Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Oct 18 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Vanderbilt Cup Race and other Speedways in New Jersey

Several attempts were made to build racing venues in New Jersey in the early 1900s; many were envisioned for use by the Vanderbilt Cup Race, including one put forward by Joe Tracy. (4 comments)

Oct 17 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #42 Solved: 1949 AACA Racing Camp dinner featuring Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers

Did you identify the famous faces in these Helck Family Collection's Mystery Fotos? (1 comments)

Oct 12 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Famous signatures found in the Helck Family Collection

For over 60 years, Peter Helck saved every postcard and/or letter to his files. The amount of correspondence in his vast collection is staggering. (3 comments)

Oct 11 2022
Norway’s Bergen Veteranvogn Klubb visits the Black Beast Garage

Following their visit to the Hershey Meet last week, four members of Norway's Bergen Veteranvogn Klubb visited the Waterfront of Roslyn on Monday for a tour of the Black Beast Garage. (0 comments)

Oct 10 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: The M-35 Allen-Kingston, winner of the 1908 Meadow Brook Sweepstakes

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (8 comments)

Oct 08 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The Holman Moody Challenger lll in 1963 Popular Customs Magazine

From Gram Spina's Hot Rod/magazine collection is the Ford Falcon Challenger III in Popular Customs magazine from the Summer of 1963 issue (0 comments)

Oct 05 2022
The Preservation Society of Newport County Fall 2022 Lecture: The Advent of the Automobile including The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races

Over 75 people attended The Preservation Society of Newport County's Fall Gilded Age event including my presentation" The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races: The Road from Newport to Long Island." More than 100 people also participated by Zoom. (3 comments)

Oct 03 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #40 Solved: A 1941 aerial over Hollis Hills, Queens

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery aerial? (9 comments)

Oct 01 2022
Challenger III to be featured in a future issue of Hot Rod Magazine

A Hot Rod magazine photoshoot took place at Waterfront at Roslyn last week. (0 comments)

Sep 28 2022
CBS Morning News: Preparations for The Race of Gentlemen vintage race event

CBS Morning News featured a segment on The Race of Gentlemen including an interview with Rob Ida. (0 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.