Vanderbilt Cup Races

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• Apr 13 2024

  Rare Officials’ Armbands from the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Here are more Vanderbilia purchased last week at Jerry Lettieri's Automobilia Auction.

• Jan 02 2024

  Mystery Friday Foto #52: Solved; The 1907 Thomas Flyer in the Snow

  Did you identify the 1907 Thomas Flyer in the snow in the last mystery photo of 2023?

• Nov 07 2023

  A 1906 Souvenir Scrapbook sold at the 2023 Hershey RM Auction

  A souvenir scrapbook was recently sold with many previously unpublished Vanderbilt Cup Race images.

• Jul 15 2023

  Future Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers in the landmark 1902 Paris to Vienna Race

  Nine future drivers of the Vanderbilt Cup Races competed in the great 1902 Paris to Vienna Race.

• Aug 04 2021

  Kleiner’s Korner Part 2: Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants

  Additional portrayals of participants of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• May 11 2021

  Greg O’s Garage: Removable rims and their impact on early motoring and racing

  Please give a big welcome to VanderbiltCupRaces.com columnist Greg Oreiro. Greg O's Garage first post: Sometime in 1904/1905, the idea of having a pre-mounted tire and tube with air on a removable rim was beginning to take form. And unlike today, it was a big deal then.

• Mar 09 2021

  Kleiner’s Korner: Three Illustrators of the Vanderbilt Cup Race Era

  In this post three illustrators portray their view of various aspects of the Vanderbilt Cup Race through their individual characterizations.

• Aug 22 2020

  Kleiner’s Korner Part I: Illustrating the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the Motor Parkway

  In addition to magazines using photographs to graphically enhance a story, illustrations were also often times used. One illustrator employed by "The Motor Way" magazine was Henry Thiede whose drawings in 1906 portrayed anecdotes of the Vanderbilt Cup Race and the building of the Motor Parkway.

• Feb 27 2017

  Mystery Foto #8 Solved: Hubert LeBlon & Albert Clement Jr. at the 1906 Weigh-In at Garden City

  This weekend's Mystery Foto documented two Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers preparing for the 1906 race.

• Jun 21 2016

  Translation: December 1906 Les Sports Modernes: The Vanderbilt Cup in America

  Professor Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has forwarded an article on the Vanderbilt Cup Race from a December 1906 French magazine Les Sportes Modernes. Sam Berliner III has provided its English translation.

• Jan 11 2016

  Mystery Foto #2 Solved: Edwin Ross (E.R.) Thomas and Charles Andrew (C.A.) Coey at Krug’s Hotel

  Our second Mystery Foto of 2016 was a real tough one!

• Jun 15 2015

  Mystery Foto #24 Solved: Hubert Le Blon Avoiding a Dog at the Hairpin Turn During the 1906 Cup Race

  This weekend's Mystery Foto documented an unexpected obstacle for one Vanderbilt Cup Race driver.

• Jun 08 2015

  Mystery Artwork #23 Solved: #1 Thomas and #4 Thomas Prior to the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Krug’s

  Stuart Middlemiss submitted our very first Mystery Friday artwork.

• Feb 14 2014

  Film of the Week: “Crazy Cars: 1906 -1950”

  Sam Berliner III, the convenor (and father) of the Long Island Motor Parkway Panel, has forwarded this week's film of the week.

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 1, 2012):

• Jan 12 2010

  Driver Profile: Hubert Le Blon

  Vince, I have about 21,000 photos and images of the Vanderbilt Cup Races..so I guess I am one of the better sources. Here's what I consider my favorite images of Hubert Le Blon. Please feel free to comment and expand on the information that I have on your grandfather's…

• Dec 30 2009

  Starting Lineup: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  For the last post of 2009, here are the 17 cars that competed in the third Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 6,1906. The race was won by the #10 Darracq driven by Louis Wagner. Remember to click on the photos to enlarge the image.

• Nov 20 2009

  Starting Lineup: The 1906 American Elimination Trial

  As in 1905, an American Elimination Trial determined the five racers to represent the United States in the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Of 16 entries, 12 cars survived the practice runs to race on Saturday, September 22, 1906. Here are images and profiles of all 16 cars. (Remember to click…