Vanderbilt Cup Races

Sep 25 2009
Roslyn News “Classic Autos Still Have Plenty of Firepower”

The September 10th issue of the Roslyn News reported on the Sixth Annual Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration held at the Nassau County Museum of Art on Sunday, August 30th. Reporter Joe Scotchie noted; "Large crowd turned out to view Vanderbilt Cup Racer...It was another well-attended event as the organizers look forward to more succesful celebrations in the future." (0 comments)

Sep 25 2009
Film “The Long Island Automotive Museum”

The place to go to view vintage automobiles, race cars and trucks in the New York area soon after World War II was Henry Austin Clark Jr.'s Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton. This amazing 5-minute film documents the opening of the museum on August 27, 1948 and a typical day at the museum in the early 1950s. The film was provided from the archives of the Long Island Old Car Club by Walter McCarthy and is being shown to the public for the very first time on VanderbiltCupRaces.com . (17 comments)

Sep 24 2009
New Booklet “Historic Road Racing in Milwaukee”

John B.Haydon has just written a 32-page booklet on the road races on his hometown entitled "Historic Road Racing in Milwaukee: The 1912 Vanderbilt Cup, Grand Prizer and Related Road Races". This excellent summary includes several photos and memorabilia from my collection including the pennant on the above cover. (1 comments)

Sep 23 2009
Film “Old 16 Locomobile”

This five-minute film pays tribute to an American racing legend, Old 16, winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (4 comments)

Sep 21 2009
A Postcard View from the Powell Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Bethpage

Cyril, the location of the Motor Parkway in his excellent postcard had me stumped for months. However, the big curve in the background and the bridge just after the curve (seen just above the trees on the right) were major clues. Here's your answer: (0 comments)

Sep 20 2009
Another Historic Gem from the Pickering Collection: The 1909 Alco Black Beast

After viewing over a hundred vintage photos of Nassau County taken by photographer William Pickering in the early 1900s, Catherine Pickering and I found one more treasure last Wednesday: the "Black Beast"! (3 comments)

Sep 18 2009
Five More Vanderbilt Cup Race Photos from the Pickering Collection

As discussed this week, on Wednesday I met with Catherine Pickering, the granddaughter of William Pickering, one of Long Island's first photographers. Our examination of her grandfather's photo collection revealed several Vanderbilt Cup Race photos, many never published before. In an exclusive to VanderbiltCupRaces.com, five more race photos are being posted from the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race courtesy of Catherine Pickering. (2 comments)

Sep 18 2009
An Amazing Discovery from the Pickering Collection-The 1906 #10 Apperson

William Pickering was one of the earliest Long Island photographers documenting many of the people, buildings and events in Nassau County including the Vanderbilt Cup Races. On Wednesday, Catherine Pickering and I examined her collection of photos and postcards created by her grandfather. The above unmarked photo of a car accident got our attention. Was the car a Vanderbilt Cup Racer? If so, which one and what happened? I promised Catherine, I would find out. (1 comments)

Sep 16 2009
Meeting the Granddaughter of a Vanderbilt Cup Race Photographer

Today I had a fascinating meeting with Catherine Pickering, granddaughter of William Pickering. As one of the first Long Island photographers, William Pickering shot scenes of the the Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1905 to 1910. Pickering would then sell these photos as postcards in his East Broadway Roslyn store. (2 comments)

Sep 15 2009
The Great Neck Lodge in Lake Success

Hi Neal, thanks for the book review! Let me help you get oriented with one of my favorite Motor Parkway buildings. (2 comments)