Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Jul 02 2025
InstaGRAM Report: Mustang fever at the Gold Coast Cruisers Car Show

All three of Howard Kroplick's Mustangs attended the Gold Coast Cruisers car show on Sunday, June 29, 2025 in the beautiful Morgan Memorial Park, Glen Cove, Long Island. This post showcases highlights from the car show. (2 comments)

Jul 01 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #36 Solved: A 1948 Hudson- First in a New Mystery Foto Series

In a new mini-series of mystery photos, we are using photos and clues from the Reminisce book, 'Name That Car!' (9 comments)

Jul 01 2025
It’s Official: The 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 accepted to the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

It's official! The Kroplick Collection's Duesenberg will make its concours debut at Pebble Beach in August! (2 comments)

Jun 28 2025
Restoration Update #5: Pilot Test Drive of the 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Sedan Berline #2448 J-399 (6/25/2025)

The restoration of the 1930 Duesenberg is in its final days of its mechanical overhaul and gets its first drive under its own power in many years. (0 comments)

Jun 26 2025
Update Sunday, 6/29/2025: Rehab Update: Rehab at 90% Healing

While on an early March vacation in the beautiful island of Dominica, I slipped entering a river boat and joined an exclusive club with Tiger Woods, Aaron Rodgers and Jayson Tatum with a ruptured Achilles tendon. (49 comments)

Jun 25 2025
A Tour of Long Island Motor Parkway Sites

Earlier in the month, Long Island transplants Richard Salamon and Frank Teracino took a tour of Long Island Motor Parkway sites of their former home of Long Island. (2 comments)

Jun 23 2025
Corrected Mystery Foto #35 Solved: 1912 Blueprints for Motor Parkway’s General Manager’s Office in Garden City

Did you identify these Mystery blueprints? Two new hints provided. (7 comments)

Jun 21 2025
Kleiner’s Korner: 100 Years Ago on the Motor Parkway (June, 1925)

Summer will soon be here (actually as I write this its the first day) and here's what was hot on our favorite roadway a hundred years ago! (0 comments)

Jun 20 2025
Song of the Week: “Waterloo” by Dana Kyle Kroplick

Here is the second single by my talented daughter Dana Kyle Kroplick. (2 comments)

Jun 18 2025
Video of the Week: Billy Joel’s Long Island Tour

A tour of Long Island through Billy Joel songs (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.