Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Mar 08 2023
Greg O’s Garage: Rare photos from collection of Henry Austin Clark Jr. Part 1

A treasure trove of rare photos from Henry Austin Clark Jr. have been discovered in the Walter McCarthy Archives. (15 comments)

Mar 07 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: The Queensboro Bridge Connection to the Motor Parkway (Part 1)

The construction of the Queensboro Bridge (aka the Blackwell's Island Bridge, 59th Street Bridge and today named the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge)connecting Manhattan with Queens County offered numerous opportunities to expand NY's economy and provide additional leisure activities to millions of people. (13 comments)

Mar 06 2023
Mystery Friday Foto # 9 Solved: The #2 De Dietrich driven by Arthur Duray in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Did you identify this Mystery Foto? (4 comments)

Mar 04 2023
Video: The highest quality and most accurate Tucker 48 of them all-Tucker 1044

Sean and Mike Tucker have posted this "short" YouTube filmed last Monday. (2 comments)

Mar 03 2023
Video of the Week: American Experience-Consuelo’s Wedding The Gilded Age

In this four-minute film, the American Experience profiles the marriage of Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlborough. (1 comments)

Mar 01 2023
Greg O’s Garage; The F.R.P. automobile built in Port Jefferson

The F.R.P. automobile and others built in Port Jefferson (7 comments)

Feb 28 2023
Greg O’s Garage: A preview of PBS’ MotorWeek feature on Tucker 1044

On Monday, Rob Ida of Ida Automotive hosted a filming of PBS' MotorWeek TV's feature on Tucker 1044 at his New Jersey shop. (1 comments)

Feb 27 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #8 Solved: Two Porter-Knight racers preparing for the 1915 Indy 500 Race in Port Jefferson

A very challenging photo from the Walter McCarthy Archives for this week. (8 comments)

Feb 25 2023
Greg O’s Garage; Photographs from the James L. Breese Photo Albums

Denver photographer Mark Sink has forwarded snapshots from his great-grandfather James L. Breese's photo albums. (6 comments)

Feb 24 2023
Video of the Week: 1948 Tucker 1015 at the Arizona Concours d’Elegance

Lou Constabile has posted this "My Car Story" eight-minute video on Tucker 1004' sister Andante Green Tucker 1016 owned by the Stahl's Automotive Collection. (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.