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  • Mystery Foto #11 Revealed & Updated: Barbot’s Flying Flivver Over Merrick Avenue in 1923
    Mar 16 2015

    Mystery Foto #11 Revealed & Updated: Barbot’s Flying Flivver Over Merrick Avenue in 1923

    Art Kleiner of Kleiner's Korner forwarded one of the most challenging and fun Mystery Fotos ever posted! (9 comments)


  • The Motor Way 1906: “How the Vanderbilt Cup Was Won By a French Car’
    Mar 14 2015

    The Motor Way 1906: “How the Vanderbilt Cup Was Won By a French Car’

    The Vanderbilt Cup Races made headlines in newspapers and automobile trade journals throughout the United States. The October 11, 1906 issue of The Motor Way featured a 12-page cover story on the 1906 race including these images and illustrations. (2 comments)


  • Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum: Hispano-Suiza (1925-1935)
    Mar 10 2015

    Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum: Hispano-Suiza (1925-1935)

    In a continuation of the series on postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum, nine Hispano-Suizas are documented in today's post. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #10 Solved: Mural of the British Dirigible R34 Landing in Roosevelt Field in 1919
    Mar 09 2015

    Mystery Foto #10 Solved: Mural of the British Dirigible R34 Landing in Roosevelt Field in 1919

    This brand new Mystery Foto documented a historic event in transportation that occurred on Long Island. (14 comments)


  • From the Hugh Nutting Collection: Insight into the Woodies of Huntington’s J.T. Cantrell and Company
    Mar 07 2015

    From the Hugh Nutting Collection: Insight into the Woodies of Huntington’s J.T. Cantrell and Company

    Over 40 years ago, Hugh Nutting began researching J.T. Cantrell and Company for a Boulder Colorado newspaper and, subsequently, became the Cantrell adviser to the National Woodie Club. (28 comments)


  • Mystery Foto 2013#5 Redux:Creedmore Hospital and Commonwealth Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge in 1941
    Mar 05 2015

    Mystery Foto 2013#5 Redux:Creedmore Hospital and Commonwealth Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge in 1941

    I do like my Fairchild aerials! This previous Mystery Foto was solved in 2013 as Creedmore Hospital and Commonwealth Boulevard Motor Parkway Bridge in 1941 (3 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series#54:Broad Hollow Rd. Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge in Melville
    Mar 04 2015

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series#54:Broad Hollow Rd. Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge in Melville

    The 54th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Broad Hollow Road (Route 110)/Huntington Railroad Trolley Bridge in Melville. (1 comments)


  • Learn About The Treasures of the Vanderbilt Cup Races & the Motor Parkway
    Mar 03 2015

    Learn About The Treasures of the Vanderbilt Cup Races & the Motor Parkway

    A new presentation "Treasures of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway” will be given by Howard Kroplick and Al Velocci on Wednesday, March 4, 2014 in Glen Cove. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #9 B Solved:The 1905 Darracq Team Headquartered at the Hotel Glenwood, Glenwood Landing
    Mar 02 2015

    Mystery Foto #9 B Solved:The 1905 Darracq Team Headquartered at the Hotel Glenwood, Glenwood Landing

    As pointed out by Greg 0., Mystery Foto #9 has already been reviewed without a definitive answer back in 2013. We will leave that Mystery Foto open, but will also provide a new challenge this week. (13 comments)


  • Book “Ways of the World”: Long Island Motor Parkway Documented as the First Parkway in the World
    Feb 28 2015

    Book “Ways of the World”: Long Island Motor Parkway Documented as the First Parkway in the World

    In his book, Dr. Maxwell (M.G.) Lay , a leading civil engineer, wrote the book "Ways of the World: A History of the World's Roads and the Vehicles That Used Them". Dr. Lay documented that the Long Island Motor Parkway was "historically" the first parkway built in the world. (3 comments)




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May 04 2026 Thanks Art, for that Newsday article by Bill Bleyer in 2005, that long ago, WOW! You moved to NC 5 years ago, you’re a…

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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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