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Dec 01 2011

Archives: The Walter McCarthy Collection

Archives: The Walter McCarthy Collection

Links to posts related to the Walter McCarthy Collection (Updated January 2, 2012):

 
Long Island Automotive Museum

 

From the Walter McCarthy Collection: A Tribute to Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Old Cars Weekly Article: “Always Austie: Remembering old car hobby icon Henry Austin Clark, Jr.”

Austin Clark, Joe Tracy, Otis Chandler and the 1904 Sports Touring Mercedes
 

Film “The Long Island Automotive Museum”

Austin Clark Jr’s Sandy Hollow Fire Department Badges

Inside the Long Island Automotive Museum

Memories of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
 

Vanderbilt Cup Races
 

The Vanderbilt Cup: Up-Close on Long Island in 2002

From the McCarthy Collection:  Four Hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
 

Film “The Greatest Vintage Automobile Event Ever Held on Long Island”


The 50th Anniversary of the First Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 9, 1954
 



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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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