Vanderbilt Cup Races

Jul 28 2012
Film: The 1917 Match Races Among Oldfield, Chevrolet and De Palma in Sheepshead Bay Speedway

In 1917, three of the most famous daredevil drivers were veterans of the Vanderbilt Cup Races; Barney Oldfield (1914 & 1915), Louis Chevrolet (1905, 1908, 1909,& 1910) and Ralph De Palma (1911,1912, 1914 & 1915). On August 17, 1917, over 40,000 spectators came to Sheepshead Bay Track in Brooklyn to watch match races among the three drivers. (5 comments)

Jul 27 2012
The Planned Long Island Motor Parkway from Floral Park to Riverhead

The final route of the Long Island Motor Parkway stretched 44 miles from Fresh Meadows, Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County. However, the original plan was the eastern terminus would be in Riverhead. (4 comments)

Jul 26 2012
The #10 Darracq at Krug’s Corner During the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Thechicaneblog.com has a "Reader's Mystery Photo" of "Wagner in 100 HP Darracq making a turn at Krug's Corner in the Vanderbilt Cup Race". (0 comments)

Jul 25 2012
Central Park Historical Society Marker: The 1908 Motor Parkway Ground-Breaking Ceremony

Earlier this month, the Central Park Historical Society dedicated two markers in Bethpage honoring the Long Island Motor Parkway. The second marker was placed on Stewart Avenue near the site of the Motor Parkway Ground-Breaking Ceremony held on June 6, 1908. (2 comments)

Jul 24 2012
Octane Magazine “Report on the 2012 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance” & An Off-Topic Newsday Article

Octane Magazine has posted a report on the 2012 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. Also, check out today's Newsday's article on my Town Historian adventures concerning an abandoned cemetery in East Hills. (0 comments)

Jul 23 2012
The Two Midget Racers in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Nancy DeWitt, Historian, Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska: "I am doing some research on our 1935 Wetteroth-Offenshauser midget racer, which was driven by Bob Swanson. Do you know definitively what Swanson drove in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup"? (2 comments)

Jul 21 2012
Image Analysis: Motor Parkway’s Opening Day Sweepstakes

Steve M: "I have obtained two 19 1/2" x 16 3/4" race photos of Herb Lytle. What can you tell me about these photos..the who, what and when? I look forward to your response." (1 comments)

Jul 20 2012
The Morgan Park Gazebo at the 2012 Gold Coast Cruisers Waterfront Show

Probably the most beautiful setting for a car show on Long Island is Glen Cove's Morgan Park overlooking the Long Island Sound with a 1932 gazebo as its centerpiece. Last June 24th, it was the site of the awards ceremony for the annual Gold Coast Cruisers Waterfront Show. (0 comments)

Jul 19 2012
The Three Benz in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race

A total of three and possibly four Benz participated in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race driven by George Robertson, Eddie Hearne, Franz Heim and David Bruce-Brown. (0 comments)

Jul 18 2012
CSI Report: Two Women and A Motor Parkway Sign

As a follow-up to last Wednesday's post concerning a 1931 Motor Parkway photo provided by Bill Schwartzberg, the CSI (Cup Scene Investigation) Team has been dispatched to analyze the submitted evidence. (10 comments)