Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

May 10 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A Return to the Long Island Motor Parkway (Part 2)

The next exploration in my return to Long Island is a much photographed section of the Motor Parkway in Suffolk County - off of Maxess Road in Melville. (7 comments)

May 09 2023
Update: Sad News: Steve Linden, collectible car expert, Classic Car Doctor columnist, dies at 65

The collectible car community has lost a good friend. (2 comments)

May 08 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #18 Solved: Herb Lytle winning the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

Did you identify this weekend's mystery racer? (4 comments)

May 06 2023
Ford.com: Falcon vs Ferrari? Yes!- The Holman-Moody Challenger III

Ford Motor Company has posted this comprehensive article on the Challenger III on their Ford Performance website. (1 comments)

May 03 2023
Long Island Motor Parkway Memories Classic Car Show-Family Day, Williston Park, NY rescheduled for this Sunday

The Long Island Motor Parkway Memories Classic Car Show-Family Day is back on for this Sunday. (0 comments)

May 02 2023
Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #2-1920s Rumpler

A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection. (3 comments)

May 01 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved: The Gordon Bennett Cup

Hungarian F1 journalist Károly Méhes challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery trophy. (10 comments)

Apr 29 2023
Sportshistoryweekly.com: Recalling Long Island’s Vanderbilt Cup Races A vintage car collector preserves a bygone era

Gill Schor, publisher of Sport History Magazine, paid a visit to Waterfront at Roslyn last week to discuss the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (4 comments)

Apr 26 2023
The Femenias Report: Repaving of the Motor Parkway In Alley Pond and Cunningham Park

Reporter Frank Femenias has documented the status of the repaving of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway section of the Motor Parkway. (4 comments)

Apr 25 2023
Greg O’s Garage; Henry Austin Clark Jr’s 1955 Automobile Auction PART 3

A three-part series of the automobiles Henry Austin Clark, Jr. auctioned off after the closing of the Carnival of Cars in New York City in 1955 (1 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.