Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Feb 14 2023
Greg O’s Garage; A Flying ‘Feild’ at William K. Vanderbilt Sr’s Idle Hour

Old plans recently uncovered for a flying 'feild' on William K. Vanderbilt's Idle Hour (3 comments)

Feb 13 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: William Wallace Jr. and the #19 FIAT

Did you identify this Helck artwork? (4 comments)

Feb 11 2023
Video: The Preservation Society of Newport County Fall 2022 Lecture: The Advent of the Automobile including The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races

The Preservation Society of Newport County has posted a 90-minute video of their Fall 2023 lecture. (0 comments)

Feb 08 2023
Rare 1993 image of Tucker 1044 with owner Skip Groh

Mike Tucker has forwarded this photo of the brown Tucker 1044 taken 30 years ago. (1 comments)

Feb 07 2023
The centerpiece of Alva Belmont Vanderbilt’s Beacon Towers in Sands Point was this Joan of Arc Statue

A guiding inspiration for Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Willie K's mother, was Joan of Arc. This sculpture and surrounding murals depicting the life of the saint were the centerpiece of Beacon Towers in Sands Point. (2 comments)

Feb 06 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #5 Solved: Mulford and Chandler winning the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Did you identify this wave to the crowds? (3 comments)

Feb 04 2023
Greg O’s Garage: An “S” from the Long Island Automotive Museum Sign

Henry Austin Clark, Jr's Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton is gone, but a very small, visible piece lives on. (6 comments)

Feb 03 2023
Video of the week: The Long Island Automotive Museum (1959)

Rusty Hansgen posted this one-minute film of the Long Island Automotive Museum around 1959 (0 comments)

Feb 01 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: Where In The World Is . . .

Beginning in July, 1906 "Automobile" magazine ran a series on prominent people in the automobile industry, starting with this group photo. Can you find any? (1 comments)

Jan 31 2023
Greg O’s Garage; ‘The Long Island Motor Parkway Watchman’s Cabin’ Blueprints

A blueprint has been found for the 'Watchman's Cabin'. (9 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.