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Mar 12 2024
A Lodge Keeper’s 1933 Motor Parkway Plate

Bill Cruickshank has forwarded this image of his grandfather's 1933 Long Island Motor Parkway plate. (0 comments)

Mar 12 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #10 Solved; Theodore Roosevelt goes for an automobile ride

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (17 comments)

Mar 09 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962, Part 5

This is our 5th article focusing on never-before-published color slides of the Long Island Automotive Museum. Richard Weir took these images between 1958 and 1962 during repeat visits to the beloved automotive museum. (5 comments)

Mar 08 2024
Hagerty.com: A 1903 Mercedes Simplex is Amelia 2024’s Oldest, Most Expensive, and Best Car

Hagerty.com has documented the most expensive automobile sold last week in Amelia Island last week- a121-year old Mercedes Simplex similar to the one driven by Willie K. (0 comments)

Mar 06 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: 100 Years Ago on The Motor Parkway Part 1- January-March 1924

What really was happening on our favorite roadway 100 years ago? Read on . . . (1 comments)

Mar 05 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved; The Central Ave Bridge Being Built

Did you identify the Central Ave. Bridge being built? (5 comments)

Mar 02 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962 Part 4

A deep dive into more images from the Long Island Automotive Museum. Included is a look at the vehicles as they were in previously unseen images, museum postcards, and information on where the automobiles are today. (8 comments)

Mar 01 2024
Video of the Week: The Evolution of the Long Island Parkway System

Chris Barba posted this graphic video in 2021 showing how the Long Island parkway system evolved from 1927 to 2021. Sorry, the evolution of the Motor Parkway from 1908 to 1938 was not included. (2 comments)

Feb 28 2024
Cradle of Aviation Exhibit: Roosevelt Field Aviators at the Mall

Roosevelt Field Aviators: Exhibit will be on display at the Roosevelt Field® shopping center from through March 13th. (4 comments)

Feb 27 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #8 Solved; Midget Racing at the Polo Grounds & The Marty Himes Collection

Identifying the Midget Polo Grounds racing through the Marty Himes Collection (19 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.