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  • New York State Historians Give the Black Beast a Big Thumbs Up!
    Apr 27 2012

    New York State Historians Give the Black Beast a Big Thumbs Up!

    Following my presentation of the "Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island" at the 2012 Association of Public Historians of New York State lsast Wednesday, several historians experienced the Alco "Black Beast" first-hand in the parking lot of the Hyatt Regency Long Island. (6 comments)


  • The Long Island Aviation County Club, the Motor Parkway and a Hangar
    Apr 26 2012

    The Long Island Aviation County Club, the Motor Parkway and a Hangar

    One of the first private country club airfields in the United States was built on 200 acres abutting the north side of the Long Island Motor Parkway in the Hempstead Plains. (3 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:  New Evidence of the Melville Sand Pits Motor Parkway Bridge
    Apr 25 2012

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:  New Evidence of the Melville Sand Pits Motor Parkway Bridge

    More evidence has surfaced that the last intact Motor Parkway in Suffolk County is still standing in the Melville Sandpits near Route 110. (3 comments)


  • Where in the World is the Alco “Black Beast”?
    Apr 25 2012

    Where in the World is the Alco “Black Beast”?

    Ed Muro has forwarded this aerial from the 2010 Nassau County Cruise to the Show. Can you find the "Black Beast"? (2 comments)


  • Highlights from the First 2012 “Clean Up Day” of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge
    Apr 23 2012

    Highlights from the First 2012 “Clean Up Day” of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge

    Twenty members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society had a blast last Saturday cleaning up the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge. (1 comments)


  • Newsday Video: “Car collector adds a classic”
    Apr 21 2012

    Newsday Video: “Car collector adds a classic”

    Videojournalist Brittany Wait has placed a two-minute video on "Chrysler's Chrysler" on Newsday's Youtube Channel. (8 comments)


  • WNBC Wins Folio Award for News Clip “The Black  Beast”
    Apr 20 2012

    WNBC Wins Folio Award for News Clip “The Black Beast”

    Congratulations to WNBC, reporter Greg Cergol and producer/videographer John Albertson for winning a Folio Award for their news clip "The Black Beast". (1 comments)


  • Amazing Aerial Views of the Hempstead Plains/Levittown (1924 to 2012)
    Apr 19 2012

    Amazing Aerial Views of the Hempstead Plains/Levittown (1924 to 2012)

    The heart of the Long Island Motor Parkway and courses for the 1908, 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races went right through the Hempstead Plains (now Levittown). These aerials show how this area dramatically changed from 1924 to today. (2 comments)


  • First 2012  “Clean Up the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge” Day To Be Held on Saturday
    Apr 18 2012

    First 2012 “Clean Up the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge” Day To Be Held on Saturday

    Come join the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society for a "Clean Up the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge" Day on Saturday, April 21st. (2 comments)


  • Newsday.com Blog: “Historic car owned by Chrysler family has new home”
    Apr 17 2012

    Newsday.com Blog: “Historic car owned by Chrysler family has new home”

    Newsday reporter Brittany Wait has profiled the 1937 "Chrysler's Chrysler". (2 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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