Courses
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May 24 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course in Motoring and Boating
A panorama of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race course in the September 28, 1904 issue of Motoring and Boating (4 comments)
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Dec 03 2016
The Planned “Automobile Boulevard” in Riverhead (1907-1908) Updated: 12/4/16
Following a spectator death during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, a privately owned 60-mile speedway to connect Queens and Riverhead was proposed by William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and his business associates . With the assistance of Art Kleiner, here are details on the section of the Motor Parkway from Lake… (2 comments)
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Jun 29 2015
Mystery Foto #26 Solved: Nassau County Gildersleeve Inspecting the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
Inspect this weekend's Mystery Foto! (11 comments)
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Jan 14 2015
Video: “The Ellison Avenue LIRR Bridge of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course”
The Velocity Channel's 2013 AmeriCARna "Vanderbilt Cup" episode focused on the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island and the Vanderbilt Cup trophy. This three-minute segment highlighted the Elllison Avenue LIRR Bridge on the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course and the creation of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (2 comments)
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Dec 30 2014
From the Luttgen Album: Driver Foxhall Keene Taking the Turn at Colyers Corner in Plainview
This is another gem from the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race album of driver William Luttgen provided by his grandson Robert Luttgen. It is the first documented Vanderbilt Cup Race photo discovered that was taken at Colyers Corner in Plainview. (3 comments)
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May 03 2014
Images From the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore
Last month, stock car driver and auto racing historian Marty Himes invited the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society for a special tour of the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore. (3 comments)
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Dec 28 2013
Vanderbilia Postcard Series #2: The Locomobile Postcards of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
In celebration of its surprising third place finish in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Locomobile Company of Bridgeport , Connecticut published a series of 12 postcards showing the #7 racer driven by Joe Tracy and Al Poole. (4 comments)
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Jul 30 2013
Then & Now: Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses
This brief film shows the dramatic changes on Long Island over the last 100 years comparing sections of the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses (1904-1910) to recent views.
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Nov 30 2011
Archives: Courses and Crowds
Links to related posts on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: December 1, 2011):
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Nov 16 2011
Preserving the Maine Maid Inn and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Yesterday I was pleased to speak at the Town of Oyster Bay Town Board Meeting supporting the landmark designation for the historic Maine Maid Inn in Jericho. Highlights of the meeting were published in FarmingdalePatch and Newsday: (3 comments)
Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…