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  • The Day the Garden City Lodge Moved- March 19, 1989
    Jun 05 2010

    The Day the Garden City Lodge Moved- March 19, 1989

    The Garden City Lodge was the fifth toll lodge built for the Long Island Motor Parkway. It was one of the six toll lodges designed by John Russell Pope with living quarters for the toll-takers and their families. (0 comments)


  • “Babe” Stapp: Driver  of the Topping-Miller Special and Maserati V8Ri
    Jun 03 2010

    “Babe” Stapp: Driver of the Topping-Miller Special and Maserati V8Ri

    Elbert "Babe" Stapp (1904-1980) was an American driver active in racing from 1923 to 1940. He drove in 12 Indy 500s and both the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Races. Babe Stapp was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1994. (5 comments)


  • Film “Rosemeyer’s Victory in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race”
    Jun 02 2010

    Film “Rosemeyer’s Victory in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race”

    This one-minute film highlights Bernd Rosemeyer's victory at the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York. Rosemeyer drove an Auto Union Type C averaging 82.564 MPH over the 300-mile race. (1 comments)


  • Then & Now: “The Most Difficult Turn” on the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Course
    Jun 01 2010

    Then & Now: “The Most Difficult Turn” on the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Course

    John M: "My family has a legend connected to the Cup races. My Grandmother's family at one time lived in the house on the triangle at Mineola Avenue and Old Northern Boulevard. One year the race went by the house and they supposedly did a good business selling sandwiches and allowing parking for a very high price to race goers out from the city." (1 comments)


  • May 31 2010

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Sets Viewership Record in May 2010

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com recorded its highest average monthly viewership ever in May with a daily unique visitor average of 140, a 44% increase over May 2009. For the first five months of 2010, a total of 19,335 unique viewers (a daily average of 128) have visited VanderbiltCupRaces.com, a 68% increase over 2009. Thanks for stopping by! (0 comments)


  • “Black Beast” at the Wounded Warrior Project Car Show in Riverhead
    May 29 2010

    “Black Beast” at the Wounded Warrior Project Car Show in Riverhead

    What a wonderful day on Saturday at the Wounded Warrior Project Antique & Calssic Car Show at the Martha Clara Vineyard in Riverhead! Over 100 cars and more than 1,500 spectators turned out for a beautiful day for a wonderful cause. (6 comments)


  • May 28 2010

    Future Howard Kroplick and Black Beast Events (Updated November 6, 2010)

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  • Vanderbilia: The Entry Form for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
    May 27 2010

    Vanderbilia: The Entry Form for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

    A very unusual piece of Vanderbilia is the official entry form for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. This piece was originally in the collection of the prominent artist and "Old 16" owner Peter Helck. Remember to click on the images to enlarge them. (0 comments)


  • From the Drennan Collection: 1937  Roosevelt Raceway “Australia” Mystery Solved
    May 26 2010

    From the Drennan Collection: 1937 Roosevelt Raceway “Australia” Mystery Solved

    Onelung: Question: "One of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race photos in the April 9, 2010 post shows the Italian Alfa Romeo team in front of garages at Roosevelt Raceway. You can clearly see the beginning of the word ITALY above one of them. Can you explain why "Australia" appears on the door in the background of a 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race photo that I found on the web?" (1 comments)


  • May 26 2010

    Hold the Dates: 7th Annual Vanderbilt Centennial Celebration

    The 7th Annual Vanderbilt Centennial Celebration will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2010 and Sunday, October 24, 2010. The event will be returning to the Cradle of Aviation Museum located on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard in Garden City. (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.

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