Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Mar 19 2022
Walt Gosden Special Article: Proper attire for the hired help to wear when motoring on the Long Island Motor Parkway

My friend automotive historian Walt Gosden has provided this special article on the Dornan Company and their chauffers' uniform business. (2 comments)

Mar 16 2022
Greg O’s Garage; HBO’s The Gilded Age, Long Island and the Vanderbilts Part 2

HBO's excellent new series 'The Gilded Age' has many connections, real and fictional, to NYC, Long Island and the Vanderbilt family. (0 comments)

Mar 15 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: North Carolina’s First Motor Speedway - Part 1 (Planning and Construction)

Automobile racing in North Carolina during the early part of the 1900s consisted of local enthusiasts trying to outdo their neighbors in informal, unorganized events. This changed in 1924. (2 comments)

Mar 14 2022
Mystery Friday Foto#11 Solved: A 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race photo of officials published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Matt Wallace, creator publicaddressannouncer.org, challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (3 comments)

Mar 12 2022
Greg O’s Garage; HBO’s The Gilded Age, Long Island and the Vanderbilts Part 1

HBO's excellent new series 'The Gilded Age' has many connections, real and fictional, to Long Island and the Vanderbilt family. (7 comments)

Mar 09 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Nassau County Surveys of Motor Parkway Property Transferred or Disposed Of (Levittown)

Following its closing in 1938, former property of the Long Island Motor Parkway was acquired and/or released by Nassau County. Surveys provided by the Nassau County Dept. of Public Works provide documentation of these land transfers. (4 comments)

Mar 08 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The Great Wall of East Hills and Long Island Motor Parkway director Clarence Mackay

A recently re-discovered driveway remnant of Clarence Mackay's Harbor Hill has finally been documented (11 comments)

Mar 07 2022
Mystery Friday Photo #10 Solved: The Hotel Ormond -An early race destination at the “Birthplace of Speed”

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

Mar 05 2022
Greg O’s Garage: An actual strip of the Motor Parkway sold

In 1947, a small strip of the Motor Parkway was sold to William Levitt and Sons. (12 comments)

Mar 02 2022
Sad news: Walter McCarthy has passed at the age of 85

I am sad to report that Walter McCarthy has recently passed away at the age of 85. (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.