Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

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)

Apr 10 2024
A rare 1905 Vanderbilt Cup “Road Race” banquet gold medallion ribbon

.Here is the second Vanderbilia item that I purchased last week at Jerry Lettieri's Automobilia Auction. (2 comments)

Apr 09 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #14 Solved: #1 Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver Jim Florida

Did you identify Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Jim Florida? (5 comments)

Apr 06 2024
A rare 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Contestant Ribbon Badge manufactured by The Whitehead & Hoag Co.

It was a fun day today at Jerry Lettieri's annual Automobilia Auction with several rare Vanderbilia available to collectors. Here is the first of the items that I was able to purchase. (4 comments)

Apr 03 2024
The REAL ladies of The Gilded Age from Julian Fellowes’ HBO Show, ‘The Gilded Age’

Julian Fellowes' HBO period drama The Gilded Age, dubbed the 'US Downton Abbey', is about to start filming season 3, and will bring the usual cast of glamorous, privileged and exceeding wealthy personalities to our screens. (2 comments)

Apr 02 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #13 Solved; A Long Journey to Montauk

Did you identify the 1910 Montauk Point Reliability Run in this photo? (8 comments)

Mar 30 2024
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962, Part 6

Part 6 of our ongoing series of articles takes a look at the images Richard Weir took during his visits to the Long Island Automotive Museum. (13 comments)

Mar 27 2024
InstaGRAM Report: Rob Ida discusses the Holman and Moody Falcon Challenger III discovery and restoration

In this post, Rob Ida tells us about the Holman and Moody Falcon Challenger III discovery and restoration. (0 comments)

Mar 26 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved; William K. Vanderbilt Jr. with Family and Friends on a Caribbean Cruise

Did you identify Willie K. with family and friends in this photo? (4 comments)

Mar 23 2024
The Irish Volunteers at the Vanderbilt Cup Races

Author and Mitchel Field historian Paul R. Martin III's wonderful excerpt from his book 'Beneath the Shadows of Wings' about the Irish Volunteers and the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1 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.