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Apr 24 2019
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Profile: Harry Payne Whitney
In a new series, profiles and images of important people associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races, Long Island Motor Parkway and/or Long Island automotive history are featured. First in the series is a profile of Harry Payne Whitney. (0 comments)
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Apr 23 2019
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #4 Albertson
Our favorite Motor Parkway father and son team Dave and Sammy Russo journeyed once again on their bikes to explore our favorite parkway from Lake Success to Melville. In the fourth post of the series, Sammy and Dave explored the Albertson section of the Motor Parkway. (1 comments)
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Apr 22 2019
Update: Mystery Foto #16 Solved: A 1936 Braman-Johnson Survey Flyover Over the Hempstead Plains
Preservation Long Island reached into their archives to challenge you with this weekend's Mystery Fotos. (14 comments)
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Apr 20 2019
A Tribute to Guy Frost (1934-2019)
For over 25 years, Guy Frost was dedicated to preserving historic structures in the Village of Roslyn and the Town of North Hempstead, while pursuing his love of Long Island's motorsport history. On Saturday, his friends and family paid tribute to Guy at the Bryant Library in Roslyn. (12 comments)
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Apr 20 2019
Garden City Easter Parade on Sunday (Updated: 4/20/2019)
Upcoming April/May car shows on Long Island and other relevant automotive events. (1 comments)
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Apr 17 2019
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #3 Searingtown
Our favorite Motor Parkway father and son team Dave and Sammy Russo journeyed once again on their bikes to explore our favorite parkway from Lake Success to Melville. In the third of our new series, Sammy and Dave explored the Searingtown section of the Motor Parkway from Shelter Rock Road (9 comments)
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Apr 16 2019
AACA Museum Earns First Ever “Special Achievement in Exhibits” Award
Kudos to the AACA Museum for winning the first "Special Achievement in Exhibits" award from the National Association of Automobile Museums (NAAM). (0 comments)
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Apr 15 2019
Mystery Foto #15 Solved: The Former Jondol Service Station on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola
My friend automotive historian Walt Gosden challenged you with this weekend's Mystery Foto. (26 comments)
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Apr 13 2019
Videos: The Tucker: Insight from the Tucker Family, Owners and Preservationists
Pamela Hirschhorn of Northeastwheels.com has posted three highlight videos from the Tucker presentation held on March 30, 2019 at the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia. (1 comments)
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Apr 12 2019
Hold the Date: Thursday, May 30, 2019 Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society
Please join us for another special evening providing an update on Motor Parkway projects and a presentation on "The Long Island Motor Parkway in Garden City" by Village Historian William Bellmer and Town Historian Howard Kroplick. (0 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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