Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Feb 05 2022
Vintage Motorsport: Candid Cameras- The story behind Nathan Lazarnick and F. Ed Spooner

Nathan Lazarnick and Ed Spooner and their associates were the great photographers of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. In the July/August issue of Vintage Motorsport, Charles B. Camp documented "the flash in the pan twins." (3 comments)

Feb 05 2022
Video of the Week: Gararageinsidertv.com- Rob Ida tells the inside story behind Tucker 1044 and the Holman-Moody Challenger III

Garargeinsidertv.com recently interviewed Rob Ida on his favorite automobiles worked on in his shop including Tucker 1044 and the Holman--Moody Challenger III. (1 comments)

Feb 02 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Dean Alvord’s Florida mansion is for sale

Dean Alvord, master NY developer and neighborhood planner's Florida estate just went on the market. (0 comments)

Feb 01 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races (in French)

I recently came across a book in Howard's collection titled "L'Historique de la Course Automobile 1894-1978" which detailed every major automobile race since 1894. The book was in French and contained drawings depicting the courses of many of the races it discussed. Here are the courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (3 comments)

Jan 31 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #5 Solved: A 1930’s view of the Motor Parkway area around Merrick Avenue in Westbury and East Meadow

Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (42 comments)

Jan 29 2022
“Talk with the Tuckers” sells out at the new Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia

The first programming event "Catching Dreams with the Tuckers" at the new Savoy Automobile Museum was sold out today. Mike Tucker has forwarded these photos taken by his son Ty. (2 comments)

Jan 26 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 3: The Vanderbilt (George) Connection and the Rise of the Automobile in my New Home State - North Carolina

Part 3 of this 5 part series explores the acquisition of land in western North Carolina by Willie K's. uncle, George Washington Vanderbilt II, and the building of Biltmore, the largest private residence in the United States. (5 comments)

Jan 24 2022
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: The family of William Cullen Bryant of Roslyn Harbor watching the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Jericho

Did you identify this weekend's challenging Mystery Foto? (5 comments)

Jan 22 2022
Sports Illustrated, November 10, 1962: Ford’s Big Plunge into Racing

One of the earliest mentions of the 1962 Holman-Moody Challenger III was this 1962 issue of Sport Illustrated. (1 comments)

Jan 21 2022
Film of the Week: PBS American Experience: The Gilded Age: Consuelo’s Wedding

This 4-minute segment of the 2018 PBS documentary The Gilded Age highlighted Consuelo's wedding to the Duke of Marlborough, one of the most eligible bachelors among the British aristocracy. (0 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.