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  • Updated 2/21/18: Mystery Foto #7 Solved: The Roslyn Motors Lincoln Dealership in 1926
    Feb 19 2018

    Updated 2/21/18: Mystery Foto #7 Solved: The Roslyn Motors Lincoln Dealership in 1926

    Automotive historian Walt Gosden challenged you to solve this very challenging Mystery Foto. (25 comments)


  • Helck Family Collection: The 1942 Bill of Sale  From Joseph B. Sessions for Old 16
    Feb 17 2018

    Helck Family Collection: The 1942 Bill of Sale From Joseph B. Sessions for Old 16

    Another gem of the Helck Family Collection treasure is the original January 30, 1942 bill of sale transferring the 1906 Old 16 Locomobile from the estate of Joseph B. Sessions to Peter Helck . (4 comments)


  • Updated Roslyn Times: Historian’s love of past extends to cars
    Feb 14 2018

    Updated Roslyn Times: Historian’s love of past extends to cars

    Amelia Camurati reports on the Kroplick automobile collection in this week's Roslyn Times. (1 comments)


  • 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler Receives Antique Automobile Club of America National Award
    Feb 13 2018

    1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler Receives Antique Automobile Club of America National Award

    At last Saturday's 82nd Annual Awards Banquet of the AACA in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, the 1937 Chrysler Imperial Le Baron Town Car built for Walter P. Chrysler as a gift for his wife Della received the 2017 W. Emmert Swigart Memorial Cup. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #6 Solved: The Tucker Tin Goose at a 1947 Exhibit
    Feb 12 2018

    Mystery Foto #6 Solved: The Tucker Tin Goose at a 1947 Exhibit

    Matt Lynch challenged you to identify this Tucker. (14 comments)


  • Direct from Brazil: Three Photos of the 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler at the LeBaron Factory
    Feb 10 2018

    Direct from Brazil: Three Photos of the 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler at the LeBaron Factory

    Master coachbuilder Joao Gazineu of Brazil has posted three rarely seen photos of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler. The photos were taken at the LeBaron Factory in Detroit Michigan on June 16, 1937. (5 comments)


  • Vanderbilts and Whitneys Convene in West Palm Beach
    Feb 07 2018

    Vanderbilts and Whitneys Convene in West Palm Beach

    John LeBoutillier, the great-grandson of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and a relative of William K. Vanderbilt Jr., has forwarded a New York Social Diary article on a recent gathering of descendants and friends of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. (1 comments)


  • Helck Family Collection: Peter Helck’s Illustrated Wagner Envelopes
    Feb 03 2018

    Helck Family Collection: Peter Helck’s Illustrated Wagner Envelopes

    The great racing artist Peter Helck was a close friend of Louis Wagner, the winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, for 13 years from 1947 to 1960. This friendship was marked by a multitude of correspondence between Montlhery, France and Millerton, New York, including artwork from Helck and photos from Wagner. (6 comments)


  • Tucker 1044 Conservation Report II: Highlights from the Memorable Open House
    Jan 31 2018

    Tucker 1044 Conservation Report II: Highlights from the Memorable Open House

    It was a wonderful fun day at the Tucker 1044 Open House last Sunday at Ida Automotive in Morganville, New Jersey. Over 200 people enjoyed meeting John R Tucker Jr., Mike Tucker, Sean Tucker, Ty Tucker, Bob Ida and Rob Ida. (4 comments)


  • AACA Museum Announces the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show will be Featured in Upcoming 2018 Exhibit
    Jan 30 2018

    AACA Museum Announces the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show will be Featured in Upcoming 2018 Exhibit

    The AACA Museum has announced that the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car will be part of its upcoming exhibit "Mustangs: Six Generations of America's Favorite Pony Car". (2 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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