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    Dec 06 2019

    Mystery Friday Foto #49: Over 25 Years Later on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

    This weekend's Mystery Photo was a busy location on courses for the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (0 comments)


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    Dec 05 2019

    Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Motor Parkway in Maps (Part II)

    Part II of my map series displays maps that were used for what I call specific purposes and generally not for touring. (2 comments)


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    Dec 04 2019

    Kleiner’s Kolumn:  Another Long Island Race Inspired by the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Three weeks after the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island, another group of racing daredevils took to their vehicles to vie for a coveted cup. (0 comments)


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    Dec 03 2019

    Helck Family Collection: Long Island Motor Parkway Inc. $1,000 Four Per Cent Gold Bond

    In 1906 William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his business associates raised $2 million ($57 million today) in stock to build the Motor Parkway. Eventually, more than $6 million ($171 million today) was raised including $1 million in 4% interest gold bonds. (0 comments)


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    Dec 02 2019

    Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Marion Spooner Photographed at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    This holiday Mystery Foto was taken by a professional photographer. (16 comments)


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    Dec 02 2019

    Mystery Saturday Auto #3 Solved: Tucker 1034 in the News

    This weekend's Mystery Auto has been making headlines. (7 comments)


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    Nov 30 2019

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Vince Gardner Building the Mustang III Concept Show Car

    Last week, I obtained 63 original negatives of the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car being built in the summer of 1964 at Dearborn Steel Tubing, Ford's prototype maker. This post features the Mustang III's designer Vincent Gardner building his two-seat concept car. (3 comments)


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    Nov 27 2019

    The Sixth Annual Thanksgiving “Turkeys on the Road”

    To celebrate Thanksgiving, here is our traditional "Turkeys on the Road" post. (6 comments)


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    Nov 26 2019

    Kleiner’s Kolumn: The Motor Parkway in Maps (Part I)

    As a follow up to the November 20, 2019 post showing the Motor Parkway on a 1927 map, here a number of other maps I've collected and/or saved from various newspapers including the The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Life and The New York Times. (14 comments)


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    Nov 25 2019

    Mystery Foto #47 Solved: A House Built on the Long Island Motor Parkway Right-Of-Way

    My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to identify the location of this section of the Motor Parkway which he photographed in 1995. (15 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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