Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

May 23 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #21 Solved: The Fairchild FC-2 NC6370 flying over the Motor Parkway in East Meadow courtesy of the Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation (circa 1928-1932)

Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (8 comments)

May 18 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The first Automobile Publication; The Horseless Age-Part 1

A new series of posts examining the first automotive publication, The Horseless Age (9 comments)

May 17 2022
Savoy Automobile Museum invites Moms to visit Walther Chrysler’s gift to his wife Della

Savoy Automobile Museum is promoting Chrysler's Chrysler which is currently on loan for their Art Deco exhibit. (1 comments)

May 16 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: The 1904 Mercedes Sport Touring purchased by Henry Austin Clark, Jr, for $500 in 1950

The Walter McCarthy Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (5 comments)

May 14 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Baseball Great Ty Cobb’s Connection to the Vanderbilt Cup Race

Detroit Tiger slugger Ty Cobb was an auto enthusiast as previous posts have documented. Here is a connection between Cobb and the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race I've recently uncovered. (2 comments)

May 10 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Horse and the Automobile Getting Along in the Early 1900s (Part 1)

Tying in with Greg O's recent post concerning the value of horses in the early age of the automobile I offer several cartoons depicting the wild ride both animal and machine had in the early 1900s. (1 comments)

May 09 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #19 Solved: The 1907 Reunion of Oldsmobilists at the Empire City Track in Yonkers

Jeanne Booth, an archivist at the Hicksville Public Library, was looking for your assistance to identify two Mystery Fotos found in their archives. (9 comments)

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)

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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.