Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Jan 13 2024
Video: 1948 Tucker 1021 sold today for $1.7 million at the Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee

Watch Tucker 1021 being auctioned today at Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida. (1 comments)

Jan 12 2024
Hagerty Magazine: Tucker: The man, the machine, the dream

The June 2023 issue of Hagerty Magazine profiled the Tucker automobile with a shout-out to Tucker 1044. (1 comments)

Jan 10 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: The Great Automobile Parkway (aka The Motor Parkway)

Similar as to how the Motor Parkway was used in Al Velocci's 1908 Ronkonkoma map (featured here last week) the Parkway was used a year earlier in advertisements promoting the development of Wyandanch and Deer Park. (1 comments)

Jan 09 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #1: Solved; The Hazardous Woodbury Turn

Jena challenged you to identify this Christmas gift from her husband. (2 comments)

Jan 06 2024
A 1908 Aeromap of Lake Ronkonkoma, the Motor Parkway Inn and an Automobile Parkway under construction

At the October 2023 meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society, Al Velocci presented a 1908 "aeromap" of Lake Ronkonkoma. Here are up-close scans of Al's unique map. (3 comments)

Jan 03 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway’s Contribution to Military War Games

The Long Island Motor Parkway, being the main thoroughfare on LI in the early 20th century, was used by military planners in several training exercises leading up to and during times of conflict. (5 comments)

Jan 02 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #52: Solved; The 1907 Thomas Flyer in the Snow

Did you identify the 1907 Thomas Flyer in the snow in the last mystery photo of 2023? (16 comments)

Dec 30 2023
InstaGRAM Report: Rob Ida Shares the Tucker 1044 Restoration Backstory

Rob Ida shares his stories about the restoration of Tucker 1044. (5 comments)

Dec 29 2023
Collider.com: The Real-Life Socialite Who Inspired ‘The Gilded Age’s Bertha Russell

Collider.com has posted an article "revealing" the basis in history for Bertha Russell in The Gilded Age- Willie's K's mother Alva Vanderbilt. (2 comments)

Dec 27 2023
Murder on the Motor Parkway!

On August 5, 1933, a body was found near the western terminus of the Motor Parkway in Fresh Meadows. (7 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.