Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Oct 09 2021
Video: The Alco Black Beast racing on the beach at 2021 TROG (The Race of Gentlemen)

This six-minute video documents three runs of the Alco Black Beast beach racing at the 2021 TROG (The Race of Gentlemen) in Wildwood, New Jersey. (3 comments)

Oct 06 2021
Greg O’s Garage: A 1906 Nassau County Map

An early, unique map of Nassau County (5 comments)

Oct 04 2021
Mystery Foto #40 Solved: An 1888 De Dion, 1902 Gardner-Serpollet, 1904 Mercedes and 1908 American Underslung from the D. Cameron Peck Collection

The Helck Family Collection challenges you to solve these four Mystery Autos. (7 comments)

Oct 03 2021
The Alco Black Beast racing on the Jersey Shore and highlights from TROG (The Race of Gentlemen)

The Alco Black Beast team had a blast racing on the beach at TROG (The Race of Gentlemen) yesterday at the Jersey Shore in Wildwood, New Jersey. (9 comments)

Sep 29 2021
Greg O.‘s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Ralph DePalma at the Danbury Fair

Ralph DePalma was a regular exhibitionist at the Danbury fair in Connecticut. (2 comments)

Sep 28 2021
Tucker 1044 makes an appearance on the Motor Parkway right-of-way in Williston Park

Tucker 1004 was displayed in the middle of the Motor Parkway right-of-way in Williston Park last Sunday at the McCoys Upholstery Classic Car Show. A great time was had by all on a beautiful day. (0 comments)

Sep 27 2021
Mystery Foto #39 Solved: A 1950’s aerial view of the Motor Parkway Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

Frank Femenias challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery aerial. (8 comments)

Sep 25 2021
Classic Motorsports January 2004: Hotrod Falcons: From Economical Grocery-Getter to International Racing Star

Classic Motorsports published this 2004 Challenger excerpt from Tom Cotter and Al Pearse's book Holman Moody: The Legendary Racing Team. (1 comments)

Sep 22 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: And Now For Something Completely Different: Part 5 (Motor Parkway - 1907 - 1929)

Additional newspaper articles from 1907 through 1929 mentioning our favorite highway, The Long Island Motor Parkway. Most are from the "Brooklyn Daily Eagle". (4 comments)

Sep 21 2021
Greg O.‘s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Barney Oldfield on Ormond Beach in his own words

Peter Helck and Barney Oldfield began a friendship shortly before Barney's passing (2 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.