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  • Video of the Week: The D.B. Cooper of NASCAR
    Mar 05 2021

    Video of the Week: The D.B. Cooper of NASCAR

    Racing Reference Stories posted this amazing story two years ago on YouTube. (1 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: And Now For Something Completely Different: Part 1 (Motor Parkway 1906 - 1910)
    Mar 03 2021

    Kleiner’s Korner: And Now For Something Completely Different: Part 1 (Motor Parkway 1906 - 1910)

    While researching posts for vanderbiltcupraces.com I often come across material that while not directly related to the topic I'm investigating, still contains interesting information. (8 comments)


  • 1960 Photos from the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton
    Mar 02 2021

    1960 Photos from the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton

    On July 4, 1960, industrial photographer Irving Fitzig captured these images of Long Island Automotive Museum. (9 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #9 Solved: The Intersection of Old Northern Boulevard and Northern Boulevard (circa 1950-1956)
    Mar 01 2021

    Mystery Foto #9 Solved: The Intersection of Old Northern Boulevard and Northern Boulevard (circa 1950-1956)

    Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (15 comments)


  • Film of the Week: A Tour of Historic Lake Ronkonkoma
    Feb 27 2021

    Film of the Week: A Tour of Historic Lake Ronkonkoma

    Lee Chambers has forwarded this 14-minute YouTube created in 2018 by the Town of Smithtown as part of their "Historic Smithtown" series. (5 comments)


  • A great-grandson recalls his family’s Bulls Head Hotel, Auto & Wagon Shed located in Bulls Head (North Roslyn, Greenvale)
    Feb 24 2021

    A great-grandson recalls his family’s Bulls Head Hotel, Auto & Wagon Shed located in Bulls Head (North Roslyn, Greenvale)

    On the roslynlandmarks.org website, Fred Blumlein fondly recalls Bulls Head Hotel, his great-grandfather's hotel and auto and wagon shed, which was located on the corner of Glen Cove Road and Northern Boulevard in Bulls Head (later North Roslyn and now Greenvale). Fred's information is reposted here. (0 comments)


  • Frederick Ogden Beach-“bosom friends” with Willie K’s father
    Feb 23 2021

    Frederick Ogden Beach-“bosom friends” with Willie K’s father

    As a follow-up to last week's Mystery Foto, I recalled the above photo of F.O. Beach. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #8 Solved: Birdie, Sears and Beach at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Feb 22 2021

    Mystery Foto #8 Solved: Birdie, Sears and Beach at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (11 comments)


  • Crankshaft: Preston’s Prodigy
    Feb 20 2021

    Crankshaft: Preston’s Prodigy

    With the permission of Crankshaft publisher and editor-in-chief Richard Lentinello, here are the images from the 16-page cover article "The Incredible Restoration and History of Tucker #44." (0 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Long Island’s Hidden History: The Long Island Motor Parkway
    Feb 19 2021

    Video of the Week: Long Island’s Hidden History: The Long Island Motor Parkway

    As part of his Long Island Hidden History YouTube series, Christian Barba last month posted a 14-minute episode focusing on our favorite parkway. (4 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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