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  • Malverne Treasure #3: Plan Showing the Entrances to the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road
    Dec 06 2017

    Malverne Treasure #3: Plan Showing the Entrances to the Motor Parkway at Rocky Hill Road

    Over 200 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints, documents and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement in February 2017 are being categorized, repaired and scanned. This 1924 Motor Parkway survey documented the Rocky Hill Road Bridge, the two entrances and the Rocky Hill Lodge. (5 comments)


  • Hemmings Motor News: Pebble Beach Concours to feature Tuckers for their 70th anniversary
    Dec 05 2017

    Hemmings Motor News: Pebble Beach Concours to feature Tuckers for their 70th anniversary

    Daniel Strohl posted an Hemmings Motor News article on Tuckers at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance . Yes, Tucker '48 #1044 will apply to be on the show field! (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926
    Dec 05 2017

    Mystery Foto #48 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Deepdale Golf Club in Lake Success in 1926

    Did you solve the first Mystery Foto of December? Where did the year go? (15 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand at the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Dec 02 2017

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand at the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    These are the only known film scenes of the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race held in Santa Monica, California. (4 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Jay Leno’s Garage- The Cars of Tomorrow
    Dec 01 2017

    Video of the Week: Jay Leno’s Garage- The Cars of Tomorrow

    The video of the week features my favorite Jay Leno's Garage episode "The Cars of Tomorrow". (0 comments)


  • Update: Tucker will be a Featured Marque at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Nov 30 2017

    Update: Tucker will be a Featured Marque at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Tucker '48, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance has announced that Tucker will be a featured marque at their 2018 program. (4 comments)


  • Images of the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car Found Online
    Nov 29 2017

    Images of the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car Found Online

    Dan Templeton has discovered images and an article on the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car on the blog of Virginia Classic Mustang. (0 comments)


  • Book “Monzanapolis”: 1905 Vanderbilt Cup- Crash in the Morning
    Nov 28 2017

    Book “Monzanapolis”: 1905 Vanderbilt Cup- Crash in the Morning

    Looking for a holiday gift for your favorite Vanderbilt Cup Race fan? I recommend Aldo Zana's new book Monzanapolis- The Monza 500 Miles-The endless America-Europe challenge. (0 comments)


  • Update: Mystery Foto #47 Solved: Long Island Estate of Virginia “Birdie” Graham Fair Vanderbilt
    Nov 28 2017

    Update: Mystery Foto #47 Solved: Long Island Estate of Virginia “Birdie” Graham Fair Vanderbilt

    This holiday weekend's Mystery Foto was a never-before published aerial of a Vanderbilt estate. (33 comments)


  • North Hempstead History: Newsday “Gatekeepers of History”
    Nov 25 2017

    North Hempstead History: Newsday “Gatekeepers of History”

    Village plans to use a $193,000 donation to help restore historic structure on 600-acre country estate of the late Clarence Mackay. (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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