Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Aug 30 2021
Mystery Foto #35 Solved: Robert C. Watson, Jr. was Willie K’s mechanician at the 1904 Ormond Daytona Tournament

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto that had stomped me for 16 years? (10 comments)

Aug 26 2021
Greg O’s Garage; Newsday’s Big Apple Almanac Part 2

Part 2 of the 1990s regular feature of the Sunday Newsday featuring the color illustrations of New York history by artist Patrick M. Reynolds. (7 comments)

Aug 24 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Stockholders of the Long Island Motor Parkway

The Motor Parkway was incorporated in December, 1906 with prominent and wealthy individuals invited to become investors. Records show who these individuals were and the amount of their investment. (4 comments)

Aug 23 2021
Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Willie K in his 1900 Daimler White Ghost at the Brookholt Estate in East Meadow

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (6 comments)

Aug 21 2021
A first look inside and under the 1962 Holman Moody Challenger III

Restoration of the Challenger III continues to progress with the mechanicals being put together by Hampton Classic Motorcars in Speonk, right here on Long Island. Here' a first look. (15 comments)

Aug 18 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: What Became of the Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstand?

What do you do with a grandstand and associated buildings after they are no longer in use? Make some money from them, as Willie K. did. (10 comments)

Aug 17 2021
Update: Videos and highlights of the 2021 Port Jefferson Hill Climb

It was a wonderful day in Port Jefferson as 60 automobiles participated in a 111-year old Long Island tradition-the Port Jefferson Hill Climb. (9 comments)

Aug 16 2021
Mystery Foto #33 Solved: Windsor White’s gold medal from the 1902 500-mile Reliability Contest from NYC to Boston and return for the White Steamer

Karen A. of Ohio challenged you to solve this mystery medal. (5 comments)

Aug 11 2021
Greg O’s Garage; From the Helck Family Collection: The official 1904 Vanderbilt Cup race program

The complete 1904 race program (0 comments)

Aug 10 2021
The Holman Moody custom Challenger III license plate

Holman Moody created a custom license plate for the Challenger III in 1963. Lee Holman has provided new plates for the restored Challenger III. (1 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.