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Oct 17 2018
Hold the Date: Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society on November 7, 2018
Please join us for another special evening providing an update on Motor Parkway projects and a return visit of author Richard Panchyk. Richard will be highlighting several of his new book Hidden History of Queens and his recent Mystery Foto aerials. (0 comments)
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Oct 16 2018
Exclusive: Surveyor Clinton Robertson’s Long Island Motor Parkway Construction Photo Album
While working as a surveyor on the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1908 and 1909, Clinton A. Robertson (above) documented the Motor Parkway construction and his fellow workers with his trusty camera. (2 comments)
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Oct 15 2018
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr., Rosamund Vanderbilt & Robert & Edie Huntington
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented four friends traveling together. (9 comments)
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Oct 13 2018
Treasures of the David Cammack Tucker Archives
With permission of the AACA Museum, Mike Tucker, John Cuocco and I were able to explore the David Cammack Tucker Archives in Hershey, PA. yesterday. Here are some of the treasures from the Cammack Tucker Archives. (3 comments)
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Oct 12 2018
Upcoming October Car Shows (Updated 10/15/18)
Upcoming automotive events in October. (0 comments)
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Oct 11 2018
Howard Kroplick Events and Automobile Shows (Updated: October 12, 2018)
This is the current schedule of relevant meetings, events and automobile shows for the 1909 Alco Black Beast, 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler, 1948 Tucker 1044, and 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car. (3 comments)
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Oct 10 2018
1948 Tucker 1044 Invited to the 2019 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Foundation has extended to invitation to show the 1948 Tucker 1044 at the 24th annual Amelia Concours d'Elegance to be held on March 10, 2019. (3 comments)
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Oct 09 2018
Updated: The 6th Annual “Motor Parkway Sunday Drive to Lake Ronkonkoma” A Big Success
Last Sunday's Motor Parkway Drive to commemorate the 110th Anniversary of the Long Island Motor Parkway was a great success. (3 comments)
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Oct 08 2018
Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Clearing the 1905 Course for Vincenzo Lancia’s #4 FIAT
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented three people in a Vanderbilt Cup race car. (10 comments)
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Oct 06 2018
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Program: The Birth & Legacy of the Tucker 48
An article "The Birth & Legacy of the Tucker 48" by Hampton C. Wayt was featured in the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance program. (1 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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