Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Jul 01 2023
Greg O’s Garage: The Tucker 75th Anniversary Auction and a ‘Tucker- The Man and His Dream’ Movie Prop

An interesting item across the auction block at the Tucker 75th anniversary celebration. (3 comments)

Jun 28 2023
Greg O’s Garage; The four “lost” Tuckers #1027, #1023, #1018 and #1042

Preston Tucker built 50 'production' cars and one Tin Goose prototype. The Tin Goose and 46 others still amazingly survive, but what happened to the four "lost" Tuckers? (9 comments)

Jun 27 2023
Greg O’s Garage: Highlights from the 2023 Gold Coast Cruisers Waterfront Car Show in Glen Cove

Tucker #1044 takes a win at the spectacular Gold Coast Cruisers Waterfront Car Show (0 comments)

Jun 26 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #25 Solved: The 1905 Locomobile Being Tested

Did you identify this new race car being tested from the Helck Family Collection? (6 comments)

Jun 24 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: The Motor Parkway Kiosk That Doubled as a Realty Office

The original Brentwood Lodge (actually a ticket kiosk) was used by a local realtor to promote its new housing development, "Brentwood-in-the-Pines". (5 comments)

Jun 20 2023
Update: Highlights From the Tucker 75th Anniversary Celebration at the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum

Highlights from last weekend's 75th anniversary gala at the AACA Museum in Hershey Pa. (5 comments)

Jun 19 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #24; Peter Helck with Joe Tracy and Painting “Speed Demons of 1904- A Motor Race On The Continent in The Early Days”

Did you identify the gentleman and painting in this 1926 photo? (3 comments)

Jun 18 2023
Greg O’s Garage; Joe Tracy’s Patents

Aside from being a talented race car driver in the early Vanderbilt Cup Races, Joe Tracy was also a brilliant engineer and inventor. (2 comments)

Jun 14 2023
Smithsonian Magazine (2009): The Cammack Collection-A rare look at Tucker Cars

In celebration of this upcoming Tucker 75th Anniversary Celebration at Hershey, PA., this Smithsonian film featured the ultimate Tucker collector David Commack at his Virginia shop in 2009. Cammack's three Tuckers will be on display this weekend. (2 comments)

Jun 13 2023
Greg O’s Garage; What’s for Dinner? The 1901 Annual Long Island Automobile Club Dinner Menu

A menu found for the annual Long Island Automobile Club dinner in 1901. (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.