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  • Welcome to the New VanderbiltCupRaces.com!
    Jan 25 2012

    Welcome to the New VanderbiltCupRaces.com!

    VanderbiltCupRaces.com has been redesigned with new exciting features, galleries, profiles and search functions. Some highlights: (7 comments)


  • Walter P. Chrysler,  the American Locomotive Company and a 1932 Newsreel
    Jan 23 2012

    Walter P. Chrysler,  the American Locomotive Company and a 1932 Newsreel

    American Locomotive Company played a brief but important role in the career of a great American automobile executive Walter P. Chrysler. In December 1909, Chrysler's first manufacturing job was superintendent of the Pittsburgh Works plant of the American Locomotive Company. (0 comments)


  • From the Malcolm Collum Collection: More Classic Images of “Old 16”
    Jan 21 2012

    From the Malcolm Collum Collection: More Classic Images of “Old 16”

    When he was conservator at the Henry Ford Museum, Malcolm Collum was responsible for the care and maintenance of "Old 16". Now chief conservator at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Malcolm is sharing six classic "Old 16" images on VanderbiltCupRaces.com: : (2 comments)


  • Willie K’s Sister Consuelo Vanderbilt: The Duchess of Marlborough
    Jan 20 2012

    Willie K’s Sister Consuelo Vanderbilt: The Duchess of Marlborough

    William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s sister Consuelo, the Duchess of Marlborough (center wearing a white blouse) was among the 5,000 spectators gathered at the Mineola grandstand for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. A 2010 profile on kimmystyle.blogspot.com is reposted here, supplemented by images from my collection. (0 comments)


  • A 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Pennant Sold for a Record $10,625
    Jan 19 2012

    A 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Pennant Sold for a Record $10,625

    A record price for a Vanderbilt Cup Race pennant was paid by a West Coast collector for a 1906 pennant at a Bonhams' Scottsdale Auction on Thursday. The item was sold as part of the estate of the late David E. Davis, Jr., widely regarded as the "dean of automotive journalists." (0 comments)


  • Art Kleiner’s Exploration #4:  The Motor Parkway in the Five Towns College Area in Dix Hills
    Jan 18 2012

    Art Kleiner’s Exploration #4:  The Motor Parkway in the Five Towns College Area in Dix Hills

    Last month, Art Kleiner and two members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society went on another exploration for the ruins and remnants of our favorite historic road. This is Art's report as documented on Art's Long Island Motor Parkway Site . (3 comments)


  • Classic Photos of “Old 16” Locomobile
    Jan 17 2012

    Classic Photos of “Old 16” Locomobile

    The most photographed car in all the Vanderbilt Cup Races was the 1908 winner "Old 16" Locomobile. Among my collection of over 250 "Old 16" images, these are ten of my favorites taken during the race: (0 comments)


  • Jan 16 2012

    Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society

    Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: October 31, 2011): (2 comments)


  • Race Profile: The Vanderbilt Cup Race  Heads to Savannah in 1911
    Jan 16 2012

    Race Profile: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Heads to Savannah in 1911

    Racing returned to Savannah in November, 1911. The Vanderbilt Cup and the Grand Prize were to be held within three days of each other. Savannah welcomed the racers, holding lavish parties and improving the circuit that AAA’s Fred Wagner called, “the finest road course in the world.” (0 comments)


  • Jan 16 2012

    Long Island Car Club Directory- Sorted by Type

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Apr 15 2026 Thank you Ariejan! Better late than never! You’re information also aligns with Alice being a woman of means at that time and…

Apr 15 2026 Sorry for the late reply. The car is a 1908 Pope-Hartford, presumably the 30hp model M. The date of the car supports the 1908…

Apr 13 2026 I was fortunate enough to attend Howard’s tribute to Clark back in 2014.  I remember seeing that diorama there.  A…

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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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