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  • My Motor Parkway Story #4: Bob Andreocci and “Stand By Me” on the Parkway
    May 31 2016

    My Motor Parkway Story #4: Bob Andreocci and “Stand By Me” on the Parkway

    In the fourth of the My Motor Parkway Story series, Bob Andreocci contributes "some memories of the Motor Parkway, which has been a thread through his life." (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #22 Solved: Harry Grant Preparing the Alco for the 1911 Elgin National Trophy Race
    May 30 2016

    Mystery Foto #22 Solved: Harry Grant Preparing the Alco for the 1911 Elgin National Trophy Race

    Chuck Rudy, Jr. challenged you to solve this holiday weekend's Mystery Foto. (10 comments)


  • 1942-1943 Topographical Maps of the Long Island Motor Parkway
    May 28 2016

    1942-1943 Topographical Maps of the Long Island Motor Parkway

    Sam Berliner III has updated the Motor Parkway maps on his wonderful website. Here is a set of relevant 1942-1943 U.S. Army/U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Topographical Quadrant Maps. (0 comments)


  • From the Library of Congress: Spectators at the Vanderbilt Cup Races
    May 25 2016

    From the Library of Congress: Spectators at the Vanderbilt Cup Races

    The Bain Collection at the Library of Congress includes 49 exciting photos of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. These images focus on the spectators. (2 comments)


  • Smiles and Thumbs-Ups from the Great Neck South High School’s Rebel Car Club Show
    May 24 2016

    Smiles and Thumbs-Ups from the Great Neck South High School’s Rebel Car Club Show

    The Alco Black Beast Team had a wonderful time last Friday participating in Great Neck High School's Rebel Car Show. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #21 Solved: A 1937 Cirkut Photo of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Raceway Update: 5/27
    May 23 2016

    Mystery Foto #21 Solved: A 1937 Cirkut Photo of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Raceway Update: 5/27

    This weekend's amazing Mystery Foto was courtesy of the archives of SPLIA (Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities.) (12 comments)


  • The Amazing Clean-Up of the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge
    May 21 2016

    The Amazing Clean-Up of the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge

    Members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, officials from the Town of North Hempstead and local residents completed the initial phase of the clean-up of the Old Courthouse Road Motor Parkway Bridge. Check out today's wonderful clean-up. (13 comments)


  • My Motor Parkway Story #3: Bob Valentine and the Williston Park Historic Marker
    May 18 2016

    My Motor Parkway Story #3: Bob Valentine and the Williston Park Historic Marker

    In the third of the My Motor Parkway Story series, Bob Valentine, assisted by his wife Ruth, provides the background behind the Motor Parkway historic marker located on Willis Avenue in Williston Park. (5 comments)


  • Mustang III Highlights from Newsday’s Field of Wheels and the Merchant Marine Academy Car Show
    May 18 2016

    Mustang III Highlights from Newsday’s Field of Wheels and the Merchant Marine Academy Car Show

    The 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car team had a blast last weekend at Newsday's Field of Wheels Exhibition and Show on Saturday and the Regimental Activities NAFI Auto Show at the US Merchant Marine Academy on Sunday. (3 comments)


  • The Natural & Mystery Foto #20 Solved:#18 Mercedes and #6 Isotta During the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    May 16 2016

    The Natural & Mystery Foto #20 Solved:#18 Mercedes and #6 Isotta During the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Chuck Rudy, Jr., challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (8 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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