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  • Mac’s Motor City Garage: Mustang Two-Seaters That Never Were
    May 10 2016

    Mac’s Motor City Garage: Mustang Two-Seaters That Never Were

    Last week, Hemmings Blog provided a link to an article posted on Mac's Motor City Garage website featuring five two-seater Mustangs, including the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Fotos #19 Amost Solved : Eight Amazing 1928 Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation Archives
    May 08 2016

    Mystery Fotos #19 Amost Solved : Eight Amazing 1928 Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation Archives

    The Cradle of Aviation challenged you to identify these seven Mystery Foto aerials taken by a survey team from Curtiss Company circa 1928. Seven of the eight locations were identified. (19 comments)


  • The Art of Jack Juratovic: 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler
    May 07 2016

    The Art of Jack Juratovic: 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler

    At this year's Garden City Vintage Car Easter Parade, Howard Fishman surprised me with a "1937" calendar page featuring the 1937 Chrysler Chrysler. The mint condtion page had been hanging in Howard's office wall for over five years. (4 comments)


  • Amazing Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation: #4 A View That Might Have Inspired “The Great Gatsby”
    May 04 2016

    Amazing Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation: #4 A View That Might Have Inspired “The Great Gatsby”

    The fourth exclusive aerial from the Cradle of Aviation Museum collection provides a spectacular 1930 Sands Point view of the Beacon Towers built by Alva Vanderbilt Belmont beginning in 1917. (1 comments)


  • New VanderbiltCupRaces.com Series: My Motor Parkway Story #1- Jerry Mintz
    May 03 2016

    New VanderbiltCupRaces.com Series: My Motor Parkway Story #1- Jerry Mintz

    In a new series for VanderbiltCupRaces.com, fans of the Long Island Motor Parkway tell their own Parkway stories supported by images from my collection. First up is Jerry Mintz, who was brought up near Roslyn Road. (9 comments)


  • MysteryFoto #18 Solved: An Abandoned Hotel on Little Neck Parkway and Northern Boulevard in 1926
    May 02 2016

    MysteryFoto #18 Solved: An Abandoned Hotel on Little Neck Parkway and Northern Boulevard in 1926

    Al Velocci provided the most challenging Mystery Foto of 2016. (16 comments)


  • Exclusive: 1956 Aerial Views of the Construction of the Long Island Expressway in Lake Success
    Apr 30 2016

    Exclusive: 1956 Aerial Views of the Construction of the Long Island Expressway in Lake Success

    In October 1956, Skyviews Survey was commissioned to document the construction of the Long Island Expressway. (11 comments)


  • Presentation: The History of New York Registration, Licensing and License Plates
    Apr 28 2016

    Presentation: The History of New York Registration, Licensing and License Plates

    Another fun meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society was held on April 28, 2016. The meeting took take place at the auditorium at Bethpage Public Library. Over 60 Motor Parkway fans participated in the meeting. (4 comments)


  • Smiles and Thumbs-Ups at the First Car Show Ever Held on the Long Island Motor Parkway
    Apr 26 2016

    Smiles and Thumbs-Ups at the First Car Show Ever Held on the Long Island Motor Parkway

    History was made last Sunday with the first car show ever held on the Motor Parkway. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #17 Solved: A  Summer 1908 Touring Cruise to Krug’s Corner and the 1908 Race Course
    Apr 26 2016

    Mystery Foto #17 Solved: A Summer 1908 Touring Cruise to Krug’s Corner and the 1908 Race Course

    The Garden City Archives challenge you to identify this summer 1908 Mystery Foto from their Long Island Motor Parkway scrapbook. (22 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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