Vanderbilt Cup Races

  • Newsletter
  • Books
  • Search
  • twitter
  • facebook
  • rss
  • Blog
  • Races
  • Motor parkway
  • Car Collection
  • Events
  • Photos
  • Films
  • About


  • Friday Mystery Foto #4 Solved: Newly Discovered 1953 Drennan Aerials of Roosevelt Field
    Jan 28 2025

    Friday Mystery Foto #4 Solved: Newly Discovered 1953 Drennan Aerials of Roosevelt Field

    The Cradle of Aviation challenged you to identify these newly discovered Drennan aerials of Roosevelt Field. (11 comments)


  • Restoration Update #2: 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 (1/17/2025)
    Jan 25 2025

    Restoration Update #2: 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 (1/17/2025)

    The mighty 420ci Duesenberg powerplant and transmission undergoes restoration. (9 comments)


  • Video of the Week: 12 years ago the L.I. Model A Club at Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge
    Jan 24 2025

    Video of the Week: 12 years ago the L.I. Model A Club at Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge

    12 years ago, to celebrate the clearing of the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge, The Model A Club paraded over the bridge (0 comments)


  • Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous Goings On Around The Motor Parkway Including A Drive with Hellen Keller
    Jan 22 2025

    Kleiner’s Korner: Miscellaneous Goings On Around The Motor Parkway Including A Drive with Hellen Keller

    A hodgepodge of news items mentioning The Motor Parkway. (0 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #3 Solved: The 1904 Panhard #15 At the Starting Line
    Jan 21 2025

    Mystery Friday Foto #3 Solved: The 1904 Panhard #15 At the Starting Line

    Did you identify the 1904 Panhard #15 at the starting line? (5 comments)


  • Update with Aerials: Video of the Week: Robert Moses: Long Island’s Master Builder
    Jan 20 2025

    Update with Aerials: Video of the Week: Robert Moses: Long Island’s Master Builder

    Historian Robert Miller talks about Long Island's Master Builder, Robert Moses (5 comments)


  • Alco, Ty Cobb & the 1909 New York to Atlanta Good Roads Tour
    Jan 18 2025

    Alco, Ty Cobb & the 1909 New York to Atlanta Good Roads Tour

    After their 1909 win at the Vanderbilt Cup Races, Alco went on tour to Atlanta (1 comments)


  • Video of the Week: 1906 Locomobile #1 Vanderbilt Cup Racer at the 2023 AACA Fall Meet Hershey Car Show
    Jan 17 2025

    Video of the Week: 1906 Locomobile #1 Vanderbilt Cup Racer at the 2023 AACA Fall Meet Hershey Car Show

    A monstrous Vanderbilt Cup race car close up, the 1906 Locomobile #1, a 20 year restoration by Dragone Classic Motorcars at the 2023 AACA Fall Meet (0 comments)


  • MSM and Motor Junkie- 20 Ford Mustang Prototypes That Didn’t Make It To Production
    Jan 15 2025

    MSM and Motor Junkie- 20 Ford Mustang Prototypes That Didn’t Make It To Production

    MSN has reposted a Motor Junkie article on Mustang models that Ford seriously considered for production, yet they never made it onto the assembly line including the Mustang III. (3 comments)


  • Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: Louis Chevrolet’s Wreck on the Course
    Jan 14 2025

    Mystery Friday Foto #2 Solved: Louis Chevrolet’s Wreck on the Course

    Did you identify Louis Chevrolet and his wreck? (2 comments)




  • Page 25 of 426 pages ‹ First  < 23 24 25 26 27 >  Last ›



Latest Poll

What is your primary source for information on Long Island car shows?

  •   Facebook/Social Media
  •   News12
  •   Newsday
  •   Long Island Car Club Council Website
  •   VanderbiltCupRaces.com
  •   Word-Of-Mouth
  •   Other

CATEGORIES

  • Alco-6 Racer
  • Articles
  • Car Clubs
  • Cars
  • Chrysler’s Chrysler
  • Courses
  • Crowds
  • Cruises
  • Drivers
  • Entrants and Results
  • Events
  • Films
  • Highlights
  • Images & Photos
  • Indy 500 Races
  • LI Automotive Museum
  • LI Motor Parkway
  • Preservation Society
  • Maps
  • Parkway Preservation
  • Old 16
  • Recommended Sites
  • Starting Lineups
  • Then and Now
  • Vanderbilia
  • Vanderbilt Cup Races
  • Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
  • William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

POPULAR TAGS

  • mystery photo
  • kleiner's kolumn
  • queens
  • garden city
  • bethpage
  • greg o's garage
  • westbury
  • mineola
  • helck family collection
  • lake success
  • levittown
  • east meadow
  • long island motor parkway bridge series
  • howard kroplick
  • vanderbiltcupraces.com exclusive
  • peter helck
  • tucker family
  • henry austin clark jr
  • roosevelt raceway
  • rob ida
View all

BLOG ARCHIVES

  • 2026
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • Highlights

Comments

May 08 2026 I don’t plan on being on LI that day, but I’ll be with you guys in spirit!  I would image the facility has live…

May 04 2026 Thanks Art, for that Newsday article by Bill Bleyer in 2005, that long ago, WOW! You moved to NC 5 years ago, you’re a…

May 04 2026 The House that’s shown in the last photo, wasn’t built until 1985 ( year I graduated High School ) The homes on either side…

More Recent Comments

Long island

  • Car Clubs Featured Club: Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society
    View all
  • Vintage Car of the Week
  • Local Info
    Traffic Conditions
    Red Light Cameras
    Weather Forecast

About

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.

Webby Nominee
All Content © 2026 VanderbiltCupRaces.com Co-Founder and Writer: Howard Kroplick Co-Founder: Dana Kroplick Website by Eric Miller Design Site maintained by Hop Studios