Vanderbilt Cup Races

Nov 23 2010
Upclose: The Vanderbilt Cup Trophy in 2002

The first international automobile road race needed an extraordinary symbol of its significance. The $2,500 Vanderbilt Cup, designed by Tiffany & Company, filled the bill. After weeks of discussions, Vanderbilt felt confident enough the race would become a reality that he ordered designs for the trophy from Tiffany’s in March 1904. Here is a close-up of the trophy using photos taken by Walter McCarthy when the Cup was last seen on Long Island in 2002 when it was on loan from the… (4 comments)

Nov 22 2010
Vanderbilt Museum Announces New Automobile Addition to Its Exhibit

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has issued the following press release: (3 comments)

Nov 20 2010
LI Business News “LI Votes for a Race Track” & Film “LI Drag Racing”

The Long Island Business News published a November 19, 2010 article on the results of their poll on "What to do with the EPCAL property at Calverton now that a proposed ski mountain has suffered a meltdown". Note: The accompanying image with the article shows a Calverton logo on a NASCAR track. (5 comments)

Nov 19 2010
Classic Memories of The Long Island Automotive Museum II The 1963 & 1980 Auctions

The quarterly publication of the Metro Region of the Classic Car Club of America Metropolitan Skyline published three articles in 2010 on Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and the Long Island Automotive Museum. In the third article, editor Grace Gluck described the 1963 and 1980 auctions at the Long Island Automotive Museum documented with photos taken by Norman Arbour: (1 comments)

Nov 18 2010
Classic Memories of The Long Island Automotive Museum Part I

The quarterly publication of the Metro Region of the Classic Car Club of America Metropolitan Skyline published three articles in 2010 on Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and the Long Island Automotive Museum. PDFs of the first two articles are provided below with permission from Skyline's editor Grace Gluck. (3 comments)

Nov 17 2010
Willie K’s Mother’s “Beacon Towers” Castle in Sands Point

One of the most amazing mansions ever built on Long Island was the residence of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr's mother, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont. (1 comments)

Nov 16 2010
Old 16 Fun Facts from the Henry Ford Museum

When the Henry Ford Museum introduced the Old 16: An American Legend exhibit in 1997, they developed a press kit with information on the car, the exhibit and the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Here is the "Old 16 Fun Facts" sheet from the press kit (courtesy of The Henry Ford): (2 comments)

Nov 15 2010
A Painting of Paul Newman to Help Young Drivers

Last Sunday's post on the 1997 Old 16 exhibit and film narrated by Paul Newman attracted the highest daily viewership in VanderbiltCupRaces.com's two-year history. Several people sent me emails with fond memories of the much beloved actor, racer and humanitarian including artist Chris Osborne: (0 comments)

Nov 12 2010
1997 Exhibit and Film “Old 16- An American Legend”

After obtaining Old 16 from Jerry Helck in 1997, the Henry Ford Museum developed a multimedia exhibit to display the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race winner. The elaborate exhibit included a simulation of the Long Island Motor Parkway, display cases, three figures dressed in 1908 period race clothing and a 9-monitor video wall. (5 comments)

Nov 12 2010
News and Article “The Black Beast- A Vintage Warrior Returns Home”

Yesterday, the Riverhead Town Board cancelled the Riverhead Resorts "Ski Mountain" project. Details are below with an opportunity to vote for a motorsports complex for the property. (0 comments)