Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Sep 19 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #38 Solved: The 12-cylinder Maxwell built for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (11 comments)

Sep 17 2022
View from The Bridge VI: 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III highlights

Following prior year appearances by Tucker 1044 and the Alco Black Beast, the 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III was a featured automobile at The Bridge VI in Bridgehampton on Saturday. (6 comments)

Sep 14 2022
Film: The Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1965)

Barnyard Studio Productions posted this 26-minute film in 2015 on the Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1904 to 1968. (1 comments)

Sep 13 2022
Phase III reconstruction has begun of the Motor Parkway in Queens from 199th Street to Springfield Boulevard

Lynn Henry of the Alley Pond Striders reports that construction of Phase II of "reconstruction" of the Motor Parkway on the Brooklyn-Queens Bike Path has begun. (3 comments)

Sep 12 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #37 solved: The Oldsmobile headquarters for a 1906 American Elimination Trial racer

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (9 comments)

Sep 10 2022
Greg O’s Garage: A section of Motor Parkway in Bethpage rediscovered

A piece of The Motor Parkway has been recently rediscovered in the backyard of a private home. (25 comments)

Sep 07 2022
Hold the Year-2023: The 75th Anniversary of the Tucker 48

I believe 2023 will be a busy year for Tucker 1044! (0 comments)

Sep 06 2022
Smithsonian Channel Film: Could You Have Endured Consuelo Vanderbilt’s Upbringing?

Smithsonian Channel has posted this 5-minute film on Consuelo Vanderbilt. (0 comments)

Sep 05 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: Harry Grant in an Alco at the 1912 Old Orchard Beach Meet in Maine

Kelly Williams challenged you to solve this holiday weekend Mystery Foto. (4 comments)

Aug 31 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: A Very Imaginative (and Horrific) Tale of a 1902 Auto Race on Long Island

As Greg O's Garage noted on June 29 opposition to automobile racing was expressed in various publications in the early 1900s. This essay in "Broadway" magazine of November, 1902 makes this emphatically clear by making the impact of racing analogous to the ravages of war. (2 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.