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  • Mystery Foto #12 Solved: William Lutgen’s Mercedes at a Pit Stop During the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Mar 26 2018

    Mystery Foto #12 Solved: William Lutgen’s Mercedes at a Pit Stop During the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Mitch Hackett challenged you to solve this Vanderbilt Cup Race Mystery Foto. (9 comments)


  • Updated Tucker Topics: Have Tucker 1044 Will Travel
    Mar 24 2018

    Updated Tucker Topics: Have Tucker 1044 Will Travel

    Topics Topics, the official Tucker Automobile Club of America publication, featured a cover article on Tucker 1044. Editor Kevin Leavesley documented the many 2017 adventures of Tucker 1044 on Long Island. (1 comments)


  • From the Simeone Museum: Celebrating the Renault Roadsters
    Mar 21 2018

    From the Simeone Museum: Celebrating the Renault Roadsters

    Dr. Fred Simeone and Chris Webb of the Simeone Automotive Museum have forwarded images from the museum's 2018 calendar celebrating the Renault Vanderbilt Racers. (2 comments)


  • Hemmings Cover Article: Mustang III The Concept Car That Helped Ignite the Pony-Car Revolution
    Mar 20 2018

    Hemmings Cover Article: Mustang III The Concept Car That Helped Ignite the Pony-Car Revolution

    Senior Editor Thomas A. DeMauro with photography by Executive Editor Richard Lentinello has profiled the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car in the May 2018 issue of Hemmings Classic Car. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville
    Mar 19 2018

    Mystery Foto #11 Solved: Sammy on the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville

    As part of Sam & Dave's 2017 Excellent Hike, Sammy took a break on this Motor Parkway structure. (19 comments)


  • Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville
    Mar 17 2018

    Update: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Memories of Living in the Huntington Lodge in Melville

    After 15 years of my searching for images of the Huntington Lodge, Maureen Standish has provided these photos from her family albums and wonderful stories of her Melville childhood. (17 comments)


  • Updated VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Rare 1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool
    Mar 14 2018

    Updated VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Rare 1947 Tucker Franchise Plan Sales Tool

    A 45-page sales tool used by the Tucker Corporation to sell franchises to automobile dealerships in 1947 has been discovered. Only two of these 11" x 18" portfolios are known to exist. (4 comments)


  • Highlights From the Westhampton Historical Society Vanderbilt Cup Races Presentation
    Mar 13 2018

    Highlights From the Westhampton Historical Society Vanderbilt Cup Races Presentation

    Every seat was taken at last Sunday's presentation "The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races: The Impact on Long Island" sponsored by the Westhampton Historical Society. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #10 Solved: A 1909 Long Island Automobile Club Membership Cup
    Mar 13 2018

    Mystery Foto #10 Solved: A 1909 Long Island Automobile Club Membership Cup

    Karen Rose was looking for your assistance in identifying this Long Island racing trophy which she recently purchased at the recent Barrett Jackson auction. (8 comments)


  • The Impact of the Vanderbilt Cup Races: The Long Island Race Tracks
    Mar 10 2018

    The Impact of the Vanderbilt Cup Races: The Long Island Race Tracks

    Sunday's new presentation in Westhampton will highlight the impact of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Motor Parkway on Long Island. (4 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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