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  • Mystery Foto #29 Partially Solved: A Homan Motor Vehicle Trophy Owned by Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
    Jul 22 2019

    Mystery Foto #29 Partially Solved: A Homan Motor Vehicle Trophy Owned by Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

    Automotive historian Walt Gosden still needs your assistance to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto of a trophy given to him by Henry Austin Clark, Jr. (17 comments)


  • Newsday, November 15, 1951: Motor Parkway Pioneered U.S. Auto Travel
    Jul 20 2019

    Newsday, November 15, 1951: Motor Parkway Pioneered U.S. Auto Travel

    Thirteen years after the Motor Parkway closed, Helen Dudar wrote this article on our favorite parkway for the November 15, 1951 issue of Newsday. (13 comments)


  • Patch.com, Roslyn Times,  & Manhasset Times: Town Officials Celebrate Career Of Town Historian
    Jul 19 2019

    Patch.com, Roslyn Times,  & Manhasset Times: Town Officials Celebrate Career Of Town Historian

    Patch.com and Teri West of TheIslandNow.com have posted this article to be published in the upcoming issues of the Roslyn Times and Manhasset Times. (3 comments)


  • Documenting the Location of the 1908 Ground-Breaking Ceremony for the Motor Parkway
    Jul 17 2019

    Documenting the Location of the 1908 Ground-Breaking Ceremony for the Motor Parkway

    Our wonderful mapper Frank Femenias questioned the location of the June 6, 1908 ground-breaking ceremony for the Motor Parkway in Central Park (Bethpage) in Mystery Foto #28. (11 comments)


  • Hemmings Motor News: 1948 Tucker 48
    Jul 16 2019

    Hemmings Motor News: 1948 Tucker 48

    The unrestored brown Tucker 1044 is featured in a brief Tucker article in the August 2019 in Hemmings Motor News. (0 comments)


  • Updated: Mystery Foto #28 Solved: Bethpage’s Important Section of the Motor Parkway & Zorn’s
    Jul 15 2019

    Updated: Mystery Foto #28 Solved: Bethpage’s Important Section of the Motor Parkway & Zorn’s

    Brian McCarthy challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (20 comments)


  • Howard Kroplick Leaves His Town Historian Position After 7 & 1/2 Years
    Jul 13 2019

    Howard Kroplick Leaves His Town Historian Position After 7 & 1/2 Years

    On June 3rd, I informed North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth of my decision to leave my position as town historian. (22 comments)


  • Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #10 Bethpage #1
    Jul 10 2019

    Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #10 Bethpage #1

    In the tenth post of the series, the father and son team of Sammy and Dave Russo explored one of the favorite sections of the Motor Parkway around Deadman's Curve in Bethpage. (9 comments)


  • An Original 2013 Michigan “Tucker” License Plate
    Jul 10 2019

    An Original 2013 Michigan “Tucker” License Plate

    Earlier this year, I received this special Tucker gift from John Tucker, Jr. , grandson of Preston Tucker- a 2013 Michigan license plate used on the Tucker family automobile. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #27 Solved:  Officials of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Reginald Vanderbilt
    Jul 08 2019

    Mystery Foto #27 Solved:  Officials of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Reginald Vanderbilt

    This weekend's holiday Mystery Foto featured four Vanderbilt Cup Race officials. (5 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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