Vanderbilt Cup Races

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• Mar 09 2013

  Nathan Lazarnick: The Pioneer of Automotive Photography

  The most prolific photographer of early automobile racing and the Vanderbilt Cup Races was Russian emigrant Nathan Lazarnick. His profile and several of his unique photos are posted tonight.

• Jan 29 2013

  Then & Now: New Hyde Park Turn

  One of the six exciting turns in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the intersection of Lakeville Road and Jericho Turnpike.

• Dec 01 2012

  Vanderbilt Cup Races Stats: Drivers, Cars and Manufacturers

  Here are summary stats for the Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910.

• Oct 08 2012

  108th Anniversary of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Monday marked the 108th anniversary of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 8, 1904. In celebration of this historic race, here are the two-minute American Biograph film of the race and several of my favorite 1904 race images.

• Aug 14 2012

  CSI Challenge: How Many People Attended the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race?

  The CSI (Cup Scene Investigation) Team of VanderbiltCupRaces.com has been asked to estimate the number of people who actually attended the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island. First up, the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on a 30.24-mile triangular course in Nassau County and Queens.

• Aug 07 2012

  The Lakeville Hotel In Lake Success

  On the courses for both the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races, the Lakeville Hotel was a great place to catch the action.

• Dec 13 2011

  Profile: The #7 Panhard Racer- First Winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  The three 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Panhard racers were the elite of the 18 car field. The Panhards of winner George Heath and teammate George Teste led all but two of the race’s 10 laps. Albert Clement in another French car, the Clement-Bayard, led the other two laps.

• Nov 28 2011

  Sportscardigest.com Race Profile: “The Vanderbilt Cup, America’s First International Series”

  Art Evans has written a race profile in Sportscardigest.com on the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Here are highlights:

• Sep 07 2011

  Race Profile: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race- The First International Road Race in the USA

  The inaugural William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup Race in 1904 was the first major international road race in the United States. Although William K. Vanderbilt Jr. was only 26, he was heir to a transportation fortune and had figured prominently in auto racing for nearly 10 years since sponsoring…

• Sep 01 2011

  Race Profile: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race- France Captures Second Consecutive Race

  The First William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Cup Race held in 1904 was an immediate success among the public and supporters of automobile racing. America had finally created a major road race that attracted great drivers and cars from around the world. Newspapers and automobile trade journals helped to build the interest…

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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• Dec 05 2009

  Film “The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course”

  The course for the first Vanderbilt Cup Race in 1904 covered 30.24 miles of public roads in the center of Long Island. This 10-minute film documents the course using some of my favorite photos and clips from the American Biograph & Mutoscope film of the race.

• Sep 18 2009

  Five More Vanderbilt Cup Race Photos from the Pickering Collection

  As discussed this week, on Wednesday I met with Catherine Pickering, the granddaughter of William Pickering, one of Long Island's first photographers. Our examination of her grandfather's photo collection revealed several Vanderbilt Cup Race photos, many never published before. In an exclusive to VanderbiltCupRaces.com, five more race photos…

• Jun 24 2009

  Chevrolet Challenges Heath during the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Louis Chevrolet in a FIAT challenging George Heath in a Panhard during the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race was captured in this dramatic photo published in the French publication Les Sports Modernes in October 1905.

• Mar 09 2008

  Film “1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race”

• Dec 30 2007

  Favorite Websites: Vanderbilt Cup Race Images

  Over the last five years, I have collected over 20,000 photos, scans and images of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Below are some of the best websites to find these images.