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  • Motor Parkway Trails #3: Bethpage Along the Central Railroad Right-Of Way
    Nov 04 2014

    Motor Parkway Trails #3: Bethpage Along the Central Railroad Right-Of Way

    The third of the Motor Parkway Trail series for "exploring, biking and hiking" documents a 1.06 mile section of the road in Bethpage which parallels the right-of-way for the Central Railroad. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #92 Solved: Three Chrysler Ghia Concept Cars
    Nov 03 2014

    Mystery Foto #92 Solved: Three Chrysler Ghia Concept Cars

    Bill Pimak challenged you to identify these three concept cars. (12 comments)


  • Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance Program: “Classic Chryslers”
    Oct 29 2014

    Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance Program: “Classic Chryslers”

    The official program of the 2014 Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance featured an article by Sam Fiorani "Classic Chryslers at Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance". (0 comments)


  • Hold the Date:11/20/14: “A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr & the Long Island Automotive Museum”
    Oct 28 2014

    Hold the Date:11/20/14: “A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr & the Long Island Automotive Museum”

    Please join the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society for a very special evening paying tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and his memorable Long Island Automotive Museum. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #91 Solved: Walter P. Chrysler with a Maxwell 1924 Chrysler B-70 Roadster
    Oct 28 2014

    Mystery Foto #91 Solved: Walter P. Chrysler with a Maxwell 1924 Chrysler B-70 Roadster

    Paul Osika challenged you to solve another Mystery Foto from his great collection. (9 comments)


  • Then & Now: The Long Island Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field and Sonny Corleone
    Oct 25 2014

    Then & Now: The Long Island Motor Parkway, Mitchel Field and Sonny Corleone

    In my quest to discover Motor Parkway images over the last 11 years, I have uncovered many great aerials of nearby Mitchel Field Air Force Base taken from 1924 to the the present. (7 comments)


  • Starting Lineup: The 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race in San Francisco, California Updated: 10/10/2016
    Oct 22 2014

    Starting Lineup: The 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race in San Francisco, California Updated: 10/10/2016

    The 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race was held in conjunction with the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California. (1 comments)


  • The News Photo Clips of Rosamund Lancaster Warburton and William K. Vanderbilt Jr.
    Oct 21 2014

    The News Photo Clips of Rosamund Lancaster Warburton and William K. Vanderbilt Jr.

    Following a formal divorce in 1927 (after more than 29 years of separation) from his first wife Virginia Graham Fair, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. married Rosamund Lancaster Warburton in Paris on September 5, 1927. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #90 Solved (Updated 10/21/14): The 1902 ACA New York to Boston Reliability Run
    Oct 21 2014

    Mystery Foto #90 Solved (Updated 10/21/14): The 1902 ACA New York to Boston Reliability Run

    At the dawn of the birth of the automobile, long distance reliability runs were held by automobile clubs to evaluate the comparative endurance of automobiles by manufacturer and engine type; gas, steam and electric. (6 comments)


  • Three Days at the Hershey Region AACA Meet
    Oct 18 2014

    Three Days at the Hershey Region AACA Meet

    It was a memorable three days last week in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (3 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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