Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Nov 11 2021
Queens Motor Parkway Renovation Update: Oldest road in country to be as good as new

Ellen Rondot and Syd lefkoe in 2020 forwarded an article documenting how New York City Parks and Queens County respect and preserve history. Here are photos forwarded from several LIMPERS providing an update. (6 comments)

Nov 09 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Three Accidents Involving Motor Parkway Celebrities

As the automobile industry brought more people to the roadways, an increase in accidents was inevitable. Originally this post was to detail some of the accidents that occurred on the Motor Parkway but there were just too many of which to report. (4 comments)

Nov 08 2021
Mystery Foto #45 Solved: The Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum in Staten Island

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery structure? (23 comments)

Nov 06 2021
1936 Vanderbilt Race: 14-Minute documentation of this historic Long Island race

This 14-minute film of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race held at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York is the longest documentation of this historic race. (1 comments)

Nov 05 2021
Update:Kleiner’s Korner - An Interesting Long Island Map from 1929 & the KKK in Queens

Update at the end of the original post. "Time" magazine published this map on September 16, 1929 showing major locations on Long Island including the Motor Parkway. However, the purpose given for building the Parkway was incorrrect. (23 comments)

Nov 04 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Tuvulu Honors the 1909 Alco and Other Autos on Stamps

The tiny nation of Tuvulu (the fourth smallest) honored the history of automobiling by issuing its "Leaders of the World" (LOW) series of automobile related stamps including the 1909 Alco. But . . . (2 comments)

Nov 02 2021
Even more amazing photos from TROG ( The Race of Gentlemen)

Walter Pietrowicz has forwarded these wonderful photos of the 2021 TROG held on October 2, 2021 in Wildwood, New Jersey. (0 comments)

Nov 01 2021
Mystery Foto #44 Solved: Curtiss JN Jenny in the clouds over Curtiss Field in 1925

Historian Bill Bellmer challenged you to solve this Mystery Aerial. (7 comments)

Oct 26 2021
Greg O’s Garage: Joe Tracy and the Society of Automotive Engineers

Once again, from the Helck Family Collection, more gems, this time in the form of Joe Tracy's engineering certificates, the famed Vanderbilt Cup Race driver, and personal friend of Peter Helck. (3 comments)

Oct 25 2021
Mystery Foto #43 Solved: George Robertson winning the 1908 Founders Week Cup Race in Irving Morse’s Locomobile

Art Kleiner challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (4 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.