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  • Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The #31 Falcar Driven by Hughie Hughes at the 1910 Savannah Challenge Race
    Jun 20 2016

    Mystery Foto #25 Solved: The #31 Falcar Driven by Hughie Hughes at the 1910 Savannah Challenge Race

    Chuck Rudy Jr. needed your help to solve this weekend's very challenging Mystery Foto. (4 comments)


  • A Very Special Hamptons Evening  and Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
    Jun 18 2016

    A Very Special Hamptons Evening and Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

    Over 100 people came out to pay tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and the Long Island Automotive Museum last Thursday in Southampton. The capacity crowd included members of the Clark family, friends, former museum employees and fans of Long Island automobile history. (4 comments)


  • Walter McCarthy Collection: A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
    Jun 15 2016

    Walter McCarthy Collection: A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

    The Rogers Memorial Library and Southampton Historical Museum invite you for a special tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and his memorable Long Island Automotive Museum on Thursday at 5:30 pm in Southampton. (3 comments)


  • The 1965 Mustang Assembly Plant, Martha & the Vandellas and Murray the K
    Jun 14 2016

    The 1965 Mustang Assembly Plant, Martha & the Vandellas and Murray the K

    Keith Schadoff has forwarded this amazing 1965 film of Martha and the Vandellas singing their classic "Nowhere to Run" at the Mustang assembly line in the Ford River Rouge Plant in Detroit. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #24 Solved: A Rare View of the Massapequa Lodge on the Motor Parkway
    Jun 13 2016

    Mystery Foto #24 Solved: A Rare View of the Massapequa Lodge on the Motor Parkway

    This weekend's Mystery Foto was a first-ever published view of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (7 comments)


  • The 1914 Goodrich Long Island Route Book & the Goodrich Road Markers Updated: 6/13/16
    Jun 11 2016

    The 1914 Goodrich Long Island Route Book & the Goodrich Road Markers Updated: 6/13/16

    I recently came across a mint condition 1914 Goodrich Long Island Route Book. Research into this 5" x 9" brochure uncovered information on the first road signs and road maps used in the United States. (3 comments)


  • 1950 Aerials of the Meadow Brook Lodge and the Mineola Lodge
    Jun 07 2016

    1950 Aerials of the Meadow Brook Lodge and the Mineola Lodge

    Here are two rare aerials of the Mineola Lodge and the Meadow Brook Lodge as seen in 1950. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Senator Harry Truman’s 1941 Chrysler Royal Club Coupe
    Jun 06 2016

    Mystery Foto #23 Solved: Senator Harry Truman’s 1941 Chrysler Royal Club Coupe

    This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a famous Chrysler which I came across in 2014. (14 comments)


  • 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car & 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler Honored at the 2016 Greenwich Concours
    Jun 05 2016

    1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car & 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler Honored at the 2016 Greenwich Concours

    The 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler and the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car were both honored at Saturday's Greenwich Concours Americana d'Elegance. (5 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive-The Helck Family Memoirs #2: Joe Tracy and the Cotter Pin in 1906
    Jun 01 2016

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive-The Helck Family Memoirs #2: Joe Tracy and the Cotter Pin in 1906

    Jerry Helck, former owner of the Old 16 Locomobile and son of the great artist Peter Helck, has agreed to share family memoirs related to the Vanderbilt Cup Races. The second post in the series provides the story of how driver Joe Tracy and mechanician Al Poole prepared the #12 Locomobile.for the 1906 American Elimination Trial. (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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