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Aug 24 2019
Highlights from the Motor Parkway Field Trip to Bethpage

Members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Central Park Historical Society had a wonderful time exploring the Bethpage section of the Motor Parkway today. Highlights included Bethpage memories and tales as told by Lenny Mulqueen, Paul Mering, Anne Albertson and Arthur Mauriello. (0 comments)

Aug 23 2019
Motor Parkway Bethpage Field Trip This Saturday Morning (Updated: August 23, 2019)

Upcoming August car shows on Long Island and other relevant automotive events. (7 comments)

Aug 23 2019
Mystery Friday Foto #34: Where in the Hall is Joe Tracy?

The Helck Family Collection challenges you to find veteran Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Joe Tracy in this 1939 photo of "Old Timers". (0 comments)

Aug 22 2019
Update-Malverne Treasure #6: 1908 Survey of the Proposed Entrance to the Bethpage Lodge

Over 300 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints, documents and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement in February 2017 are still being categorized, repaired and scanned. This July 8, 1908 Motor Parkway survey documented the "proposed entrance to parkway on property of William A. Finger at Junction of Manetto Hill (1 comments)

Aug 20 2019
Field Trip to Explore the Bethpage Section of the Motor Parkway This Saturday Morning

Inspired by Sammy & Dave Russo's exploration of the Bethpage section of our favorite historic parkway, the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society has joined forces with the Central Park Historical Society to organize a field trip at 10:00 am this Saturday. (2 comments)

Aug 19 2019
Mystery Auto #33 Solved: George Barris’ 1963 Buick Villa Riviera

A Rhode Island collector challenged you to identify his "Hollywood" star. (15 comments)

Aug 17 2019
Kleiner’s Korner: Investigating a Lost Road in Bethpage

As a follow-up to the amazing discussion of the Bethpage section of the Monday Parkway, Art Kleiner has researched relevant surveys, maps and aerials in my collection and discovered these gems. (5 comments)

Aug 14 2019
Audrain Exhibit Concept Car #2: 1951 Le Sabre-Harley Earl’s Jet Automobile

The second GM concept car from the current exhibit at the Audrain Automobile Museum in Newport is the 1951 Le Sabre. (1 comments)

Aug 13 2019
Malverne Treasure #5: Survey of “Toll Box” and Entrance/Exit Lanes at Rocky Hill Road (April 1914)

Over 200 Long Island Motor Parkway surveys, maps, blueprints, documents and drawings discovered by Roy Knoernschild in a Malverne basement in February 2017 are being categorized, repaired and scanned. This April 1914 Motor Parkway survey documented the then Western Terminus at Rocky Hill Road, Queens (Springfield Boulevard). (17 comments)

Aug 13 2019
Update: Sam & Dave’s “Excellent 2019 Vanderbilt Day”- #11 Bethpage #2

In the 11th post of the series, the father and son team of Sammy and Dave Russo explore the section of the Motor Parkway north of Deadman's Curve in Bethpage. Our favorite exploration team provide a video of road remnants that may be the Motor Parkway. (53 comments)