Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Jan 22 2025
Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous Goings On Around The Motor Parkway Including A Drive with Hellen Keller

A hodgepodge of news items mentioning The Motor Parkway. (0 comments)

Jan 21 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #3 Solved: The 1904 Panhard #15 At the Starting Line

Did you identify the 1904 Panhard #15 at the starting line? (5 comments)

Jan 20 2025
Update with Aerials: Video of the Week: Robert Moses: Long Island’s Master Builder

Historian Robert Miller talks about Long Island's Master Builder, Robert Moses (5 comments)

Jan 18 2025
Alco, Ty Cobb & the 1909 New York to Atlanta Good Roads Tour

After their 1909 win at the Vanderbilt Cup Races, Alco went on tour to Atlanta (1 comments)

Jan 17 2025
Video of the Week: 1906 Locomobile #1 Vanderbilt Cup Racer at the 2023 AACA Fall Meet Hershey Car Show

A monstrous Vanderbilt Cup race car close up, the 1906 Locomobile #1, a 20 year restoration by Dragone Classic Motorcars at the 2023 AACA Fall Meet (0 comments)

Jan 15 2025
MSM and Motor Junkie- 20 Ford Mustang Prototypes That Didn’t Make It To Production

MSN has reposted a Motor Junkie article on Mustang models that Ford seriously considered for production, yet they never made it onto the assembly line including the Mustang III. (3 comments)

Jan 14 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: Louis Chevrolet’s Wreck on the Course

Did you identify Louis Chevrolet and his wreck? (2 comments)

Jan 11 2025
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Found- The oldest known Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate

Roslyn Harbor's Childs Frick's 1921 Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate was recently found. It is the oldest documented Motor Parkway license plate known to exist. (4 comments)

Jan 09 2025
The Howard & Roz Kroplick Collection: Updated January 9, 2025

A summary of the nine vehicles in the Howard & Roz Kroplick Collection. (5 comments)

Jan 08 2025
A Family Discovers 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race Photos in their Grandfather’s Photo Album

While reading some posts in a Facebook antique car group, I came across some family photos posted by grandson Charles Heyer of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race from his grandfather's old photo albums (9 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.