Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Oct 21 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #52 Solved: The ‘Case Super Special Speedster’

Did you identify the rare and unusual 'Case Super Special Speedster' forwarded from the Himes Estate Collection? (5 comments)

Oct 18 2025
Highlights from the Carriage Association of America’s Tour of the Kroplick Auto Collection

Forty eight members of the Carriage Association of America visited the Waterfront at Roslyn Garage to learn the history of the historic automobiles owned by Howard and Roz Kroplick. (3 comments)

Oct 15 2025
InstaGRAM Report: Long Island’s Lost Dexter Park Raceway

The history of Queens’s lost race track Dexter Park, which was built inside a baseball field. (10 comments)

Oct 14 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #51 Solved: Head to Head Racing at the 1911 Indy 500

Did you identify these 1911 Indy 500 race cars on the track? (4 comments)

Oct 11 2025
Kleiner’s Korner: The Men Who Built The Motor Parkway (Part 1)

Hundreds of people (600 in the three years after construction began) were involved in the construction of The Motor Parkway - some well known and many not so well known. In this two-part series we'll look at some of these people who built our favorite roadway! (3 comments)

Oct 11 2025
Update 10/11/25:Today: Saturday, October 11, 2025: The Himes Estate and Racing Museum Auction

Items from the Himes Estate and Racing Museum will be available on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at the Copake NY Auction Gallery. (4 comments)

Oct 09 2025
Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘48 Tucker Goes Across the Auction Block during the Monterey Car Week

Francis Ford Coppola's Tucker #1014 has been sold at the 2025 Monterey Gooding/Christie's auctions. (1 comments)

Oct 07 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #50 Solved: The Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge Under Construction

Did you identify the Westbury Avenue Motor Parkway/Trolley Bridge under construction? (16 comments)

Oct 07 2025
Marty Himes Estate Auction Featured Item: #52 Frankie Cal 220 Offenhauser Sprint Car

Among the late Marty Himes' most treasured possessions was the 1946 #52 Frankie Cal 220 Offenhauser Sprint Car. (0 comments)

Oct 06 2025
Marty Himes Estate Auction: Two special midget racers

Profiles of two special midget racers from the Marty Himes Collection up for auction. (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.