Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Apr 28 2026
Greg O.‘s Garage: A History of the Modern Automobile VIN Plate

In modern cars, we have a VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) plate to identify an automobile and everything about it, but how did this come about? Here's a quick look at the automotive history on how the modern VIN plate in your car came to be so important. (1 comments)

Apr 28 2026
Mystery Friday Fotos #17 Solved: Legends of the Automotive World

Did you guess who all these legends of the automotive world are? (3 comments)

Apr 25 2026
Kleiner’s Korner: The Baldwin Property Near the Motor Parkway

A recent post mentioned property belonging to the Baldwin family. Here's more about the family and the property they owned. (3 comments)

Apr 22 2026
Video of the Week: Three Centuries at the Harbor- The Story of the Roslyn Grist Mill

For the last ten years, I have been working with a team at the Roslyn Landmark Society to restore the historic Roslyn Grist Mill. This 9-minute film by Florence Westergard traces the history and restoration of one of Long Island's oldest surviving buildings. (3 comments)

Apr 21 2026
Mystery Friday Foto #16 Solved: Broadway Actress Elsie Janis Was This Past Weekend’s Mystery Woman

Did you identify Elsie Janis and her connections? (3 comments)

Apr 18 2026
InstaGRAM Report: A Celebration of Marty Himes

Last Thursday, Gloria Blas, Marty Himes' daughter, and the Kroplick Team met up at Ford’s Garage at the Smith Haven Mall to celebrate the final phase of settling the estate of race car driver and Long Island icon Marty Himes. (6 comments)

Apr 15 2026
InstaGRAM Report: The history of the NASCAR trophy won by Mark Martin and the Viagra team

Among the collection of trophies in the Waterfront at Roslyn, there is one trophy that is not like the others: a NASCAR trophy. This article is the history behind the trophy won by Mark Martin in the 2004 MBNA 400 Salute to Heroes cup race at Dover Motor Speedway.. (3 comments)

Apr 14 2026
Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved: Spectators at a Vanderbilt Cup Race

Did you identify these spectators at a Vanderbilt Cup Race? (6 comments)

Apr 11 2026
Kleiner’s Korner: February 1926 Motor Parkway News

The next installment of the Motor Parkway 100 years ago! (0 comments)

Apr 08 2026
NewYorkSocialDiary.com: A “Birdie” Vanderbilt Homecoming: The Restoration of 60 East 93rd Street

Newyorksocialdiary.com has done an article on the restoration of Virginia 'Birdie' Vanderbilt's 93rd St. mansion in Manhattan. (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.