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  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album  (1909-1910)
    Aug 10 2016

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album (1909-1910)

    I am pleased to announce that the Bayport Heritage Association and the Suffolk County Parks Department have provided over 100 photos from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album to be posted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. (5 comments)


  • October 23, 1958 Newsday: The Races That Made History
    Aug 09 2016

    October 23, 1958 Newsday: The Races That Made History

    On the 50th anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Newsday published a celebratory article "The Races That Made History." The article is particularly noteworthy because it included one of the last interviews with George Robertson, the winner of the 1908 race. (2 comments)


  • 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)




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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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