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  • Mystery Foto #32 Solved:#M32 Rainier and #P43 Simplex Racing on the Opening Day of the Motor Parkway
    Aug 08 2016

    Mystery Foto #32 Solved:#M32 Rainier and #P43 Simplex Racing on the Opening Day of the Motor Parkway

    Frank Femenias challenged you once again to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (11 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 100 Planned Bridges Over & Under the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Aug 06 2016

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The 100 Planned Bridges Over & Under the Long Island Motor Parkway

    Brian McCarthy has forwarded this question: How many Motor Parkway bridges were planned but never built? (3 comments)


  • The Classic Car Summer 2016 Magazine: The Boca Raton Grand Classic
    Aug 03 2016

    The Classic Car Summer 2016 Magazine: The Boca Raton Grand Classic

    The Summer 2016 issue of "The Classic Car", the official magazine of the Classic Car Club of America, highlighted February's Boca Raton Grand Classic. The 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler was among the seven grand classics judged as a 100 Point Classic. (2 comments)


  • Charles Davis, the Good Roads Everywhere Movement and Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate #25
    Aug 02 2016

    Charles Davis, the Good Roads Everywhere Movement and Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate #25

    A leading advocate for national highways in the early 1900s was Charles Henry Davis. Here is the story of Davis, the "Good Roads Everywhere" movement and the link to the Long Island Motor Parkway. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile
    Aug 02 2016

    Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile

    Bruce Adams challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Friday Foto. (10 comments)


  • Ford Performance Manager John Clor: Mustangs that Never Were
    Jul 30 2016

    Ford Performance Manager John Clor: Mustangs that Never Were

    The keynote speaker for last Saturday's Mustangs on the Niagara banquet was John Clor, enthusiast communications manager for Ford Performance. A section of his presentation highlighted "Mustangs that Never Were". Several of these unique Mustangs are shown here using photos from my collection and the Internet. (1 comments)


  • Translation: October 1904 La Stampa Sportiva: The Vanderbilt Cup
    Jul 27 2016

    Translation: October 1904 La Stampa Sportiva: The Vanderbilt Cup

    Professor Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has forwarded several articles on William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and the Vanderbilt Cup Races from the Italian magazine La Stampa Sportiva published from 1902 to 1910. (0 comments)


  • Author and Ford Insider John Clor Salutes the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car in Niagara
    Jul 27 2016

    Author and Ford Insider John Clor Salutes the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car in Niagara

    The 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car made its first appearance at a national Mustang show last weekend at Mustangs on the Niagara. One of the highlights of the weekend for me was meeting John Clor, enthusiast communications manager for Ford Performance and author of "Mustang 2015: The New Generation." (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #30  Solved: Krug’s Hotel in Mineola Circa 1912 Revised 7/26/2016
    Jul 25 2016

    Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Krug’s Hotel in Mineola Circa 1912 Revised 7/26/2016

    This weekend's Mystery Foto was another previously unpublished photo of a prominent building on the courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (15 comments)


  • Hemmings Blog: 1934 Bugatti Type 57 takes Best of Show at Keeneland Concours d’Elegance
    Jul 23 2016

    Hemmings Blog: 1934 Bugatti Type 57 takes Best of Show at Keeneland Concours d’Elegance

    Kurst Ernst has posted highlights from last Saturday's Keeneland Concours d'Elegance in the Hemmings Blog. (1 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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