Vanderbilt Cup Races

Jan 24 2011
Time to Plan for 2011 Car Shows and Automotive Events

It's that time of year to plan the 2011 car shows and automotive events. Please note this important planning meeting: (0 comments)

Jan 22 2011
Article “The ALCO Story: Distinctive, Durable, Doomed”

In the early 1970s, author Howard L. Applegate wrote a history of the Alco in the tabloid newspaper Old Cars. Here is a pdf of the article The ALCO Story: Distinctive, Durable and Doomed. (1 comments)

Jan 21 2011
Life Magazine Automobile Cartoon Series #2: 1903 to 1928

From 1883 to 1936, Life was a humor and general interest magazine of drawings capturing the American scene. As a major phenomenon in the early 1900s, the automobile came in for its fair share of Life's fun, satire and sentiment. This portfolio of seven cartoons from 1903 to 1928 noted; the replacement of the horse with the automobile, car envy, traffic jams and, even, drinking under the influence (DUI): (1 comments)

Jan 20 2011
The Garden City Hotel in 1913

In the 1900s, the largest and grandest hotel on Long Island was the Garden City Hotel. Located in the center of the 1904 course, the hotel served as headquarters for the Vanderbilt Cup Race Commission for all six races from 1904 to 1910. (2 comments)

Jan 19 2011
From the Ridolph Collection: The Motor Parkway Bridge in the Melville Sand Pits

As posted last November, only eight of the 60 bridges built from 1908 to 1926 for the Long Island Motor Parkway are still intact (five in Queens, two in Nassau County and one in Suffolk County). My hesitation is that the lone surviving intact Suffolk County Motor Parkway bridge is located in very private property in Melville and has not been seen by the public in over 15 years. But, let's start at the beginning before crossing that bridge. (3 comments)

Jan 18 2011
LI News Tonight Film “The 1909 Reo Gentleman’s Roadster”

Chris Collora of LI News Tonight has produced a 4-minute film on the 1909 Reo Gentleman's Roadster currently on display at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. (0 comments)

Jan 17 2011
A Family Remembers a Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver- William Luttgen

From Lisa Conley: "Howard, I finally can answer your question about what my grandfather William Luttgen did after he quit racing. I got a lot of stories from several family members over the past year and have compiled them. Thanks for all the fun and sharing!" (4 comments)

Jan 15 2011
Life Magazine Automobile Cartoon Series #1: 1901 to 1908

From 1883 to 1936, Life was a humor and general interest magazine of drawings capturing the American scene. As a major phenomenon in the early 1900s, the automobile came in for its fair share of Life's fun, satire and sentiment. This portfolio of six cartoons from 1901 to 1908 questioned whether automobiles would be replaced by air travel, the reliability and safety of the automobile and the never-ending struggle between wealthy and poor: (1 comments)

Jan 14 2011
The American Mercedes Manufactured in Astoria Queens

Most car enthusiasts do not realize that an American Mercedes automobile was manufactured by the Daimler Manufacturing Company in Astoria, Queens from 1905 to 1907. (6 comments)

Jan 13 2011
Film “The 1909 Reo Roadster Exhibit” at the Vanderbilt Museum

Chris Collora of LI News Tonight has produced this 6-minute film on the new automobile exhibit at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum: (0 comments)