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Mar 04 2011
Update #1: Damage to the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge
As reported on December 15, 2010, January 12, 2011, and February 15, 2011, the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge has been subjected to dumping of debris and an attack by graffiti vandals. Last December, Jim McKenna, Site Director of the Old Bethpage Village Restoration, committed to cleaning up the bridge. Here's the latest update: (5 comments)
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Mar 03 2011
Can You Identify This Mystery Long Island Mercedes?
Several people have sent in comments on last Sunday's post "Willie K’s Cars #3:The 1902 40-HP Mercedes Simplex- The Oldest Surviving Mercedes" with information on other vintage Mercedes. First up is Walt Gosden, historian for the Long Island Sound Region of the Classic Car Club of America. (5 comments)
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Mar 02 2011
Japanese Television Film “Vanderbilt Cup Races & The Alco Black Beast”
Last year the Japanese network NHK developed a televison series "America on Paper Print Film" exploring the Library of Congress' collection of 3,000 silent films. (1 comments)
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Mar 01 2011
Highlights and Blog Archives for February 2011
February Stats VanderbiltCupRaces.com's unique daily visitors in February totaled 4,176 with an average of 5.0 pageviews. The daily unique visitor average of 149 represented an 19% increase over February 2010. For the first two months of 2011, a total of 9,080 unique daily viewers have visited the website, a daily average of 154 and a 42% increase over YTD 2010. Thanks for stopping by! (2 comments)
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Mar 01 2011
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Lake Success
Links to relevant posts on the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success (Updated: April 1, 2011): (0 comments)
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Feb 28 2011
Consuelo Vanderbilt Earl, heiress, dog breeder and link to golden age, dies at 107
Consuelo Vanderbilt Earl, the daughter of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. died on February 21st at her home in Ridgefield, Connecticut. As seen in this 1932 photo, Consuelo Vanderbilt was with her father aboard the Alva, his yacht. (Courtesy of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum). (3 comments)
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Feb 28 2011
Archives: Long Island Automotive & VanderbiltCupRaces.com Updates
Links to Long Island Automotive and VanderderbiltCupRaces.com Updates: News, Comments & Events: (0 comments)
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Feb 26 2011
Willie K’s Cars #3:The 1902 40-HP Mercedes Simplex- The Oldest Surviving Mercedes
The Mercedes Simplex was designed by Wilhelm Maybach in Stuttgart, Germany and produced by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft from 1902 to 1909. DMG's intention was to improve on the car's predecessor, the 35-HP Mercedes, by providing "comfort by means of simplicity", hence the Simplex name. (0 comments)
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Feb 25 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces.com CQI #4 (Comments, Questions and Insights)
Feedback and sharing of information are much appreciated on VanderbiltCupRaces.com . This fourth CQI post provides a sampling of recent comments, feedback and featured weekend car events on Long Island: (0 comments)
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Feb 24 2011
1955 Lincoln-Mercury Times Article “Granddaddy of Superhighways”
As described yesterday, the Lincoln-Mercury Times in 1955 published an article "The Granddaddy of Superhighways" by David Kahn with illustrations by Harvey Kidder. These are highlights of the article published 17 years after the Motor Parkway closed: (4 comments)
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