Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Nov 01 2025
Russ Case and the ‘Case Special Superspeedster’

In 1947, Bandleader Russ Case had a crazy idea for custom, futuristic automobile known as the 'Case Special Superspeedster' and later, simply,'The Beast' (1 comments)

Nov 01 2025
Update: Saturday, November 1, 2025: The Duesenberg Open House at the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage

The Duesenberg open house is currently at capacity and closed for additional registrations. (39 comments)

Oct 29 2025
The Howard & Roz Kroplick Collection

A profile of the most historic automobile collection on Long Island. (1 comments)

Oct 28 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #53 Solved: A Stretch of the Motor Parkway in Bethpage

Did you identify this stretch of the Motor Parkway in Bethpage (then known as Central Park)? (9 comments)

Oct 25 2025
Kleiner’s Korner: News of The Motor Parkway from September, 1925

Here's another edition of 100 years ago on The Motor Parkway. (1 comments)

Oct 22 2025
Video of the Week:Mall City- Roosevelt Field Mall in 1983

This NYU video documented the Roosevelt Field Mall 42 years ago! (1 comments)

Oct 21 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #52 Solved: The ‘Case Super Special Speedster’

Did you identify the rare and unusual 'Case Super Special Speedster' forwarded from the Himes Estate Collection? (5 comments)

Oct 18 2025
Highlights from the Carriage Association of America’s Tour of the Kroplick Auto Collection

Forty eight members of the Carriage Association of America visited the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage to learn the history of the historic automobiles owned by Howard and Roz Kroplick. (3 comments)

Oct 15 2025
InstaGRAM Report: Long Island’s Lost Dexter Park Raceway

The history of Queens’s lost race track Dexter Park, which was built inside a baseball field. (10 comments)

Oct 14 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #51 Solved: Head to Head Racing at the 1911 Indy 500

Did you identify these 1911 Indy 500 race cars on the track? (4 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.