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  • Greg O’s Garage; From the Peter Helck Collection; Strange and Unusual cars #4- The 1873 L’Obéissante
    May 31 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; From the Peter Helck Collection; Strange and Unusual cars #4- The 1873 L’Obéissante

    A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #21 Solved: Celebrating the opening of the Long Island Automotive Museum on August 27, 1948
    May 29 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #21 Solved: Celebrating the opening of the Long Island Automotive Museum on August 27, 1948

    Jim Clark, the son of Henry Austin Clark Jr., challenged you with this weekend's Mystery Foto. (8 comments)


  • The nine Tuckers to be featured at the “Tucker ‘48 75th Anniversary Celebration” in Hershey, PA on June 16-18, 2023
    May 27 2023

    The nine Tuckers to be featured at the “Tucker ‘48 75th Anniversary Celebration” in Hershey, PA on June 16-18, 2023

    The AACA Museum has announced that nine Tuckers are scheduled to participate in a special short-term exhibit for the Tucker 75th Anniversary Celebration. (3 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: A Vanderbilt Cup Race In Brooklyn
    May 24 2023

    Kleiner’s Korner: A Vanderbilt Cup Race In Brooklyn

    Six years following the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race several newspapers reported the race would be brought back to Long Island (yes, Brooklyn is technically part of Long Island) after having been run in Savannah, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Santa Monica. (0 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; Chrysler’s Chrysler at the Merchant Marine Academy Car Show
    May 23 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; Chrysler’s Chrysler at the Merchant Marine Academy Car Show

    On Sunday May 21st, Chrysler's Chrysler went 'home' again to where she started, at the former Chrysler Estate for an impressive car show. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1908 American Grand Prize
    May 22 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1908 American Grand Prize

    This weekend's mystery photo, plus a bonus photo (9 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage; Jim Donnelly Wins Prestigious Purdy Award for his Crankshaft Tucker 1044 Article
    May 20 2023

    Greg O’s Garage; Jim Donnelly Wins Prestigious Purdy Award for his Crankshaft Tucker 1044 Article

    Automotive journalist Jim Donnelly has won the prestigious IMPA Purdy Award for Tucker 1044 Crankshaft article (1 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: From the Peter Helck Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #3-1926 Claveau 9CV
    May 17 2023

    Greg O’s Garage: From the Peter Helck Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #3-1926 Claveau 9CV

    A treasure photo trove of unusual cars have been found in the Helck Family Collection. (0 comments)


  • The Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island Visits the Waterfront at Roslyn
    May 16 2023

    The Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island Visits the Waterfront at Roslyn

    On Sunday, May 7, 2023, the Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island held a wonderful visit to the Waterfront at Roslyn garage. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #19 Solved; Old 16 Locomobile celebrating the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race victory in Bridgeport
    May 15 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #19 Solved; Old 16 Locomobile celebrating the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race victory in Bridgeport

    Did you identify this celebration? (6 comments)




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Apr 11 2026 Thanks for sharing, Greg.  Interesting historical view of the living quarters of a Vanderbilt socialite.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Part of the acreage was used for a cemetery.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Point made. Many thanks for your reply.

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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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