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  • The Black Beast Celebrates the 4th of July in East Hills
    Jul 04 2011

    The Black Beast Celebrates the 4th of July in East Hills

    The Alco Black Beast spent the holiday celebrating with over 4,000 neighbors at the East Hills July 4th Patriotic Fireworks Display. A great time was had by all: (1 comments)


  • Jul 02 2011

    Highlights and Archives for VanderbiltCupRaces.com - June 2011

    June 2011 Summary A total of 5,509 unique visitors viewed the website in June 2011, a 28% increase over June 2011. For the first half of 2011, a total of 33,543 unique daily viewers have visited VanderbiltCupRaces.com, a daily average of 184 and a 45% increase over YTD 2010. Thanks for stopping by! (0 comments)


  • Jul 01 2011

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #17 -Saturday, July 2, 2011 (Events & Recent Comments)

    Feedback and sharing of information are much appreciated on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. Today's Forum provides information on this weekend's car shows and recent comments: (0 comments)


  • Archives: Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum
    Jul 01 2011

    Archives: Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum

    Links to posts related to postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum (Updated: August 2, 2011): (1 comments)


  • Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens
    Jul 01 2011

    Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- The Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows, Queens

    Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: July 1, 2011): (0 comments)


  • Jul 01 2011

    Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges- Queens

    Links to posts on Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges in Queens Updated: December 2, 2011): (0 comments)


  • Jul 01 2011

    Archives: George Robertson

    Links related to George Robertson on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: January 1, 2012): (0 comments)


  • Jun 30 2011

    Press Conference: “Long Island: The World’s Largest Resort” Interactive Exhibit

    The Ward Melville Heritage Organization held a press conference yesterday announcing an upcoming exhibit "Long Island: The World's Largest Resort" at the Mill Pond House Restaurant in Centerport. Since the exhibit includes several Vanderbilia from my collection, the Black Beast was invited to the press conference: (1 comments)


  • Archives: Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge
    Jun 30 2011

    Archives: Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge

    Links to related posts on the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge (Updated: December 31, 2011): (0 comments)


  • Favorite Images of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Jun 29 2011

    Favorite Images of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway

    Eric M: "Can you provide a sampling of your favorite Vanderbilt Cup Race and Long Island Motor Parkway images?": (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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