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  • Highlights from the East Hills’ Kids in the Park First Annual 4th of July Parade
    Jul 04 2012

    Highlights from the East Hills’ Kids in the Park First Annual 4th of July Parade

    The Alco Black Beast team once again spent the July 4th holiday celebrating with neighbors in East Hills. (0 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights and Blog Archives for June 2012
    Jul 03 2012

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Highlights and Blog Archives for June 2012

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com averaged a daily unique visitor average of 224, representing a 22% increase over June 2011. (0 comments)


  • Patch.com: Restoration Enthusiasts On the Road Again
    Jul 02 2012

    Patch.com: Restoration Enthusiasts On the Road Again

    Pam Robinson of Patch.com and Marc Hillman of the Model A Ford Club of Long Island have documented last Saturday's Motor Parkway Day at the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge. (1 comments)


  • 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler 2012 Event Schedule
    Jul 01 2012

    1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler 2012 Event Schedule

    The 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler is scheduled to particpate in the following 2012 events: (0 comments)


  • Central Park Historical Society to Honor the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Jun 30 2012

    Central Park Historical Society to Honor the Long Island Motor Parkway

    Members of the Central Park Historical Society have informed me that they plan to honor the Motor Parkway with two historical markers; one on Stewart Avenue the site of the 1908 Ground-Breaking Ceremony and another at the site of the Central Avenue/Railroad Motor Parkway Bridge. (0 comments)


  • A New Book by Joel E. Finn: The 1912 Milwaukee Races: Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize
    Jun 29 2012

    A New Book by Joel E. Finn: The 1912 Milwaukee Races: Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize

    Just in time for its 100th anniversary, race historian Joel E. Finn has written a wonderful book on the 1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race and 1912 Grand Prix held in Milwaukee. (3 comments)


  • Images from the George McKesson Brown Scrapbook: The 1906 #7 Mercedes
    Jun 28 2012

    Images from the George McKesson Brown Scrapbook: The 1906 #7 Mercedes

    Ro: "Howard, would you have additional pictures of the George McKesson Brown, or his auto? Thank you for posting what you have of the McKesson Brown scrapbook!!" (5 comments)


  • Vintage Car Rally on the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge on June 30, 2012
    Jun 27 2012

    Vintage Car Rally on the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge on June 30, 2012

    In celebration of the continuing efforts to preserve the Long Island Motor Parkway, members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and all owners of pre-1939 automobiles (the Parkway closed in 1938) are invited to rally at Old Bethpage Village Restoration on Saturday, June 30, 2012 and drive over the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge. (2 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#18 Shelter Rock Road Bridge in Manhasset Hills
    Jun 26 2012

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#18 Shelter Rock Road Bridge in Manhasset Hills

    Continuing the Long Island Motor Parkway bridge series, the 18th bridge to be featured is the Shelter Rock Road Parkway Bridge in Manhasset Hills. (3 comments)


  • The 1914 Vanderbilt Holbrook Cup, Charlie Chaplin and a Historic Film
    Jun 25 2012

    The 1914 Vanderbilt Holbrook Cup, Charlie Chaplin and a Historic Film

    One month before the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Santa Monica, the city of Venice, California held a series of Vanderbilt Jr. Cup Races for "pushmobiles" and homemade one- and two-cylinder cars. A trophy or souvenir from these races was sold on Ebay last night. (0 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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