Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Apr 16 2021
Videos of the Week: Then & Now rides on Fifth Avenue New York (1937 & 2020)

Harold Mermel and Bill Dolan have forwarded an amazing 11-minute film of a ride up Fifth Avenue around 1937. (12 comments)

Apr 14 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 1 - Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants

An earlier post provided an artist's view of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Additional illustrations here include caricatures of the 1906 race and leading drivers. International interest in the race is very clearly expressed through the illustrations. (0 comments)

Apr 13 2021
Helck Family Collection: Peter Helck’s “Murder Car” featured in The Saturday Evening Post

The June 2, 1951 issue of The Saturday Evening Post is a collectible featuring the artwork of Peter Helck and Norman Rockwell. (3 comments)

Apr 12 2021
Mystery Fotos #15 Solved: W.C. Fields in an American Underslung in 1909

Kelly Williams challenged you to identify these two Mystery Fotos taken during the same photo shoot. (6 comments)

Apr 10 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Construction Plans for the Hollis Court Boulevard (Queens Road) Motor Parkway Bridge

Detailed construction requirements and plans were drawn up in 1925 for the building of the steel and concrete Hollis Court Boulevard (Hollis Hills Terrace & Queens Road) Motor Parkway Bridge. The requirements detailed the responsibilities of the contractor, exact measurements and construction material. (10 comments)

Apr 09 2021
Film of the Week: Long Island’s Hidden History: Abandoned Railroad Tracks

In another episode of Long Island's Hidden History, Christian Barba Media looked at lost railroad tracks including the Central Line (starting at 4:50). (9 comments)

Apr 07 2021
The Alco Black Beast tours the historic Village of Roslyn

For the first time in 2021, the Alco Black Beast was on the road taking a tour of the historic Village of Roslyn. (1 comments)

Apr 06 2021
1958-1967 tours of the Long Island Motor Parkway #8: Melville and Half Hollows Hills

From 1958 to 1967, unidentified couple(s) documented tours of the Motor Parkway with over 70 photos taken from the Western Terminus in Queens to the Eastern Terminus (Lake Ronkonkoma). In the eight post of the series, these seven photos feature the parkway in Melville and Half Hollow Hills. (4 comments)

Apr 05 2021
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: Walter Christie making the Bull’s Head Turn during a practice run

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (13 comments)

Apr 03 2021
Kleiner’s Korner - “Speeders, Wrecks and Cows!” or A Day in the Life of Motor Parkway Officers Zinzi and Ericson

Beginning in 1924 the Motor Parkway employed its own personnel to act as police officers. Shown here is a log of incidents compiled by Officers Thomas Zinzi and Eric Ericson over a three week period in the summer of 1924. (14 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.