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  • Mystery Foto #27 Solved:Model of the Proposed Golf Courses of Bethpage State Park Golf  (Circa 1933)
    Jul 06 2015

    Mystery Foto #27 Solved:Model of the Proposed Golf Courses of Bethpage State Park Golf (Circa 1933)

    Phil Carlucci, author of the new Arcadia book Long Island Golf, challenged you to solve this holiday weekend's Mystery Foto. (14 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: How Vincent Gardner Saved the Mustang III from Being Destroyed
    Jul 04 2015

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: How Vincent Gardner Saved the Mustang III from Being Destroyed

    This is the story of how the Mustang III was saved from the crusher by its designer Vincent Gardner. This amazing story is supported by legal documents and correspondence which previously have never been made public. (4 comments)


  • Only One Car Show Today and a New Car Trivia Series
    Jul 03 2015

    Only One Car Show Today and a New Car Trivia Series

    There is only one car show scheduled over this holiday weekend. Check out the car trivia found by David Levy. (1 comments)


  • The First Automobile Race Held on Long Island (April 14, 1900) Updated: 7/3/15
    Jul 02 2015

    The First Automobile Race Held on Long Island (April 14, 1900) Updated: 7/3/15

    On April 14, 1900 the Automobile Club of America organized the first automobile race held on Long Island. The 50-mile race was held on Merrick Road from the Springfield Boulevard intersection in Queens to Bablyon in Suffolk County and back. (9 comments)


  • The Renault Vanderbilt Racer in Germany
    Jun 30 2015

    The Renault Vanderbilt Racer in Germany

    In July 2006 the German magazine Oldtimer Makt published an article on Agatha, the Renault Vanderbilt Racer owned by Wolfgang Auge in Germany. Mr. Auge sent this article to Marvin McFalls who had it translated by his friend Michael Muller. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #26 Solved: Nassau County Gildersleeve Inspecting the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
    Jun 29 2015

    Mystery Foto #26 Solved: Nassau County Gildersleeve Inspecting the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

    Inspect this weekend's Mystery Foto! (11 comments)


  • The Mustang III and the Ford Custom Car Caravan: An Interview with the King of Kustoms Gene Winfield
    Jun 27 2015

    The Mustang III and the Ford Custom Car Caravan: An Interview with the King of Kustoms Gene Winfield

    Gene Winfield has been building custom cars for over 60 years and continues to be one of the premier customizers in the world. Last week, I had the honor to interview the King of Kustoms. (4 comments)


  • Video: U.S. Merchant Marine Car Show and This Sunday’s Five Car Shows June 28, 2015
    Jun 26 2015

    Video: U.S. Merchant Marine Car Show and This Sunday’s Five Car Shows June 28, 2015

    There will five car shows scheduled on Long Island this Sunday. (0 comments)


  • Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society at the Bethpage Public Library
    Jun 24 2015

    Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society at the Bethpage Public Library

    Please join the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society for a very special evening tonifght featuring Stephanie Gress discussing her new book "Eagle's Nest: The William K. Vanderbilt II Estate." The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM at the Bethpage Public Library. The presentation will be followed by a book-signing. (0 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #55: The Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
    Jun 23 2015

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #55: The Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville

    The 55th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge, just west of Maxess Road in Melville. (3 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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