Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Jun 12 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #23 Solved: Ray Harroun in the Marmon ‘Yellow Jacket’

Did you identify this mystery racer? (8 comments)

Jun 10 2023
Video: Watch the the center headlight of Tucker 1044

Rob Ida of Ida Automotive has posted this 22-second video documenting the center headlight of Tucker 1044. (1 comments)

Jun 07 2023
Video: Tucker 1044 being prepped for the upcoming Tucker 75th Anniversary at the AACA Museum in Hershey , PA

Rob Ida has posted this Facebook video on prepping Tucking 1044. (1 comments)

Jun 06 2023
Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection; Strange and Unusual Cars #5- The 1922 ‘Mauve sur Elfe’

A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection. (0 comments)

Jun 05 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #22 Solved: #1 Locomobile at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race pits

Did you identify this racer at the pits? (2 comments)

Jun 03 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A 1902 Interview with Willie K.

The early 1900s saw different opinions of automobiles and road racing. Here is 24-year old Willie K's. as told from an interview he gave "Automobile Topics" in 1902. (9 comments)

May 31 2023
Greg O’s Garage; From the Peter Helck Collection; Strange and Unusual cars #4- The 1873 L’Obéissante

A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection (1 comments)

May 29 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #21 Solved: Celebrating the opening of the Long Island Automotive Museum on August 27, 1948

Jim Clark, the son of Henry Austin Clark Jr., challenged you with this weekend's Mystery Foto. (8 comments)

May 27 2023
The nine Tuckers to be featured at the “Tucker ‘48 75th Anniversary Celebration” in Hershey, PA on June 16-18, 2023

The AACA Museum has announced that nine Tuckers are scheduled to participate in a special short-term exhibit for the Tucker 75th Anniversary Celebration. (3 comments)

May 24 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A Vanderbilt Cup Race In Brooklyn

Six years following the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race several newspapers reported the race would be brought back to Long Island (yes, Brooklyn is technically part of Long Island) after having been run in Savannah, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Santa Monica. (0 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.