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  • Anatomy of Three Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation Archives
    Nov 18 2020

    Anatomy of Three Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation Archives

    Here are three more amazing aerials from the Drennan Collection of the Cradle of Aviation. (2 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: The Overlapping Histories of Long Island Aviation and the Motor Parkway
    Nov 17 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: The Overlapping Histories of Long Island Aviation and the Motor Parkway

    Aviation and automobiling experienced overlapping histories on Long Island in the early 1900s. The Motor Parkway was part of this intertwining history. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction
    Nov 16 2020

    Mystery Foto #46 Solved: A 1956 Aerial of the Meadowbrook Parkway and Roosevelt Field Shopping Mall Under Construction

    Joel Friedman, volunteer archivist at the Cradle of Aviation, challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto from the Drennan Collection. (23 comments)


  • Tucker’s Promotional Desk Set Origin Discovered!
    Nov 14 2020

    Tucker’s Promotional Desk Set Origin Discovered!

    Mark Lieberman and Mike Tucker share their adventure of discovering a piece of Tucker Corporation history. (8 comments)


  • Film of the Week: Henry Austin Clark, Jr Being Interviewed on Automotive Technology in 1968
    Nov 13 2020

    Film of the Week: Henry Austin Clark, Jr Being Interviewed on Automotive Technology in 1968

    This rare news clip features Henry Austin Clark, Jr. being interviewed on the state of automobile technology by a New York City television station in 1968 at Chase Bank in Manhattan. Several of Clark's vintage automobiles can be seen at the beginning of the film. (4 comments)


  • Cradle of Aviation Archives: The 1918 Curtiss Engineering Corporation Flying Map of Long Island
    Nov 11 2020

    Cradle of Aviation Archives: The 1918 Curtiss Engineering Corporation Flying Map of Long Island

    Here is one of the most unique maps ever posted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com- a 1918 Long Island map from the Curtiss Engineering Corporation as a guide for pilots to identify airfields and emergency landing areas. (10 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: UPDATE - Levittown Motor Parkway Site Being Excavated
    Nov 10 2020

    Kleiner’s Korner: UPDATE - Levittown Motor Parkway Site Being Excavated

    As mentioned in my comments on a recent post, the Motor Parkway site between Heron and Skimmer Lanes in Levittown is being developed into a private road with 9 homes being built. Excavation has begun with pieces of the Parkway having been found. (9 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos of Old 16 at the 1948 Antique Auto Show from the Helck Family Collection
    Nov 07 2020

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos of Old 16 at the 1948 Antique Auto Show from the Helck Family Collection

    Old 16 was the featured vehicle at the Antique Auto Show held from March 8-14, 1948 at the 71st Regiment Armory in Manhattan. Below are never-before published photos of the event from the Helck Family Collection (2 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Library of Congress “Early Days of Motoring”
    Nov 06 2020

    Video of the Week: Library of Congress “Early Days of Motoring”

    This Blackhawk film is a 1967 compilation of Library of Congress films of early racing competitions including the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1905 Ormond-Daytona Automobile Races. (0 comments)


  • Manhasset and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Nov 04 2020

    Manhasset and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Blank Slate Media has requested images of Manhasset during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race for their upcoming Guide to Manhasset publication. Here are several choices for them. (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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