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  • Hold the Dates: Tucker 48 75th Anniversary Celebration at the AACA Museum, Hershey, PA- Friday, June 16 to Sunday, June 18, 2023
    May 14 2023

    Hold the Dates: Tucker 48 75th Anniversary Celebration at the AACA Museum, Hershey, PA- Friday, June 16 to Sunday, June 18, 2023

    Join Tucker 1044 and celebrate the 75th anniversary of Tuckers in June. (0 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: From the Peter Helck Collection- The Priest and “The Oldest of Them All”- An 1891 Panhard & Levassor
    May 13 2023

    Greg O’s Garage: From the Peter Helck Collection- The Priest and “The Oldest of Them All”- An 1891 Panhard & Levassor

    Photos with a great story from the Helck/Bradley photo box. (7 comments)


  • Upcoming automotive events on Long Island
    May 12 2023

    Upcoming automotive events on Long Island

    Long Island automobile events are being posted in the Events section. (2 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 2)
    May 10 2023

    Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 2)

    The next exploration in my return to Long Island is a much photographed section of the Motor Parkway in Suffolk County - off of Maxess Road in Melville. (7 comments)


  • Update: Sad News: Steve Linden, collectible car expert, Classic Car Doctor columnist, dies at 65
    May 09 2023

    Update: Sad News: Steve Linden, collectible car expert, Classic Car Doctor columnist, dies at 65

    The collectible car community has lost a good friend. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #18 Solved: Herb Lytle winning the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
    May 08 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #18 Solved: Herb Lytle winning the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

    Did you identify this weekend's mystery racer? (4 comments)


  • Ford.com: Falcon vs Ferrari? Yes!- The Holman-Moody Challenger III
    May 06 2023

    Ford.com: Falcon vs Ferrari? Yes!- The Holman-Moody Challenger III

    Ford Motor Company has posted this comprehensive article on the Challenger III on their Ford Performance website. (1 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Memories Classic Car Show-Family Day, Williston Park, NY rescheduled for this Sunday
    May 03 2023

    Long Island Motor Parkway Memories Classic Car Show-Family Day, Williston Park, NY rescheduled for this Sunday

    The Long Island Motor Parkway Memories Classic Car Show-Family Day is back on for this Sunday. (0 comments)


  • Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #2-1920s Rumpler
    May 02 2023

    Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #2-1920s Rumpler

    A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved:  The Gordon Bennett Cup
    May 01 2023

    Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved:  The Gordon Bennett Cup

    Hungarian F1 journalist Károly Méhes challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery trophy. (10 comments)




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Apr 11 2026 Thanks for sharing, Greg.  Interesting historical view of the living quarters of a Vanderbilt socialite.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Part of the acreage was used for a cemetery.

Apr 07 2026 Art, Point made. Many thanks for your reply.

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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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