Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

May 16 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: The 1904 Mercedes Sport Touring purchased by Henry Austin Clark, Jr, for $500 in 1950

The Walter McCarthy Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (5 comments)

May 14 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Baseball Great Ty Cobb’s Connection to the Vanderbilt Cup Race

Detroit Tiger slugger Ty Cobb was an auto enthusiast as previous posts have documented. Here is a connection between Cobb and the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race I've recently uncovered. (2 comments)

May 10 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Horse and the Automobile Getting Along in the Early 1900s (Part 1)

Tying in with Greg O's recent post concerning the value of horses in the early age of the automobile I offer several cartoons depicting the wild ride both animal and machine had in the early 1900s. (1 comments)

May 09 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #19 Solved: The 1907 Reunion of Oldsmobilists at the Empire City Track in Yonkers

Jeanne Booth, an archivist at the Hicksville Public Library, was looking for your assistance to identify two Mystery Fotos found in their archives. (9 comments)

May 07 2022
Savoy Automobile Museum says goodbye to Tucker 1044 and welcomes Chrysler’s Chrysler

Tucker 1044 has ended its five month exhibit run last week at the Savoy Automobile Museum, while Chrysler's Chrysler joined Savoy's Art Deco exhibit. (1 comments)

May 04 2022
Greg O’s Garage; A bit of humor at Willie K’s expense from the Horseless Age in 1901

A rare, satirical article from the Horseless Age in early 1901 (1 comments)

May 03 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Danger of Fire Along the Motor Parkway

Fires were reported on or near the Motor Parkway beginning from its earliest days to long after its closing. (6 comments)

May 02 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #18 Solved: The1948 Hudson Pick-Up Truck Prototype

Ian Zwerdling challenged to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto of his new collectible. (12 comments)

Apr 30 2022
Vintage Motorsport: Mules, Racehorses and a Fast Bird: The story of an Unlikely Race Car-Ford’s Challenger III

Charles B. Camp has written this exciting article on the Challenger III in the May/June 2022 issue of Vintage Motorsport. (0 comments)

Apr 27 2022
Video: Tucker 1044: The highest quality, most accurate and most awarded 1948Tucker ever!

Mike and Sean Tucker have posted this 14-minute video on the history of my favorite Tucker filmed at the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. (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.