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  • Rare Images of the Auto Union Practice Runs for the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    Mar 08 2012

    Rare Images of the Auto Union Practice Runs for the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    Martin Schröder, an automotive historian on Auto Union Grand Prix racing, has forwarded these rare images of the two Auto Union Type-C racers that competed in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (0 comments)


  • Hemmings Blog:“S.P.O.: the only one, and it still rolls”
    Mar 07 2012

    Hemmings Blog:“S.P.O.: the only one, and it still rolls”

    Jim Donnelly, Hemmings Senior Editor, gave a wonderful shout-out today to VanderbiltCupRaces.com on the Hemmings Blog. (0 comments)


  • Wall Street Journal: The Vanderbilt Legacy
    Mar 06 2012

    Wall Street Journal: The Vanderbilt Legacy

    The Wall Street Journal published an article on the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum on March 1, 2012 reviewing its current financial status. The article notes the sale of the 1937 Chrysler with this accompanying photo of Vanderbilt Museum Executive Director Lance Rheinheimer with the car. (2 comments)


  • Newsday and Patch: Kroplick Appointed Town Historian
    Mar 05 2012

    Newsday and Patch: Kroplick Appointed Town Historian

    Newsday and Mineola Patch have published articles on the appointment of a new Historian for the Town of North Hempstead. (7 comments)


  • Walt Gosden: Memories of the Long Island Automotive Museum’s “Iron Range Days”
    Mar 03 2012

    Walt Gosden: Memories of the Long Island Automotive Museum’s “Iron Range Days”

    Walter Gosden has provided this memory of the "Iron Range Days"at the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton. (6 comments)


  • Vanderbilt’s Chrysler: An Update
    Mar 02 2012

    Vanderbilt’s Chrysler: An Update

    An article reporting on the recent sale of a 1937 Chrysler Imperial by the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum was published In the February 16, 2012 issue of The Long Islander newspaper. Highlights from the article follow, including photos of the Chrysler as it looks today. (10 comments)


  • Highlights and Blog Archives for VanderbiltCupRaces.com- February 2012
    Mar 01 2012

    Highlights and Blog Archives for VanderbiltCupRaces.com- February 2012

    A total of 6,142 unique visitors viewed the website in February 2012 (an average of  212 visitors per day and 4.4 pages per visit) , a 42% increase over February 2011. (0 comments)


  • Cars of the Stars  Part I
    Feb 29 2012

    Cars of the Stars Part I

    Robert Richer has forwarded an email of "Nifty Cars and Nifty Owners". Check out Part I of the cars of the stars. (4 comments)


  • A Recently Rediscovered Peter Helck Painting “Bulls Head Turn”
    Feb 28 2012

    A Recently Rediscovered Peter Helck Painting “Bulls Head Turn”

    Jim Blanchard has forwarded an image of this spectacular Peter Helck painting. (2 comments)


  • Can  You Help Find This 1908 Pope-Hartford Touring Car?
    Feb 27 2012

    Can You Help Find This 1908 Pope-Hartford Touring Car?

    Dick Rowley is looking for your help in his search to find his great-grandfather's 1908 Pope-Hartford Touring Car. (8 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.

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