Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

May 07 2022
Savoy Automobile Museum says goodbye to Tucker 1044 and welcomes Chrysler’s Chrysler

Tucker 1044 has ended its five month exhibit run last week at the Savoy Automobile Museum, while Chrysler's Chrysler joined Savoy's Art Deco exhibit. (1 comments)

May 04 2022
Greg O’s Garage; A bit of humor at Willie K’s expense from the Horseless Age in 1901

A rare, satirical article from the Horseless Age in early 1901 (1 comments)

May 03 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Danger of Fire Along the Motor Parkway

Fires were reported on or near the Motor Parkway beginning from its earliest days to long after its closing. (6 comments)

May 02 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #18 Solved: The1948 Hudson Pick-Up Truck Prototype

Ian Zwerdling challenged to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto of his new collectible. (12 comments)

Apr 30 2022
Vintage Motorsport: Mules, Racehorses and a Fast Bird: The story of an Unlikely Race Car-Ford’s Challenger III

Charles B. Camp has written this exciting article on the Challenger III in the May/June 2022 issue of Vintage Motorsport. (0 comments)

Apr 27 2022
Video: Tucker 1044: The highest quality, most accurate and most awarded 1948Tucker ever!

Mike and Sean Tucker have posted this 14-minute video on the history of my favorite Tucker filmed at the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. (0 comments)

Apr 26 2022
Kleiner’s Korner - Nassau County Surveys: Stewart Avenue & The Motor Parkway in Westbury and East Meadow

Surveys obtained from the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works indicate improvements to Stewart Avenue between Merrick Avenue and Carmen Avenue were planned during the decades that followed the 1938 closing of the Motor Parkway. (19 comments)

Apr 25 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved: The Motor Parkway under construction north of Marcus Avenue in Lake Success (Circa 1911)

The Vanderbilt Museum Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (16 comments)

Apr 22 2022
Earth Day Weekend was celebrated with the clean-up of the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge

In celebration of 2022 Earth Day Weekend, a group of members of the Roslyn Landmark Society, Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and residents of East Hills and Roslyn cleaned up debris and planted pansies around the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge in East Hills. (4 comments)

Apr 19 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Nassau County Surveys of Motor Parkway Property Transferred or Released (Garden City)

Several real estate transactions involving former Motor Parkway property in Garden City were made between Nassau County, the Town of Hempstead, homeowners and commercial developers. Here are documents provided by the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works and local newspapers with details. (3 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.