Vanderbilt Cup Races

Mar 25 2008
Favorite Website: Long Island Oddities

What is LI Oddities all about? Well it is about the things that makes Long Island a different and interesting place. It's about left over remnants of our long history, the legends that scare us. The links above will lead you on a path to seeing and learning about what makes this Island a fun and interesting place to live. LI Oddities (0 comments)

Mar 24 2008
Fatalities Associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1910)

Bob Miller, the well-known Long Island Motor Parkway historian, has raised the question of the exact number of deaths that occurred during the 1904-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (2 comments)

Mar 21 2008
Question of the Day: Searching for Willie K’s Oldest Surviving Car

William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. owned may cars during his lifetime including Mercedes, Moras, Renaults, DeDietrichs and Chryslers. Does anyone know the oldest Willie K car that has survived today? (3 comments)

Mar 20 2008
Newsreel “1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race”

This newsreel highlights the 1937 George Vanderbilt Cup Race held on July 5, 1937 at Roosevelt Raceway on Long Island. The winner of the race was German Bernd Rosemeyer averaging 82.6 mph in an Auto Union. (1 comments)

Mar 19 2008
Current Views of the Motor Parkway in Queens County

Links to current views of the LIMP right-of-way in Queens County. (0 comments)

Mar 16 2008
Arcadia Publishing Pressroom “Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island”

Arcadia Publishing highlights "Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island": Arcadia Press Release (0 comments)

Mar 16 2008
Mitchell Car Company Racers

Is there is a photo of a Mitchell auto in your book "Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island?" If so, is it possible to put these in our Mitchell club newsletter? (2 comments)

Mar 15 2008
Eddie Rickenbacker and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

Was Eddie Rickenbacker ever a driver in the Vanderbilt Cup Races? My uncle, Clyde Virgil Latta, was a mechanic with Rickenbacker around 1915 and 1916. I don't know if Clyde was associated with Rickenbacker before those years or not. Clyde was an extremely short man, not more than 5' tall, probably made a very light-weight mechanic. I'd love to find a photo of him with Rickenbacker. (4 comments)

Mar 15 2008
How much of the Long Island Motor Parkway still exists?

Steve J: I grew up on 199st street in Fresh Meadows, (actually in a private house across the street from the actual development) and must have walked on the speedway a thousand and one times. The bridges over 73rd ave and over Francis Lewis Blvd are both works of art. How much of the speedway is still around? Hope to hear from you.... (2 comments)

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