Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Mar 24 2026
Kleiner’s Korner: A Look Back at a Motor Parkway Toll Keeper and His Wife

Here is a look at gatekeepers Samuel Sadler and his wife - both long time employees of the Motor Parkway! (3 comments)

Mar 24 2026
Mystery Friday Foto #12 Solved: A 1938 Aerial…In Color!

Did you identify this color aerial? (13 comments)

Mar 21 2026
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Then & Now of the 1936 Course- A Request from the Tazio Nuvolari Museum in Mantua, Italy

The Manager of the Digital Bank at the Tazio Nuvolari Museum in Mantua, Italy has requested locations and cartographic references showing how the 1936 track layout for the Vanderbilt Cup Race corresponds to today’s topography and road network in Westbury. (3 comments)

Mar 20 2026
Video of the Week: This Rare 2-Seater Mustang Was Supposed to Be Destroyed

It was meant to be a "Corvette Killer," but Ford's accountants ordered it to be destroyed. In 1964, Ford commissioned Dearborn Steel Tubing to create the "Mustang III"—a hand-fabricated fiberglass two-seater with a shortened 90-inch wheelbase. (1 comments)

Mar 18 2026
Old Cars Weekly Article: “Quality Over Quantity -The Small But Mighty Collection of Howard Kroplick”

The upcoming April 1, 2026 issue of Old Cars is featuring an article on the Kroplick Collection by Jim Motavalli. (10 comments)

Mar 17 2026
Mystery Friday Foto #11 Solved: The Meadow Brook Motor Parkway Lodge Under Construction

Al Velocci challenged you with an incorrectly captioned photo from the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum archives to identify the lodge under construction (6 comments)

Mar 14 2026
Kleiner’s Korner: January, 1926 Motor Parkway News Items

Non-realty related Motor Parkway mentions during the first month of 1926. (4 comments)

Mar 13 2026
On Saturday, March 14: Roslyn Landmark Society Presents: Legendary Women of Long Island with Monica Randall

Join the Roslyn Landmark Society for an engaging afternoon lecture on Saturday, March 14, from 2:00–3:00 pm at the Bryant Library, as we step back into the dazzling world of Long Island’s famed Gold Coast. (0 comments)

Mar 13 2026
Video of the Week; The 2026 Amelia Concours d’Elegance

A full 23-minute video of all the cars at Amelia Island in 2026 (0 comments)

Mar 11 2026
The 2026 Amelia Concours Eight Flags Road Tour

On Friday, March 6, 2026, the day before the Amelia Island Concours, the Eight Flags Road Tour was held as is similarly done with the Tour d'Elegance before the Pebble Beach Concours in California. (3 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.