The Vanderbilt Cup Races

March 12, 2010: Congrats to Jim Barnes of the Long Island Sound Region of CCCA for being appointed Aide to the Grand Marshall of the 2010 St. Patrick's Day Parade

March 11, 2010: Revised dates for the "Cars, Culture and City" Exhibit

March 10, 2010: The Stanly Steamer Vanderbilt Cup Racer Replicas listed on stanleyregister.com

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February 28, 2010: Inside the Locomobile factory in 1907

February 28, 2010: Mystery lantern identified.

February 24, 2010: Another great view of the grandstand area looking west on Jericho Turnpike during the 1904 race.

February 24, 2010: Greenwich Concours has posted highlights from the 2009 event.

February 23, 2010: A close-up of a Mercer?

February 22, 2010: Corrections to the Queens Motor Parkway Historical Marker

February 20, 2010: Then and now aerials showing the location of the Locomobile factory in Bridgeport Harbor

February 17, 2010: The meaning of the colors for the 1904 to 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race flags

February 15, 2010: Photos of the #23 1909 American, the #11 1909 National, the #10 1910 National and the #42 and #47 1910 Mercers..

February 8, 2010: A photo of the #P43 Simplex with the mechanician in the driver's seat. Courtesy of Bob Valentine.

February 3, 2010: With the help of several VanderbiltCupRace.com contributors, the above California race photo has been identified.

February 3, 2010: I recently discovered another photo of this accident taken by William Pickering at the Bryant Room Local History Collection at the Bryant Library in Roslyn.

February 3, 2010: A 2010 photo of the Mineola railroad crossing on Jericho Turnpike.

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January 31, 2010:1935 diagram of Roosevelt Field shows the location of Lindbergh's takeoff relative to the Long Island Motor Parkway

January 27, 2010: Joe Finn Identifies the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Brass Box

January 16, 2010: Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup mascot sells for $2,805.55 on Ebay

January 4, 2010: More photos from the November 2009 Chowder event

January 3, 2010: Corrected description: The Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Mascot

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December 28, 2009: A slide presentation of the 2009 Hallockville Car Show

December 24, 2009: Why the Marmon racers were assigned #32

December 23, 2009: Al Velocci provides details on the "temporary" Motor Parkway entrance at 73rd Avenue in Fresh Meadows

December 16, 2009: Lost Treasures article on Grover Cleveland Bergdoll

December 10, 2009: Walter McCarthy has provided additional photos and memorabilia from the Long Island Automotive Museum.

December 10, 2009: More maps and an aerial of the Fresh Meadows Western Terminus that was never built

December 10, 2009: TL Thousand reports the December 4, 2008 mystery photo has been solved

December 2, 2009: Current views of the Roslyn Road Motor Parkway Bridge area

December 1, 2009: A description of the 1908 course from Auto Topics

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November 30, 2009: Correct description of the Premier Racer at the Indy Hall of Fame Museum

November 26, 2009: Photos from the Antique Truck Historical Society Meeting

November 25, 2009: Film "1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course" slightly revised to reflect Woodbury Turn

November 24, 2009: Art's Motor Parkway Site views of potential Trailway locations

November 20, 2009: Kristine Bosworth of Nikon Inc has submitted two spectacular photos from the 2009 Vanderbilt Centennial Celebration

November 15, 2009: Hugh Nutting has forwarded a photo of his friend's Coleman truck with an added Christie half-track.

November 15, 2009: A 1917 photo of Mrs. Frank Krug submitted by her granddaughter

November 14, 2009: New link to current Motor Parkway views in Queens

November 12, 2009: Additional photos from the Chowder Society meeting

November 9, 2009: Driver William Luttgen's granddaughters have provided information and vintage photos from their family archives.

November 6, 2009: The Motor Parkway Trailway master plan project has been awarded to VHB Engineering, Surveying and Landscape Architecture, P.C.

November 2, 2009: A Grand Prix Motors ad promoting the Effyh 500 printed in the 1951 program guide for the Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races.

November 2, 2009: More details on Willie K's hunting lodge from the Village of Lake Success historian Dr. Jack Binder

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October 31, 2009: 1929 aerial shows a close-up view of the farmway bridge that connected William K.Vanderbilt Jr.'s Deepdale estate.

October 27, 2009: Photos from the Peconic Bay Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America Car Show

October 27, 2009: "Now" photos of Old Northern Boulevard in Roslyn

October 27, 2009:A survey map confirming the Motor Parkway farmway bridge in Willie K's Deepdale Estate"