Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Apr 03 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #13 Solved: #J13 Maxwell and #G28 Sharp-Arrow competing in the 1908 Sweepstakes at the Bloomingdale Road Motor Parkway Bridge

Did you identify these two racers going head to head? (9 comments)

Apr 01 2023
Greg O’s Garage: Plans and aerials that document the removal of the Motor Parkway railroad bridges in Nassau County

Pat Babor has forwarded 1982 MTA plans to remove two Motor Parkway railroad bridges in Mineola and East Williston/Williston Park. (6 comments)

Mar 29 2023
I have seen the future: Take a ride in the Waymo

I predict that many people will remember seeing this YouTube video on Waymo many years from now. (2 comments)

Mar 28 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Arthur R. Pardington’s Queensboro Bridge Celebration Match Race

As part of the Queensboro Bridge opening celebration, Arthur R. Pardington proposed racing what he believed to be the first automobile made in America, the "Skedaddle" against the steam propelled "Devil Car". (1 comments)

Mar 27 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved; The Oyster Bay LIRR Bridge Williston Park & East Williston Abutment

Did you solve this mystery bridge abutment? (12 comments)

Mar 25 2023
Exploring the Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights

Eric Schaffer has forwarded recent images of remnants of the Long Island Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights. (4 comments)

Mar 22 2023
Greg O’s Garage; Willie K.‘s Racing Records

Wliie K's racing records from 'The Log of my Motor' (1 comments)

Mar 21 2023
Current Views of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge

Frank Femenias has forwarded these two images of one of our favorite Motor Parkway bridges located in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration. (1 comments)

Mar 20 2023
UPDATE 3/22/23; Mystery Friday Foto # 11 Solved: Driver Frank Lescault in his #7 Palmer Singer during the 1909 Long Island Stock Car Derby

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (19 comments)

Mar 18 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: The Queensboro Bridge Connection to the Motor Parkway (Part 2)

Part 2 of this 2 part series will provide details of events planned by Arthur J. Pardington and Willie K's. Automobile Committee as part of the opening celebration of the Queensboro Bridge. (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.