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  • Updated: Jalopnik:America’s First Great Car Race Happened On Roads People Still Use Every Day
    Nov 08 2017

    Updated: Jalopnik:America’s First Great Car Race Happened On Roads People Still Use Every Day

    Jalopnik editor Raphael Orlove has posted this excellent article on the Vanderbilt Cup Races promoting tonight's 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM showings of "Car vs. America" episode on Fusion TV. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #44 Solved: The Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Willston Park/Albertson in 1939
    Nov 06 2017

    Mystery Foto #44 Solved: The Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Willston Park/Albertson in 1939

    Bob and Ruth Valentine challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (9 comments)


  • Gregg D. Merksamer: “Remembering the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race”
    Nov 04 2017

    Gregg D. Merksamer: “Remembering the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race”

    The most exciting and spectacular automobile race ever held in Westchester County is considered the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race. Run six months before the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the Briarcliff race attracted skilled drivers and over 100,000 spectators along the 32.4-mile course. (4 comments)


  • Hagerty.com: A new Tucker, true to the original, debuts at SEMA
    Nov 01 2017

    Hagerty.com: A new Tucker, true to the original, debuts at SEMA

    Mike Austin reports on Rob Ida's "new Tucker" that was exhibited this week at the 2017 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. Tucker '48 #1044 received a shout-out in the article. (3 comments)


  • The Four Renault Vanderbilt Racers at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance
    Oct 31 2017

    The Four Renault Vanderbilt Racers at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance

    In celebration of the Renault Vanderbilt Racers at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Marvin McFalls, president of the Renault Owners Club of North America, has provided these images of this reunion. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #43 Solved:Lou Austin’s Commack Gas Station/Restaurant on the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Oct 30 2017

    Mystery Foto #43 Solved:Lou Austin’s Commack Gas Station/Restaurant on the Long Island Motor Parkway

    Brian McCarthy challenged you to identify a unique photo of a Motor Parkway gas station. (16 comments)


  • Updated (11/3/17): The Course for the Long Island Automobile Club’s 1902 100-Mile Endurance Test
    Oct 28 2017

    Updated (11/3/17): The Course for the Long Island Automobile Club’s 1902 100-Mile Endurance Test

    On April 26, 1902, the Brooklyn-based Long Island Automobile Club ran the second "One-Hundred Mile Endurance Test on Long Island." In tonight's post, the program's description of the 100-mile course in Queens and Nassau County is featured. (8 comments)


  • Hemmings: Ronkonkoma: the never-was speedway that could have brought Indianapolis-scale racing to LI
    Oct 26 2017

    Hemmings: Ronkonkoma: the never-was speedway that could have brought Indianapolis-scale racing to LI

    With the assistance of VanderbiltCupRaces.com, Daniel Strohl of Hemmings Daily has written an article on the planned Ronkonkoma Motor Speedway. (3 comments)


  • Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent  Motor Parkway Hike” IV: Old Bethpage
    Oct 24 2017

    Updated: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” IV: Old Bethpage

    In the fourth post of the "Excellent Motor Parkway Hike" series, Dave Russo and his 11-year old son Sammy explored the Battle Row section of the Motor Parkway and the Old Bethpage Bridge. . (9 comments)


  • Mystery Foto: #42 Solved: A 1926 Aerial of the Motor Parkway & A Guide to Finding 1926/1950 Aerials
    Oct 23 2017

    Mystery Foto: #42 Solved: A 1926 Aerial of the Motor Parkway & A Guide to Finding 1926/1950 Aerials

    This weekend's Mystery Foto was inspired by Brian McCarthy's discovery of 1926 and 1950 aerials found at the MyNassauProperty.com website. (18 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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