Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Mar 02 2022
Sad news: Walter McCarthy has passed at the age of 85

I am sad to report that Walter McCarthy has recently passed away at the age of 85. (3 comments)

Mar 01 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Alternative Courses of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Here are several courses proposed in early 1904 for the running of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island. (3 comments)

Feb 28 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved: Gary Cooper and Henry Austin Clark, Jr. going for a ride in the Hamptons (Circa 1960)

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto? (12 comments)

Feb 26 2022
Savoy Automobile Museum Presentation-A Talk with Tuckers- Retelling the story of the Tucker car & the restoration of Tucker 1044

On January 29,2022, Sean Tucker, Mike Tucker and Mark Lieberman presented this 90-minute talk on the Tucker automobile and the restoration of Tucker 1044. (1 comments)

Feb 22 2022
Video of the week: Tucker Car #50, the last Tucker automobile ever produced by Preston Tucker!

Mike Tucker, Preston Tucker's great grandson, and Mark Lieberman, owner of Nostalgic Motoring, review the final preparations on Tucker #50 before it is mated to the last Tucker engine ever made (#98). (1 comments)

Feb 21 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #8 Solved: Weighing a race car prior to the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Garden City

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (6 comments)

Feb 19 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 5 - The Rise of the Automobile in my New Home State (North Carolina): A 1907 Race on the Beach

Forty years before the creation of NASCAR in North Carolina several Wilmington auto enthusiasts envisioned an annual racing event to be held on the main beach of the area, Wrightsville Beach. (2 comments)

Feb 18 2022
CBS Sunday Morning: “Vanderbilt” by Anderson Cooper

This September 19, 2021 CBS Sunday Morning segment featured Anderson Cooper on the Vanderbilt family dynasty. (0 comments)

Feb 16 2022
1938 Aerials of Roosevelt Raceway from the Cradle of Aviation

The Cradle of Aviation has provided these six 1938 aerials of Roosevelt Raceway, the site for the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Races. (1 comments)

Feb 15 2022
Video of the week: Up to Speed: Tucker 48- Everything you need to know

Donut Media has posted this 15-minute video on the Tucker 48. (0 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.