Vanderbilt Cup Races

Feb 08 2012
Press Release: Vanderbilt Museum Sells One-of-a Kind 1937 Chrysler

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has issued this press release on the sale of a unique 1937 Chrysler built for the Chrysler family. (14 comments)

Feb 07 2012
The Length of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Ann: "What was the length of the Motor Parkway from Queens to Ronkonkoma?" (1 comments)

Feb 06 2012
The Dawn of Speed: The Ormond-Daytona Automoble Races

Beverly Rae Himes explored "The Dawn of Speed" in the November 1987 isue of American Heritage. Here is a repost of the article with an images from my collection. (1 comments)

Feb 06 2012
Newsday: Museum’s 1937 Chrysler sold for $275,000

Newsday reporter Paul Iarrocco reports on the selling of a "one-of-a-kind 1937 Imperial Town Car": (0 comments)

Feb 04 2012
Race Profile: 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

A summary of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race- an attempt to revive racing on Long Island. (0 comments)

Feb 02 2012
Three Vanderbilt Cup Race Winners Together in 1936

David Greenlees' Oldmotor.com website has posted this photo taken prior to the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. I believe it may be the only image of three Vanderbilt Cup Race winners together. (2 comments)

Feb 02 2012
Newsday April 5, 1998 Article “History Takes the High Road”

Although the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society was organized just last year, efforts to preserve the parkway have been ongoing for decades- most noteworthy by the Long Island Motor Parkway Panel. As forwarded by Bob and Colleen Albertson, Newsday reporter Sylvia Adcock in April 1998 documented in this article "History Takes theHigh Road: Preservationists attempting to save parts of the nation's first road for cars": (0 comments)

Feb 01 2012
Highlights and Archives for VanderbiltCupRaces.com- January 2012

2012 got off to a roaring start for VanderbiltCupRaces.com. A total of 6,630 unique visitors (an average of 214 visitors per day) viewed the website in January 2012, a 35% increase over January 2011. This represented the second highest monthly viewership in the history of VanderbiltCupRaces.com . Thanks for stopping by! (0 comments)

Jan 31 2012
Then & Now: Krug’s Corner in Mineola

Krug's Hotel, on the north-west corner of Jericho Turnpike and Willis Avenue in Mineola, was a favorite viewing site for the 1904, 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. This Then & Now look found a rarity- A building on the Vanderbilt Cup Race course that is still standing! (5 comments)

Jan 30 2012
Willy T. Ribbs and Wendell Scott- Pioneer African American Drivers

Noel Gish (President of the Board of Trustees of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum): "Howard, has an African-American ever competed or placed in a Indy race? Did an African-American compete in the Vanderbilt races?" (0 comments)