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Dec 13 2016
The Second 2016 Kleiner Tour of the Long Island Motor Parkway
On November 27, 2016, Art Kleiner, of Kleiner's Korner fame, led his second tour of the Motor Parkway with his friends. This time the tour focused on western Nassau County and eastern Suffolk County. A great time was had by all! (9 comments)
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Dec 13 2016
Mystery Foto#50 Solved:The 1911 FIAT S74 Driven by Barney Oldfield in the May 1912 Santa Monica Race
The Heck Family Collection challenged you again to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (10 comments)
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Dec 11 2016
Sam & Dave’s Excellent “Lost” Motor Parkway Adventure III:General Manager’s Office
In the third post of the 2016 series, Sam & Dave explore the Long Island Motor Parkway General Manager's Office located in Garden City. (3 comments)
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Dec 09 2016
Driver of the Week: Alessandro Cagno (1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race)
This week's Driver of the Week is Italian Alessandro Cagno who drove the #12 Itala to a seventh place finish in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
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Dec 07 2016
The Peter Helck Scholarship in Realism Established at the The Arts Students League of New York
Roz and Howard Kroplick are pleased to announce the establishment of the Peter Helck Scholarship in Realism at The Arts Students League of New York. The scholarship is in honor of artist and historian Peter Helck for his pioneering contributions to automotive art and auto racing history. (4 comments)
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Dec 06 2016
Sam & Dave’s Excellent Lost Motor Parkway Adventure II: Wheeler Farmway Bridge in Queens
In the second post of the 2016 series, Sam & Dave explore the mysterious Wheeler Farmway Bridge #1 in Oakland Gardens, Queens. (7 comments)
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Dec 05 2016
Mystery Foto #49 Solved:A 1957 Aerial of a “Spirit of St. Louis” Press Conference at Roosevelt Field
The Cradle of Aviation provided this weekend's Mystery Foto of an amazing aerial. (13 comments)
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Dec 03 2016
The Planned “Automobile Boulevard” in Riverhead (1907-1908) Updated: 12/4/16
Following a spectator death during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, a privately owned 60-mile speedway to connect Queens and Riverhead was proposed by William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and his business associates . With the assistance of Art Kleiner, here are details on the section of the Motor Parkway from Lake Ronkonkoma to Riverhead that was planned but never built. (2 comments)
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Dec 02 2016
Driver of the Week: Arthur Duray (1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races)
Since the next Long Island car show is now over four months away, it is time to introduce a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com series: Driver of the Week. First up is Arthur Duray, a French driver who participated in the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (0 comments)
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Nov 30 2016
Cradle of Aviation Archives: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Sikorsky S-43 Seaplane at Roosevelt Field
Our friends at the Cradle of Aviation have provided this exclusive photo of Willie K's huge Sikorsky S-43 at Roosevelt Field circa 1937. (1 comments)
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