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  • A Hometown Honors Victor Hemery-The Winner of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Nov 24 2015

    A Hometown Honors Victor Hemery-The Winner of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Vincent Lucas of Sillé-le-Guillaume has created an exhibit honoring driver Victor Hemery, a native of this small village in northwest France and the winner of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #47 Solved: The Two National Racers Entered in the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Nov 23 2015

    Mystery Foto #47 Solved: The Two National Racers Entered in the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    The weekend has passed, so it is time to reveal answers to the Mystery Friday Foto! (7 comments)


  • Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VIII: On to Deadman’s Curve
    Nov 21 2015

    Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VIII: On to Deadman’s Curve

    On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the eighth post of this series, Sammy and Dave continued their exploration from Levittown to Deadman's Curve in Bethpage. (6 comments)


  • Film of the Week: Santa Monica Road Racing 1914-1916 Using Imatte Technology
    Nov 20 2015

    Film of the Week: Santa Monica Road Racing 1914-1916 Using Imatte Technology

    Automotive historian and author Harold Osmer has posted six videos of his presentation on Sanata Monica road racing. This video features the 1914 and 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (0 comments)


  • Blue Smoke Article: How the Mustang III was Saved
    Nov 18 2015

    Blue Smoke Article: How the Mustang III was Saved

    Blue Smoke, an award winning publication of the Peconic Bay Region of the ACCA, recently featured this article on the Mustang III submitted by Rich Carlsen. (2 comments)


  • Hemmings Classic Car: Delectable Rarities of the 2015 Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance
    Nov 17 2015

    Hemmings Classic Car: Delectable Rarities of the 2015 Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance

    The January 2016 issue of Hemmings Classic Car features an article on the 2015 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance by Senior Editor Jim Donnelly. Several of the "delectable rarities that crowded the lawn in Saratoga Springs" are shown below. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #46 Solved: Barney Oldfield in the Winton Bullet No.2 at Empire City Track in Yonkers
    Nov 16 2015

    Mystery Foto #46 Solved: Barney Oldfield in the Winton Bullet No.2 at Empire City Track in Yonkers

    John Cuocco found this weekend's Mystery Foto while cleaning up my archives. (6 comments)


  • Queens Chronicle: Long Island Motor Parkway a revolutionary road
    Nov 14 2015

    Queens Chronicle: Long Island Motor Parkway a revolutionary road

    The Queens Chronicle published an article by Andrew Benjamin last week on the Motor Parkway. (2 comments)


  • Two Long Island Car Shows on Sunday
    Nov 13 2015

    Two Long Island Car Shows on Sunday

    There will be two car shows on Long Island on Sunday. (0 comments)


  • Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VII: Westbury to Levittown
    Nov 11 2015

    Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VII: Westbury to Levittown

    On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the seventh post of this series, Sammy and Dave explore the Long Island Motor Parkway from Westbury to Levittown. (12 comments)




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Apr 23 2026 Amazing job on the video Craig and Florence!

Apr 23 2026 Indeed Al! I had read about that in my research of her. Here’s a great article of her WW1 exploits.…

Apr 22 2026 can you add more images

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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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