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  • Video of the Week: Holiday Sights and Sounds at the Vanderbilt Museum (2011)
    Dec 27 2013

    Video of the Week: Holiday Sights and Sounds at the Vanderbilt Museum (2011)

    In 2011, Chris Collora reported on the special holiday events at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport, New York. (1 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series#42:Wantagh Avenue Bridge in Hempstead Plains Updated:6/20/16
    Dec 26 2013

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series#42:Wantagh Avenue Bridge in Hempstead Plains Updated:6/20/16

    The 42nd bridge in the series documenting the 60 Long Island Motor Parkway bridges is the "parkway" bridge over Wantagh Avenue in the Hempstead Plains (now Levittown). (3 comments)


  • Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2014!
    Dec 23 2013

    Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2014!

    Enjoy the holidays! (0 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #47 Solved: Aerial of 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway
    Dec 23 2013

    Mystery Foto #47 Solved: Aerial of 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway

    After last week's difficult Mystery Foto, here was an easy one. (3 comments)


  • The Vanderbilt Cup Race Fantasy Team
    Dec 21 2013

    The Vanderbilt Cup Race Fantasy Team

    Wiliam K. Vanderbilt Jr loved competitive sports and was a member of his St. Mark's Preparatory School's football team (first row, far right). (0 comments)


  • Film of the Week: “Vanderbilts Visit Detroit”
    Dec 20 2013

    Film of the Week: “Vanderbilts Visit Detroit”

    Very few films of William K. Vanderbilt Jr. are known to exist. However, an Internet search tonight discovered this 49-second clip of Willie K., his brother Harold Vanderbilt and two New York Central officials on a visit to Detroit. (0 comments)


  • Wharton Magazine “The Black Beast and The Blue Pill”
    Dec 18 2013

    Wharton Magazine “The Black Beast and The Blue Pill”

    Editor Matthew Brodsky of Wharton Magazine has posted this online article "The Black Beast and The Blue Pill" . (1 comments)


  • VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for November 2013
    Dec 17 2013

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com Highlights and Blog Archives for November 2013

    Highlights and a summary of the posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com during November 2013. (1 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #46 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr in a Mors at the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes Race
    Dec 16 2013

    Mystery Foto #46 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr in a Mors at the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes Race

    Last week's Mystery Foto was a pioneer race car driver- Willie K! (2 comments)


  • Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle VII: Getting Primed For The Finish
    Dec 14 2013

    Chrysler’s Chrysler Chronicle VII: Getting Primed For The Finish

    Historian and coachwork specialist Walt Gosden continues his reporting on the restoration of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler at Steve Babinsky's Automotive Restorations, Inc. in Lebanon, New Jersey. (20 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.

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