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  • Sep 17 2011

    Video “Looking Back: Driving the Black Beast”

    As part of a future article on Alcos, a reporter and a photographer were given the first-hand Black Beast experience. (2 comments)


  • Sep 16 2011

    Highlights of the Cruizin’ For A Cure Car Show and Upcoming Street Festivals and Car Shows

    Highlights of Last Sunday's Long Island Cruisin' For A Cure Car Show and This Weekend's Automotive Events: (1 comments)


  • New “Now” Images of Motor Parkway Bridges in Queens
    Sep 15 2011

    New “Now” Images of Motor Parkway Bridges in Queens

    New "Now" images of three Motor Parkway bridges in Queens: (4 comments)


  • Driver Profile:Tazio Nuvolari-“The greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future”
    Sep 13 2011

    Driver Profile:Tazio Nuvolari-“The greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future”

    Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was and Italian motorcycle and race car driver known as "Il Mantovanao Volante (The Flying Mantuan). Dr. Ferdinand Porsche called Nuvolari "the greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future". He was the winner of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race in a Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36. (1 comments)


  • Highlights from Old Timer’s Day at the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia
    Sep 12 2011

    Highlights from Old Timer’s Day at the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia

    It was a wonderful time last Saturday at the hurricane-delayed Old Timer's Day at the Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia in Bay Shore. Marty Himes was the gracious host for this annual open house and gathering of people associated with Long Island's racing history. Some highlights: (3 comments)


  • Cradle of Aviation Archives: Amazing 1937 Aerials of Roosevelt Raceway
    Sep 10 2011

    Cradle of Aviation Archives: Amazing 1937 Aerials of Roosevelt Raceway

    In April 2010, the Cradle of Aviation Museum received a gift of the photographic archives of a man long-associated with Long Island aviation. Among the hundreds of photos in the collection was one box of 265 negatives and glass plates related to Long Island automobile racing. The images were taken by photographer John Drennan of Mineola from 1935 to 1965. These photos are available through VanderbiltCupRaces.com with permission of the Cradle of Aviation. Check out the collection's amazing… (0 comments)


  • Sep 09 2011

    Long Island Automotive Event Update: Events, Updates & Recent Comments-Saturday, September 10, 2011

    Latest Long Island automotive events, updates and recent comments on VanderbiltCupRaces.com: (0 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #7 Wheeler Farmway Bridge #2 (Alley Pond)  in Queens
    Sep 08 2011

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #7 Wheeler Farmway Bridge #2 (Alley Pond)  in Queens

    When the 48 miles of the Motor Parkway were completed in 1926, a total of 65 bridges were built by William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his associates over and under the parkway. Most of the bridges were used to avoid intersections of major roads. However, many of the bridges were built to connect adjoining properties and farms. These "farmway" bridges were part of the negotiations when the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. purchased the right-of way. Similar to the first farmway bridge (located east of… (1 comments)


  • Race Profile: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race- The First International Road Race in the USA
    Sep 07 2011

    Race Profile: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race- The First International Road Race in the USA

    The inaugural William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup Race in 1904 was the first major international road race in the United States. Although William K. Vanderbilt Jr. was only 26, he was heir to a transportation fortune and had figured prominently in auto racing for nearly 10 years since sponsoring auto races as a teenager. (0 comments)


  • Then & Now: 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course- Waters Avenue, Savannah
    Sep 07 2011

    Then & Now: 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course- Waters Avenue, Savannah

    Four major automobile races were held from 1908 to 1911 in Savannah, Georgia including the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Here is a "Then & Now" of the location of the grandstands for the 1910 and 1911 races: (2 comments)




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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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