Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Feb 14 2024
The Roslyn Hill Climb in the 1901 Long Island Endurance Test

A look at the 'contests-within-a-contest' during the Long Island Endurance Run on April 20, 1901. (13 comments)

Feb 13 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: #7 Locomobile at the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race starting line

Did you identify this racer at the starting line? (4 comments)

Feb 10 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos (1958 to 1962) Part 2-The 1907 Thomas Flyer

Richard Weir has forwarded 21 never-before published photos of the Long Island Automotive Museum. In this post we deep dive into the historic Thomas Flyer that raced around the world. (9 comments)

Feb 09 2024
Video of the Week: The man who had his Tucker Car seized by the US Marshals and sent to the Smithsonian Museum!

Mike and Sean Tucker's "Preston Tucker's Speed Shop" YouTube channel has posted this 9-minute film of how Rich Axelrod's Tucker 1039 ended up in the Smithsonian Museum. (0 comments)

Feb 06 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #5 Solved; The Motordrome Racetrack in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn

Did you identify this unusual racetrack in Brooklyn? (5 comments)

Feb 03 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos (1958 to 1962) Part 1-Introduction

New series: Never-before published color slides of the Long Island Automotive Museum from Richard Weir. (4 comments)

Feb 02 2024
Tucker 1021’s new home at the Martin Automobile Museum in Glendale, Arizona

The Martin Auto Museum and Event Center in Glendale, Arizona is displaying Tucker #1021 (0 comments)

Jan 31 2024
A 1956 photo of an mystery two-tone Tucker seen in Miami

Hugh Nutty has forwarded these images of a still unidentified two-tune Tucker. (2 comments)

Jan 30 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: A Tale of Intrigue Involving The Motor Parkway

Previous posts have detailed how literature and the entertainment world have incorporated The Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races into story lines. Here is one more example by a widely read author of today. (3 comments)

Jan 30 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #4: Solved; Automobiles owned by the Phipps family of Old Westbury

Old Westbury Gardens challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (5 comments)

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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.