Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

May 01 2024
Tucker #1044 Attends the Spring 2024 Tobay Beach Car Show

On Sunday April 28th, Tucker 1044 made a big splash at Tobay Beach! (0 comments)

Apr 30 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved; Moving Willie K’s Deepdale Gatelodge

Did you identify Willie K's former gatelodge on the move? (13 comments)

Apr 27 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: InstaGRAM Report; Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962, Part 7

Our seventh article documents another one of the historic photographs taken at the Long Island Automotive Museum by Richard Weir. (2 comments)

Apr 24 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: Art’s Motor Parkway Site back on line!

My original website dedicated to The Motor Parkrway came on line in the spring of 2004 - twenty years ago! After numerous changes to its host site it is now back on line and easy to find. (3 comments)

Apr 23 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #16; Solved; Jim Rathmann & Carroll Shelby at the 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

Did you identify Jim Rathmann & Carroll Shelby in this newspaper pre-race publicity photo from the Marty Himes collection? (4 comments)

Apr 20 2024
Classic & Sports Car: 23 wild Ford Mustangs Part I

In celebration of the April 17th anniversary of the introduction of the Mustang, Classic & Sports Car has posted and article "23 wild Ford Mustangs." #1 is the Mustang III Concept Show Car. (2 comments)

Apr 17 2024
Kleiner’s Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway Part 2 (April - May, 1924) and a RIP

Here's the second part of my series examining news and events related to the Motor Parkway 100 years ago. (4 comments)

Apr 16 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved; Fred Rieder at the Jericho Turnpike Highway Bridge in 1954/1955

Did you identify the Jericho Turnpike Motor Parkway bridge? (29 comments)

Apr 13 2024
Rare Officials’ Armbands from the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races

Here are more Vanderbilia purchased last week at Jerry Lettieri's Automobilia Auction. (7 comments)

Apr 12 2024
Good News: The missing 1931 Motor Parkway Plate from the Himes Museum has been found

I am pleased to announce that Marty Himes' missing Long Island Motor Parkway Plate has been found in the museum property. (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.