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  • 1947 Tucker ‘48 Ad: The Surprise Car of the Year
    Oct 09 2019

    1947 Tucker ‘48 Ad: The Surprise Car of the Year

    This 1947 newspaper ad was one of the earliest promotions for the Tucker '48. It highlights the earliest planned features of the automobile. (2 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documenting the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville Over Time
    Oct 08 2019

    Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documenting the Ezekiel Smith Farmway Bridge in Melville Over Time

    In a new Kleiner's Kolumn, Art Kleiner further explores the farmway bridge in Melville. (16 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway
    Oct 07 2019

    Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Pintail Elementary School in Levittown Built on the Motor Parkway

    Columnist Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (27 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Engines of the 1906 American Elimination Trial Racers
    Oct 05 2019

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Engines of the 1906 American Elimination Trial Racers

    In another VanderbiltCupRaces.com exclusive, below are never-before-published photos of the engines for several racers that were entered in the 1906 American Elimination Trial. The photos were formerly from the Don C. Boulton Collection. (4 comments)


  • Update: Pilgrim State Hospital Complex and the Motor Parkway in 1938
    Oct 02 2019

    Update: Pilgrim State Hospital Complex and the Motor Parkway in 1938

    Responding to a comment from a former Brentwood resident, Frank Femenias and Brian McCarthy have provided new insight and aerials concerning the Pilgrim State Hospital section of the Motor Parkway (see Comments). (28 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documenting the Motor Parkway in Relation to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway
    Oct 01 2019

    Kleiner’s Kolumn: Documenting the Motor Parkway in Relation to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway

    Columnist Art Kleiner has researched the Motor Parkway in Bethpage with FOIL request to the New York State Department of Transportation. These results will be highlighted at a special meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Central Park Historical Society on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. (10 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #39 Solved: Louis Wagner and Louis Vivet in the 1905 #6 Darracq
    Sep 30 2019

    Mystery Foto #39 Solved: Louis Wagner and Louis Vivet in the 1905 #6 Darracq

    The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (6 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Four 1948 Tucker “News Bulletins”
    Sep 28 2019

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Four 1948 Tucker “News Bulletins”

    These four never-before-published Tucker "News Bulletins" were likely PR flyers from the Tucker Corporation printed prior to the planned 1948 launch. (1 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:63 Photos Discovered of the Mustang III Being Built at DST in 1964.
    Sep 25 2019

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:63 Photos Discovered of the Mustang III Being Built at DST in 1964.

    Last week, I obtained 63 original negatives of the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car being built in the summer of 1964 at Dearborn Steel Tubing, Ford's prototype maker. (3 comments)


  • Tucker 1044 Highlights  from the Peconic Bay AACA Hallockville Farm Meet
    Sep 24 2019

    Tucker 1044 Highlights from the Peconic Bay AACA Hallockville Farm Meet

    It was a great time last Sunday with over 250 automobiles and a large crowd having fun in Riverhead. Hats off to GT Joey and the Peconic Bay AACA Region for an outstanding car show. (2 comments)




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Apr 15 2026 Thank you Ariejan! Better late than never! You’re information also aligns with Alice being a woman of means at that time and…

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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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