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Films: Long Island Motor Parkway

  • Long Island’s Hidden Past: The Long Island Motor Parkway & the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  • The Long Island Motor Parkway, Queens, NYC (November 20, 2010)

  • My Grandfather Sold Motorcars (1920s)

  • The Black Beast on the Motor Parkway in Lake Success

  • Davidson & Company Q & A “The Long Island Motor Parkway”

  • The Long Island Motor Parkway: The first highway in the world



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Aug 23 2026 I grew up in Fresh Meadows and was nine years old when I saw my first, and brand-new, ‘57 Chevy - turquoise and white. A…

Aug 23 2026 The cover photo appears to be the entrance to the Motor Parkway from the Winchester Boulevard side of Alley Pond Park,next to…

Aug 20 2026 the area where the rings would fit you can put your pinky finger in and it is about the same thickness! Can you imagine what it…

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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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