Vanderbilt Cup Races

Apr 19 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Nassau County Surveys of Motor Parkway Property Transferred or Released (Garden City)

Several real estate transactions involving former Motor Parkway property in Garden City were made between Nassau County, the Town of Hempstead, homeowners and commercial developers. Here are documents provided by the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works and local newspapers with details. (3 comments)

Apr 18 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: A 1976 Ford Mustang station wagon prototype

Greg O. challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (15 comments)

Apr 16 2022
Members of the Roslyn Landmark Society, Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Model A Ford Club toured the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage last Sunday

Members of the Roslyn Landmark Society, the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Model A Ford Club met on Sunday and toured the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage. A great time was had by all welcoming the 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III to Roslyn. (1 comments)

Apr 13 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: North Carolina’s First Motor Speedway - Part 3 (The End Comes)

The Charlotte Motor Speedway was promoted in 1924 as the state's entry into big time racing. However, expectations were not met and the track closed after only 3 years. (0 comments)

Apr 12 2022
Jim Donnelly on Wheels: A Ford rarity for the race track

Jim Donnelly, former senior editor of Hemmings Motor News and holder of more than 50 journalism awards, has posted his impression of the Challenger III on his new website Jim Donnelly On Wheels. (0 comments)

Apr 11 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved: The Jerusalem Road (Stewart Avenue) Motor Parkway Bridge under construction

The Vanderbilt Museum Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (13 comments)

Apr 09 2022
Profile: 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III

To celebrate the arrival of the restored Challenger III this week in Roslyn, below is a profile of the new addition to my collection of historic automobiles (0 comments)

Apr 06 2022
The 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III is racing to Roslyn in April

The restoration of the Holman Moody Challenger III is completed and will be racing in Roslyn later this week. (2 comments)

Apr 05 2022
Greg O’s Garage: HBO’s The Gilded Age, Long Island, The Vanderbilts and Stanford White Part 3

HBO's excellent new series 'The Gilded Age' has many connections, real and fictional, to NYC, Long Island and the Vanderbilt family. (7 comments)

Apr 04 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #14 Solved: A view of a Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge from the Vanderbilt Museum Archives

Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (15 comments)