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  • Profile Series: Tucker 1002 “Goldie”
    Jul 26 2017

    Profile Series: Tucker 1002 “Goldie”

    In the third of our profile series on the 51 Tuckers, the "Goldie" Tucker is featured, the second pilot production Tucker '48 built. (2 comments)


  • Malverne Treasure #1: A Letter from William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.
    Jul 25 2017

    Malverne Treasure #1: A Letter from William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

    Over 150 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement are being categorized, repaired and scanned. During this process, another gem was discovered-a signed 1911 letter from William K. Vanderbilt Jr. sent to an assistant engineer for the Long Island Motor Parkway. (6 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #29 Solved: An Amazing Aerial of  the Open-Air Roosevelt Field Center Circa 1961
    Jul 24 2017

    Mystery Foto #29 Solved: An Amazing Aerial of the Open-Air Roosevelt Field Center Circa 1961

    The Cradle of Aviation Museum challenged you to identify this amazing aerial from their archives. (17 comments)


  • New Photo Discovery: The Eastern Embankment of the Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
    Jul 22 2017

    New Photo Discovery: The Eastern Embankment of the Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge

    Bob Valentine, a long-time resident of Williston Park and a member of American Legion Post 144, has discovered two 1946 ground-breaking photos of the American Legion hall on Willis Avenue. The photos from the American Legion archives show the eastern embankment of the Willis Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge. (6 comments)


  • Profile Series: Tucker 1001 -The First Pilot Production Tucker
    Jul 19 2017

    Profile Series: Tucker 1001 -The First Pilot Production Tucker

    In the second of the profile series on the 51 Tuckers, the first pilot production Tucker is highlighted. (0 comments)


  • Classic Car Club and Nassau County Historical Society Visit Waterfront at Roslyn
    Jul 18 2017

    Classic Car Club and Nassau County Historical Society Visit Waterfront at Roslyn

    Members of the Long Island Region of the Classic Car Club of America and the Nassau County Historical Society visited Waterfront at Roslyn last Sunday. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #28 Solved: The 1909 Buick Factory Racing Team in Flint, Michigan
    Jul 18 2017

    Mystery Foto #28 Solved: The 1909 Buick Factory Racing Team in Flint, Michigan

    This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a factory racing team and several drivers who participated in the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (9 comments)


  • Art Student Jennifer Siplia Awarded the First Peter Helck Scholarship in Realism
    Jul 14 2017

    Art Student Jennifer Siplia Awarded the First Peter Helck Scholarship in Realism

    Congratulations to Jennifer Siplia as the 2017-2018 recipient of the Peter Helck Scholarship at the Art Students League of New York. (3 comments)


  • A Tour of Long Island Roads During the 1909 One-Gallon Efficiency Test
    Jul 13 2017

    A Tour of Long Island Roads During the 1909 One-Gallon Efficiency Test

    As a follow-up to last weekend's Mystery Foto, here are additional images of the winning #1 Franklin during the One-Gallon Efficiency Test held on May 7, 1909 in conjunction with the Second New York Automobile Carnival. The images provide excellent documentation of Long Island roads in 1909. (9 comments)


  • Tucker 1044 in Hemmings Motor News and Highlights from the Oyster Bay Concours
    Jul 11 2017

    Tucker 1044 in Hemmings Motor News and Highlights from the Oyster Bay Concours

    The August 2017 issue of Hemmings Motor News has a small feature on the Tucker '48 #1044. It was also great meeting all the Tucker fans at the Oyster Bay Concours last Sunday. (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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