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  • Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The Alco Racer Practicing at the Indy 500 Track
    Oct 28 2013

    Mystery Foto #39 Solved: The Alco Racer Practicing at the Indy 500 Track

    Hugh Nutting submitted this week's Mystery Foto, a previously unpublished photo of a race car. (14 comments)


  • Then & Now: The Bethpage Bikeway Section of the Motor Parkway in Old Bethpage
    Oct 26 2013

    Then & Now: The Bethpage Bikeway Section of the Motor Parkway in Old Bethpage

    The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has completed their extension of the 1/2 mile section of the Bethpage Bikeway in Bethpage State Park. (6 comments)


  • Happy 105th Anniversary- The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Oct 23 2013

    Happy 105th Anniversary- The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    In celebration of the 105th anniversary of the Fourth Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 24, 1908, here are several of my favorite race images photographed near the grandstand and press box/officials' stand in the Hempstead Plains (now Levittown). (2 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #38:  Westbury Road Bridge in East Meadow
    Oct 22 2013

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #38:  Westbury Road Bridge in East Meadow

    The 38th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Westbury Road Bridge in my childhood hometown East Meadow. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race Officials, Committee & Drivers in San Francisco
    Oct 21 2013

    Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race Officials, Committee & Drivers in San Francisco

    This week's Mystery Foto was a real challenge. Where in the world was the Vanderbilt Cup Trophy? (4 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle V: Summer’s Progress
    Oct 19 2013

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle V: Summer’s Progress

    Historian and coachwork specialist Walt Gosden has been providing reports on the restoration of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler at Steve Babinsky's Automotive Restorations, Inc. in Lebanon, New Jersey. (8 comments)


  • News 12 Long Island  “Marty Himes’ unique race car collection keeps Long Island history alive”
    Oct 16 2013

    News 12 Long Island “Marty Himes’ unique race car collection keeps Long Island history alive”

    Just in time for Marty Himes' presentation on Thursday night, News 12 Long Island featured a news clip on Marty and his amazing collection. (0 comments)


  • Relive the Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes This Sunday Throughout Nassau County
    Oct 15 2013

    Relive the Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes This Sunday Throughout Nassau County

    Ellyn Okvist, President of the Lake Ronkonkoma Heritage Association, has provided details on this Sunday's exciting tribute to the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Islip Speedway in the 1960s
    Oct 14 2013

    Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Islip Speedway in the 1960s

    Long Island driving icon and automotive historian Marty Himes has provided this aerial of a Long Island race track. (11 comments)


  • Update: A Historic Event: A Motor Parkway Director’s Horse Returns to Roslyn
    Oct 12 2013

    Update: A Historic Event: A Motor Parkway Director’s Horse Returns to Roslyn

    The unveiling of a historic horse statue built for Clarence Mackay, an original director of the Long Island Motor Parkway and friend of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. was celebrated on Saturday, October 19, 2013. (5 comments)




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Apr 19 2026 Awesome looking forward to seeing it at the next open house JeRita

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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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