Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Sep 07 2021
Restoration Update: Video: HotRod Jen recreates the hand-painted #26 racing numbers and bullets for the Holman Moody Challenger III

Rob "Hurricane" Ida reports that artist HotRod Jen worked on the Challenger III in his Morganville, New Jersey shop last week. (7 comments)

Sep 06 2021
Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Four Speed Merchants- Robertson, Christie, Strang and Oldfield at Atlanta Speedway in 1909

The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (6 comments)

Sep 04 2021
From the Bryant Local History Collection: Road Tripping with the William Donaldson family of Roslyn from 1912 to the 1920s

The Bryant Library has posted historical photos and road trip reminiscences from Stewart Donaldson, Clarence Mackey's chauffeur. (4 comments)

Sep 01 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: The 1906 “Vanderbilt” Automobile Road Club Proposal by E.R. Thomas

Auto manufacturer E.R. Thomas of Buffalo authored a proposal in 1906 at the request of Jefferson Du Mont Thompson pertaining to the proposed "Vanderbilt" Automobile Road Club and a related enterprise that "could be made exceedingly profitable". (0 comments)

Sep 01 2021
Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection- The 1915 Panama-Pacific Expo and the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race

The official Pan-Pacific Expo Program found in the Helck Family Collection archives provides insights into the Expo and the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (8 comments)

Aug 30 2021
Mystery Foto #35 Solved: Robert C. Watson, Jr. was Willie K’s mechanician at the 1904 Ormond Daytona Tournament

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto that had stomped me for 16 years? (10 comments)

Aug 26 2021
Greg O’s Garage; Newsday’s Big Apple Almanac Part 2

Part 2 of the 1990s regular feature of the Sunday Newsday featuring the color illustrations of New York history by artist Patrick M. Reynolds. (7 comments)

Aug 24 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Stockholders of the Long Island Motor Parkway

The Motor Parkway was incorporated in December, 1906 with prominent and wealthy individuals invited to become investors. Records show who these individuals were and the amount of their investment. (4 comments)

Aug 23 2021
Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Willie K in his 1900 Daimler White Ghost at the Brookholt Estate in East Meadow

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (6 comments)

Aug 21 2021
A first look inside and under the 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III

Restoration of the Challenger III continues to progress with the mechanicals being put together by Hampton Classic Motorcars in Speonk, right here on Long Island. Here' a first look. (15 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.