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  • Profile Series: Tucker 1007- The Metallic Blue Tucker at the LeMay Collections in Tacoma
    May 15 2018

    Profile Series: Tucker 1007- The Metallic Blue Tucker at the LeMay Collections in Tacoma

    In the eighth of profile of the 51 Tuckers, the metallic blue Tucker 1007 of the LeMay Collections of Marymount located in Tacoma, Washington is featured. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #19 Solved: The Motor Parkway East of Clinton Road, Garden City in the 1950s
    May 14 2018

    Mystery Foto #19 Solved: The Motor Parkway East of Clinton Road, Garden City in the 1950s

    Brian McCarthy challenged you to solve another Motor Parkway Mystery Foto. (16 comments)


  • The Residence of the Starter of Five Vanderbilt Cup Races -Fred Wagner- Rediscovered in Smithtown
    May 12 2018

    The Residence of the Starter of Five Vanderbilt Cup Races -Fred Wagner- Rediscovered in Smithtown

    Fred J. (Wag) Wagner was the premier race starter in the early 1900s including: all the Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races with the exception of the 1904 race. Researcher Corey Victoria Geske has recently revealed that a beautiful Smithtown residence built in 1913 was the residence of Fred and Nancy Wagner. (14 comments)


  • Vanderbilia: The Long Island Motor Parkway Toll Ticket
    May 09 2018

    Vanderbilia: The Long Island Motor Parkway Toll Ticket

    A very neat Motor Parkway collectible is the "ticket" that was given to the driver when they passed through a toll lodge. (8 comments)


  • The Special Tucker ‘48 Ad in the 1948 Indy 500 Race Program
    May 08 2018

    The Special Tucker ‘48 Ad in the 1948 Indy 500 Race Program

    Seventy years ago, the Tucker Corporation developed this special customized ad that was placed in the 1948 Indy 500 Race Program. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto#18 Solved:A 1951 View of the LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge from the New York State Archives
    May 07 2018

    Mystery Foto#18 Solved:A 1951 View of the LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge from the New York State Archives

    Frank Femenias challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (13 comments)


  • The Western Terminus of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows Circa 1938
    May 05 2018

    The Western Terminus of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows Circa 1938

    My favorite co-author Al Velocci has recently discovered a 60" x 28" aerial of Fresh Meadows and Cunningham Park circa 1938. The aerial provides new insight into the Western Terminus of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (6 comments)


  • 1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part II: Luxurious Features of the Tucker ‘48
    May 02 2018

    1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool Part II: Luxurious Features of the Tucker ‘48

    A 45-page sales tool used by the Tucker Corporation to sell franchises to dealerships in 1947 has recently been discovered. Part II of this rare piece of Tucker history highlights eight pages of its "exclusive features". (3 comments)


  • Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” IX:To the Finish Line at Half Hollows Hills
    May 01 2018

    Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Hike” IX:To the Finish Line at Half Hollows Hills

    In the ninth and final post of the "Excellent Motor Parkway Hike" series, Dave Russo and his then 11-year old son Sammy explored the Motor Parkway east of Bagatelle Road in Half Hollow Hills. (10 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #17 Solved: North Hempstead Town Supervisor Edwin C. Willets Driving a 1904 Buckmobile
    Apr 30 2018

    Mystery Foto #17 Solved: North Hempstead Town Supervisor Edwin C. Willets Driving a 1904 Buckmobile

    Jeff Levy challenged you to become a history detective to figure out this weekend's Mystery Foto. (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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