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  • Tucker 1044 Conservation Report III: Putting 1044 Back Together
    Mar 07 2018

    Tucker 1044 Conservation Report III: Putting 1044 Back Together

    Last Saturday, I met with Sean Tucker and Rob Ida at Ida Automotive in Morganville, New Jersey to review the progress on the "conservation" of Tucker 1044. (3 comments)


  • Peter Helck: Memoirs: 75 Years with Palette, Paintbrush and Wheels
    Mar 06 2018

    Peter Helck: Memoirs: 75 Years with Palette, Paintbrush and Wheels

    Tim Helck has posted the memoirs of his grandfather Peter Helck on PeterHelck.com. These memoirs were previously published in 1981-1982 issues of Bulb Horn. (1 comments)


  • Updated: Mystery Foto #9 Solved: The Central R.R. Motor Parkway Bridge in Queens
    Mar 05 2018

    Updated: Mystery Foto #9 Solved: The Central R.R. Motor Parkway Bridge in Queens

    Brian McCarthy challenged you again to solve this weekend's Mystery Friday Foto. (14 comments)


  • Happy 10th Anniversary VanderbiltCupRaces.com!
    Mar 04 2018

    Happy 10th Anniversary VanderbiltCupRaces.com!

    Today celebrates the 10th Anniversary of VanderbiltCupRaces.com. On March 4, 2008, the website was launched with this classic film of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (4 comments)


  • Helck Family Collection:Original Illustration by the “Vermeer” of Automobile Advertising-Earle Teale
    Mar 03 2018

    Helck Family Collection:Original Illustration by the “Vermeer” of Automobile Advertising-Earle Teale

    Another treasure has been discovered in the Helck Family Collection- an original illustration for the White Company created by the remarkable artist Earle Grantham Teale (1886-1919). (5 comments)


  • Video of the Week: Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation: Historic Automobiles at the Henry Ford Museum
    Feb 28 2018

    Video of the Week: Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation: Historic Automobiles at the Henry Ford Museum

    In this four-minute film, Matt Anderson, Curator of Transportation of the Henry Ford, gives a tour of the historic automobiles of the Henry Ford Museum. Can you guess which automobile is Matt's favorite among the 260 in the collection? (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #8 Partially Solved:A Humidor Vanderbilia from the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
    Feb 26 2018

    Mystery Foto #8 Partially Solved:A Humidor Vanderbilia from the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

    Dr. Fred Simeone was looking for your assistance in identifying this weekend's Mystery Foto. (15 comments)


  • Video: The Renault Vanderbilt Racer at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
    Feb 24 2018

    Video: The Renault Vanderbilt Racer at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

    At the February 10, 2018 "Brass Era" Demo Day at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, spectators were thrilled to see their 1907 Renault Vanderbilt in action: (5 comments)


  • Highlights from the AACA Annual Meeting Presentation “A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark. Jr.”
    Feb 21 2018

    Highlights from the AACA Annual Meeting Presentation “A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark. Jr.”

    At the 82nd Annual AACA Meeting, I had the honor of presenting "A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and the Long Island Automotive Museum". Over 60 participants joined me to discuss a true automobile collector icon and his former Southampton museum. (7 comments)


  • Henry Ford Museum 1966 Program: Sports Cars in Review
    Feb 20 2018

    Henry Ford Museum 1966 Program: Sports Cars in Review

    The cover of the 1966 program for the Sports Cars in Review exhibition at the Henry Ford Museum featured specially commissioned artwork by Peter Helck. It featured Helck's 1921 Benz-Mercedes "Rabbit-the First" and a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. (3 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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