Vanderbilt Cup Races

Feb 19 2011
Scorecard Vanderbilia #1: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

A common piece of Vanderbilia for all six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island were scorecards providing information on the entrants. The scorecards usually included ads related to lodging, transportation and real estate: (0 comments)

Feb 18 2011
A Series of Vanderbilt Cup Race Exaggerations by Malcolm Strauss

In 1904 and 1905 Automobile Topics magazine hired cartoonist Malcolm A. Strauss to create five "exaggerations of men who manage motors" for their issues featuring the Vanderbilt Cup Races: Jr.: (0 comments)

Feb 17 2011
Mystery French Driver of an American Thomas Racer: Gustave Caillois

Last Sunday at the Smithtown Automobile Flea Market, Arthur Gould challenged me to identify this photo of a driver and his mechanician. His hint: the driver was French and drove a Thomas in a Vanderbilt Cup Race event. Arthur, here's your answer: (2 comments)

Feb 16 2011
First Meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society

An outgrowth of the long-standing Long Island Motor Parkway Panel, a group dedicated to the preservation of the Long Island Motor Parkway was established last night at the Bonwit Inn on the Motor Parkway in Commack. Ten people had a wonderful time sharing stories about our favorite historic road and planning future restoration and preservation projects. (18 comments)

Feb 15 2011
Help Restore the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge

Only two Motor Parkway bridges remain standing in Nassau County- in Manhasset Hills and Old Bethpage. Here is background on the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge and your opportunity to help restore it... tonight! (4 comments)

Feb 14 2011
Film and Photo Opportunities: Is Your Car A Star?

Three opportunities to make your car a star: (0 comments)

Feb 12 2011
Then & Now: Extant Structures on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses (Updated: 7/31/2019)

There are few Long Island buildings and structures that were built from 1904 to 1910 and remain standing. These nine buildings, structures and remnants on the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses have survived over 100 years: (6 comments)

Feb 10 2011
From the McCarthy Collection: Four Hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

Walter McCarthy: "I came across this journal "Automobile Tours 1908" while browsing through some of my old original literature. This issue included information on four hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race course." (1 comments)

Feb 09 2011
The Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses (1904-1910)

The six Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1904 to 1910 were held on five different courses on Long Island. The last three races from 1908 to 1910 were partially held on the Long Island Motor Parkway. (2 comments)

Feb 08 2011
The Long Island Rail Road and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

Up to 250,00 people attended the Vanderbilt Cup Races, when the population of Nassau County was less than 75,000 and cars were owned only by the wealthy. Accordingly, the vast majority of the spectators came from New York City and Brooklyn and used the Long Island Rail Road to travel to and from the races. (1 comments)