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  • Film of the Week: British Movietone- The 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Dec 18 2015

    Film of the Week: British Movietone- The 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    The archives of British Movietone have posted this 54-second news clip of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)


  • Favorite Website: Library of Congress 1921 Aerial Survey of Manhattan Island Updated 12/22/15
    Dec 16 2015

    Favorite Website: Library of Congress 1921 Aerial Survey of Manhattan Island Updated 12/22/15

    Greg O. has forwarded this incredible interactive aerial survey of Manhattan issued by Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation on August 4, 1921 and posted on the Library of Congress website. (3 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #58: Little East Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge
    Dec 15 2015

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #58: Little East Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge

    The 58th bridge in the series documenting the 65 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Little East Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Melville and Wyandanch. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Fotos #50 Solved: Old 16 and The Beast in Bridgehampton (1951-1952)
    Dec 14 2015

    Mystery Fotos #50 Solved: Old 16 and The Beast in Bridgehampton (1951-1952)

    This weekend's Mystery Fotos featured two unique vehicles that were photographed at the same location. (16 comments)


  • Updated: Walter McCarthy Collection: Then & Now- The Long Island Automotive Museum
    Dec 12 2015

    Updated: Walter McCarthy Collection: Then & Now- The Long Island Automotive Museum

    Eric Shaffer and Dan Kretzer recently visited the site of the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton and documented its current condition. I have combined their "Now" photos with "Then" photos from the Walter McCarthy Collection. (21 comments)


  • Film of the Week: British Movietone- The 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Dec 11 2015

    Film of the Week: British Movietone- The 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    The British Movietone Archives has posted this 49 second news clip of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)


  • Hemmings Motor News: A Walk in the Park- The 2015 Lime Rock Concours d’Elegance
    Dec 09 2015

    Hemmings Motor News: A Walk in the Park- The 2015 Lime Rock Concours d’Elegance

    The January 2016 issue of the Hemmings Motor News features highlights of the Sunday in the Park Concours d'Elegance at Lime Rock held last September. (1 comments)


  • New England Historical Society: Harry Grant Wins the Vanderbilt Cup
    Dec 08 2015

    New England Historical Society: Harry Grant Wins the Vanderbilt Cup

    The New England Historical Society has posted this profile of Harry Grant, the only driver of the Alco Black Beast. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #49 Solved: Charles Addams and his wife Barbara Jean in Southampton Updated:10/30/16
    Dec 07 2015

    Mystery Foto #49 Solved: Charles Addams and his wife Barbara Jean in Southampton Updated:10/30/16

    Walter McCarthy challenged you to solve this Mystery Foto from his Long Island Automotive Museum collection. (9 comments)


  • The Morning Call: America on Wheel’s art deco car exhibit: Stylish steel
    Dec 06 2015

    The Morning Call: America on Wheel’s art deco car exhibit: Stylish steel

    Lehigh Valley's The Morning Call has posted an article on the America on Wheels Museum's exhibit "The Harmony of Form & Function". (0 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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