Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Dec 13 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Clarence Mackay’s Harbor Hill estate in Roslyn (now East Hills)

Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill was one of the country's greatest estates ever constructed. We'll look at the estate's outbuildings and locations owned by this successful businessman and a director of the Long Island Motor Parkway. (4 comments)

Dec 12 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved: Old 16 and four Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers and mechanicians at the 1948 Antique Auto Show

The Helck Family Collection challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (4 comments)

Dec 10 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The 1930 Motor Parkway license plate/season ticket holders Part I

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has forwarded lists of people who purchased Long Island Motor Parkway season tickets and license plates over an eight-year period (1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 1930, 1931 and 1932.) These " Who's Who" lists total over 700 prominent Long Islanders. (14 comments)

Dec 09 2022
Video of the Week: The episode of Jay Leno’s Garage that really had an impact on my life

I watched this episode of Jay Leno's Garage for the first time in June 2016. (3 comments)

Dec 07 2022
Updated 12/7/2022: Then & Now: The Very Elusive Clody Farmway Bridge in the Melville Sand Pits

The sole remaining standing Motor Parkway bridge in Suffolk County is the elusive Clody Farmway Bridge in Melville. (25 comments)

Dec 06 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The Tragic Death of William K. Vanderbilt lll

News reports of William K. Vanderbilt lll tragic accident on November 15th, 1933 (5 comments)

Dec 05 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #49 Solved:The 1958 Airplane/Three Car Crash on the Southern State Parkway

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (27 comments)

Dec 03 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Velocci Papers Part 1 - The Motor Parkway “National Advertising Mart”

Thanks to Al Velocci various documents pertaining to the Motor Parkway have become public. I term these the "Velocci Papers" with the first installment named "The National Advertising Mart". (4 comments)

Dec 02 2022
Video of the Week: The Vanderbilt Museum presents Moments in History: The Alva, A Ship for Seven Seas

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum created this 4-minute video on Alva, Willie K's largest yacht. (3 comments)

Nov 30 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Long Island Motor Parkway Plates mounted on vehicles

Here are several of the only known photos of the Long Island Motor Parkway license plates mounted on vehicles. (4 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.