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  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #52: The Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge
    Dec 23 2014

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #52: The Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge

    The last Long Island Motor Parkway bridge to be profiled in 2014 is the Old Bethpage Bridge located in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #99: The Wright Flying Field in Mineola Circa 1916/1917
    Dec 23 2014

    Mystery Foto #99: The Wright Flying Field in Mineola Circa 1916/1917

    Allan Routt of Fairborn, Ohio forwarded this never-before-published photo of a Long Island Motor Parkway sign as this weekend's Mystery Foto. (11 comments)


  • The 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race Board Game
    Dec 20 2014

    The 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race Board Game

    One of my favorite pieces of Vanderbilia that I own is a complete set of the 1907 board game The Vanderbilt Cup Race. (8 comments)


  • Two Videos: Mission to Cuba and The Classic Cars of Cuba
    Dec 17 2014

    Two Videos: Mission to Cuba and The Classic Cars of Cuba

    Today's restoration of US diplomatic relations with Cuba brought back memories of my visit to Havana in March 2009. (4 comments)


  • Rare View of the Bethpage Lodge and Its Lodgekeepers
    Dec 16 2014

    Rare View of the Bethpage Lodge and Its Lodgekeepers

    Gary Hammond has forwarded this photo of the Bethpage Lodge. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Dec 15 2014

    Mystery Foto #98 Solved:The #4 Chadwick on the Ellison Road RR Bridge During 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Frank Femenias has forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto that he discovered while searching the Detroit Public Library's National Automotive Collection. (9 comments)


  • Robert Moses’ 1931 Planning Map for Long Island Parks and Parkways
    Dec 13 2014

    Robert Moses’ 1931 Planning Map for Long Island Parks and Parkways

    From 1927 through 1933, Robert Moses, chairman of the Long Island State Park Commission, was actively promoting the need for improved parkways to connect New York City to Long Island state parks. This 36" x 28" planning map was prepared for a 1931 presentation to the Queensboro Chamber of Commerce. (7 comments)


  • New Ad Campaign: American Custom- A Shelby Mustang GT350 and Gibson Les Paul Goldtops
    Dec 10 2014

    New Ad Campaign: American Custom- A Shelby Mustang GT350 and Gibson Les Paul Goldtops

    As reported on themusiczoo.com, my 1966 Shelby Mustang GT 350H and a collection of Gibson Les Paul Goldtop guitars are being featured in an ad campaign in both Guitar Aficionado and Guitar World. (0 comments)


  • The 1937 Chrysler Automatic Overdrive
    Dec 09 2014

    The 1937 Chrysler Automatic Overdrive

    A standard feature in the 1937 Chrysler Custom Imperial, including Chrysler's Chrysler, and the Airflow was the Chrysler Automatic Overdrive. (5 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #97 Solved: Rare Wooden Long Island Motor Parkway Sign (1933-1938)
    Dec 08 2014

    Mystery Foto #97 Solved: Rare Wooden Long Island Motor Parkway Sign (1933-1938)

    This weekend's Mystery Foto was a rare wooden parkway sign from the archives of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA). (14 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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