Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Dec 16 2023
Video by John Tucker, Jr.: Loading Tucker 1044 after its sale in 2016

In 2016, John Tucker, Jr. documented the loading of Tucker 1044 after its sale by Skip Groh to Mark Lieberman. (0 comments)

Dec 15 2023
Video of the Week: The Lost Tuckers-What happened to Tuckers #1018,#1023,#1027 and #1042

The AACA Museum and Tucker Automobile Club of America have posted this definitive 79-minute presentation on the four lost Tuckers. (0 comments)

Dec 13 2023
1985 Tritan A2 #9 sells for $25,500 on the Bring A Trailer website

Number 9 of the 10 prototype Tritan A2 Aerocars was sold without an engine today for $25,500. (1 comments)

Dec 12 2023
InstaGRAM Report: Interview with Rob Ida About the Black Beast

Rob Ida shares what it’s like to work on the Black Beast and gives us an insider’s look into vintage automotive restoration (3 comments)

Dec 11 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #49 Solved: Sean and Mike Tucker with Domino’s Founder Tom Monaghan

Did you solve John Tucker Jr's weekend Mystery Foto? (2 comments)

Dec 09 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: An Automobile Show on the Course of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Taking advantage of the crowds expected at the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race, "Automobile Topics" planned to sponsor an automobile show featuring new models of automobiles for the public to view. (3 comments)

Dec 08 2023
Long Island History Journal: A review of the books “Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island and “The Long Island Motor Parkway”

The Long Island History Journal, published by Stony Brook University, has posted a review of two of my favorite books. (1 comments)

Dec 06 2023
Video: My pilot run driving the 1984 Tritan A2 Aerocar #5

David Baum and Greg O. have the Tritan A2 Aerocar #5 up and running. This 1:15 minute documents my pilot run. (17 comments)

Dec 05 2023
‘Story Cars’ Magazine: ‘Pizza Rocket’ 1984 Tritan A2 Aerocar #1

In the 2020 first issue of 'Story Cars' magazine, comes the story of Robert Lewis and his 1984 Tritan A2 #1 'Pizza Rocket' (0 comments)

Dec 04 2023
Mystery Foto #48 Solved: #42 Isotta driven by Herb Lytle at Deadman’s Curve #2 in Central Park (Bethpage)

Did you identify this racer on a curve? (8 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.