Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Jun 05 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #22 Solved: #1 Locomobile at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race pits

Did you identify this racer at the pits? (2 comments)

Jun 03 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A 1902 Interview with Willie K.

The early 1900s saw different opinions of automobiles and road racing. Here is 24-year old Willie K's. as told from an interview he gave "Automobile Topics" in 1902. (9 comments)

May 31 2023
Greg O’s Garage; From the Peter Helck Collection; Strange and Unusual cars #4- The 1873 L’Obéissante

A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection (1 comments)

May 29 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #21 Solved: Celebrating the opening of the Long Island Automotive Museum on August 27, 1948

Jim Clark, the son of Henry Austin Clark Jr., challenged you with this weekend's Mystery Foto. (8 comments)

May 27 2023
The nine Tuckers to be featured at the “Tucker ‘48 75th Anniversary Celebration” in Hershey, PA on June 16-18, 2023

The AACA Museum has announced that nine Tuckers are scheduled to participate in a special short-term exhibit for the Tucker 75th Anniversary Celebration. (3 comments)

May 24 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A Vanderbilt Cup Race In Brooklyn

Six years following the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race several newspapers reported the race would be brought back to Long Island (yes, Brooklyn is technically part of Long Island) after having been run in Savannah, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Santa Monica. (0 comments)

May 23 2023
Greg O’s Garage; Chrysler’s Chrysler at the Merchant Marine Academy Car Show

On Sunday May 21st, Chrysler's Chrysler went 'home' again to where she started, at the former Chrysler Estate for an impressive car show. (3 comments)

May 22 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1908 American Grand Prize

This weekend's mystery photo, plus a bonus photo (9 comments)

May 20 2023
Greg O’s Garage; Jim Donnelly Wins Prestigious Purdy Award for his Crankshaft Tucker 1044 Article

Automotive journalist Jim Donnelly has won the prestigious IMPA Purdy Award for Tucker 1044 Crankshaft article (1 comments)

May 17 2023
Greg O’s Garage: From the Peter Helck Collection: Strange and Unusual Cars #3-1926 Claveau 9CV

A treasure photo trove of unusual cars have been found in the Helck Family Collection. (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.