Vanderbilt Cup Races

Mar 15 2010
George Vanderbilt Cup Race Tickets and Passes

Dave, your father likely used this ticket to attend the first George Vanderbilt Cup Race held at Roosevelt Raceway on October 12, 1936. The race was won by the great Italian Tazio Nuvolari, seen here receiving the huge trophy from Willie K's cousin, 22-year old George Vanderbilt III. (2 comments)

Mar 13 2010
A Tribute to Peter Helck (1893-1988), the Great American Artist

Born in 1893, artist Peter Helck was just 13 years old in 1906 when he attended the Vanderbilt Cup Race as a spectator. Who could have known at the time his razor-sharp mind was absorbing memories that would transfer onto canvas decades later with amazing accuracy. (3 comments)

Mar 12 2010
Vanderbilia to be Displayed at Upcoming Museum of the City of New York Exhibition

"Cars, Culture and the City," opening at the Museum of the City of New York on March 25th, will be the first exhibition to "document New York's role in the promotion, marketing, and proliferation of the automobile as well as its transformative effect on the city and, ultimately, the country." The exhibit has been reviewed at core77.com, a design resource website. (3 comments)

Mar 11 2010
March/April 2010 Long Island Automotive Events Update

This is the weekly update of Long Island 2010 car events for the upcoming 30 days including; car club meetings, car shows, cruises and motor sports activities. (1 comments)

Mar 10 2010
Article “Driving The Ford” & the Future of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner

The Spring 2010 issue of Hagerty's magazine profiles Bob Casey, curator of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. The article "Driving "The Ford" describes the current condition of Old 16 and speculates about its future. (0 comments)

Mar 09 2010
From the Pardington Papers: Original Parkway Names and Toll Gate Locations

One of the real research treasures of the Long Island Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races can be found at The Richard H. Handley Collection of Long Island Americana located in the Long Island Room at the Smithtown Library.The collection includes the historical documents of A.R. Pardington, the general manager of the Motor Parkway, and a Smithtown resident. Here are two orignal nuggets from the Pardington Papers: (0 comments)

Mar 08 2010
The Alco “White Beast” at the 1910 Worcester Dead Horse Hill Climb

One of the earliest forms of automotive sports was competition against time over an uphill course. The "hill climbs" provided a natural venue for spectators and a challenge for the early automobiles. (3 comments)

Mar 06 2010
Then & Now:The Woodbury Turn of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Nassau County made up the vast majority of the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses. For the 1904 race, approximately one mile of the 30-mile course was in Queens- linking Hempstead Turnpike with Jericho Turnpike. All the other courses (1905-1910) were located totally in Nassau County. The closest the race came to Suffolk County was the north-east section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race which is the subject of today's then and now post- the Woodbury Turn. (1 comments)

Mar 05 2010
Then & Now: The Long Island Aviation Country Club on the Motor Parkway

Most Motor Parkway fans know our favorite parkway surrounded one of the world's most famous airports -Roosevelt Field. But, many LIMPers do not know that the Motor Parkway also bordered on another airfield- the Long Island Aviation Country Club. (Remember to click on the photo to enlarge the image). (8 comments)

Mar 03 2010
March/April 2010 Long Island Automotive Events Update

This is the weekly update of Long Island 2010 car events for the upcoming 30 days including; car club meetings, car shows, cruises and motor sports activities. (0 comments)