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  • Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold on eBay for $2,300
    May 14 2013

    Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Sold on eBay for $2,300

    The small Locomobile Vanderbilt Cups is one of the most collectible of Vanderbilia. A Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup was sold on EBay last week for $2,300. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #15 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr. on the 1906 American Elimination Trial Course
    May 13 2013

    Mystery Foto #15 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr. on the 1906 American Elimination Trial Course

    The Mystery Friday Foto has been solved: It was Willie K driving his 1903 Mercedes at Krug's Corner in Mineola during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (9 comments)


  • A Mother’s Day Tribute: Alva Vanderbilt Belmont
    May 11 2013

    A Mother’s Day Tribute: Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

    In celebration of Mother's Day, this is a photo tribute to William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s mother Alva Vanderbilt Belmont. (1 comments)


  • Inspiration for the Mansions of “The Great Gatsby” & The Hempstead House Screening Gala
    May 08 2013

    Inspiration for the Mansions of “The Great Gatsby” & The Hempstead House Screening Gala

    Literary scholars believe two inspirations for F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby may have been William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s mother's Beacon Towers and John Scott Browning, Sr.'s Land's End, both located in Sands Point. (5 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Record Viewership, Highlights and Blog Archives for April 2013
    May 07 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Record Viewership, Highlights and Blog Archives for April 2013

    Highlights and a summary of posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com during April 2013. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses
    May 07 2013

    Mystery Foto #14 Solved: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

    This 1949 aerial is looking north towards East Meadow (my childhood hometown) and Westbury. (6 comments)


  • School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success
    May 04 2013

    School Project: The Black Beast and the Long Island Motor Parkway in Lake Success

    Last month, I was contacted by four Great Neck South Middle School students requesting a film interview on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (7 comments)


  • Blog Updates (Latest: 3/9/2014)
    May 02 2013

    Blog Updates (Latest: 3/9/2014)

    Recent updates to older posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. (1 comments)


  • Smiles, Thumbs Ups and Rides at the Heckscher Museum of Art
    May 01 2013

    Smiles, Thumbs Ups and Rides at the Heckscher Museum of Art

    The entire Black Beast team had a wonderful time at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington on Saturday and Sunday at the opening of the exhibit "Car Culture: Art and Automobile". (3 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #32: Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City
    Apr 30 2013

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #32: Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City

    The 32nd bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the two pillar Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City. (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.

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