Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Dec 05 2023
‘Story Cars’ Magazine: ‘Pizza Rocket’ 1984 Tritan A2 Aerocar #1

In the 2020 first issue of 'Story Cars' magazine, comes the story of Robert Lewis and his 1984 Tritan A2 #1 'Pizza Rocket' (0 comments)

Dec 04 2023
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: #42 Isotta driven by Herb Lytle at Deadman’s Curve #2 in Central Park (Bethpage)

Did you identify this racer on a curve? (8 comments)

Dec 02 2023
UPDATE 12/6/23; The 1984 Tritan A2 Aerocar #5 has landed at Waterfront at Roslyn

The 1984 Tritan A2 Aerocar #5 has landed between two Mustangs and a Tucker at Waterfront at Roslyn. (8 comments)

Dec 01 2023
The best car commercial ever made? Chevrolet’s 2023 “A Holiday to Remember”

Kudos to Chevrolet for creating this amazing five-minute holiday film. I dare you not to shed a tear. (8 comments)

Nov 29 2023
From Antique Automobile; The 1906 12-Cylinder Maxwell

In the Nov/Dec 2023 official publication of the antique Automobile Club of America comes an article about Maxwell's hopeful 1906 12-cylider Vanderbilt entry, by Charles Camp (0 comments)

Nov 27 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #47 Solved: Jefferson DeMont Thompson in the 1906 #6 Hotchkiss

Did you identify this mystery racer? (5 comments)

Nov 25 2023
Good news and bad news: The Brooklyn-Queens Greenway section of the Motor Parkway

There was both good news and bad news concerning the Queens section of the Motor Parkway. (3 comments)

Nov 24 2023
History Channel: How Henry Ford Invented the Model T

The History Channel has posted the full episode of Season 1, Episode #8 of "The Men Who Built America" focusing on Henry Ford. (3 comments)

Nov 22 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: “Rambling” to the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Like many other luxury auto manufacturers, Rambler published its own publication aptly named the "Rambler Magazine". One of its articles discussed the trip its reporters took from New York City to Long Island to report on the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)

Nov 20 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #46; The 1906 Grandstands Under Construction

Did you identify the grandstands being built? (5 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.