Aug 05 2011

    Hear the Black Beast Roar on the Motor Parkway from Hauppauge to Lake Ronkokoma This Sunday

    The Black Beast will be on the Long Island Motor Parkway this Sunday, participating in the First Annual Motor Parkway "Sunday Drive to Lake Ronkonkoma" Parade and Car Show. (1 comments)


  • Index: Archives on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
    Aug 04 2011

    Index: Archives on VanderbiltCupRaces.com

    Since March 9, 2008, over 2,100 individual posts have been placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com seen by over 154,000 unique viewers. To assist in searching for information, these posts have been sorted by subject into archives which are updated monthly. This is an Index of "Archives on VanderbiltCupRaces.com" updated as of February 1, 2012. (0 comments)


  • Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum: Ford Town Cars
    Aug 02 2011

    Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum: Ford Town Cars

    Don Watson: "We are looking for postcards showing the Model T Ford Towncar" (4 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #3 The Hollis Court Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge in Queens
    Aug 01 2011

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #3 The Hollis Court Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge in Queens

    A total of 60 Motor Parkway bridges were built from 1908 to 1926 ...a pioneering concept to eliminate grade crossings for an automobile road. There are four types of Motor Parkway bridges; over crossroads (parkway bridges), under crossroads (highway bridges), over railroad tracks (railroad bridge) and, as part of right-of-way agreements, to connect farmlands (farmway bridges). This series will document these bridges beginning at the Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens to the Eastern… (2 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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