Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Feb 14 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #7 Solved: A 1912 Alco Convertible Touring Car driven by Dick Hovey

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (4 comments)

Feb 11 2022
Video of the week: Tucker 1044 at the Savoy Automobile Museum

Another tour of the new Savoy Automobile Museum featuring Tucker #1044. (0 comments)

Feb 09 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 4 -The Rise of the Automobile in my New Home State (North Carolina)

The beginnings of the automobile in North Carolina started with a steam engine called the Buggymobile. In part 4 of this series I uncover the individuals and their plans to bring the auto to the everyday person in my new home state. (4 comments)

Feb 08 2022
1933 Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate sells for a record $4,434 on Ebay

A new Ebay record of $4,434 was set last Saturday for an auction of Long Island Motor Parkway license plate. (3 comments)

Feb 07 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: Henry Austin Clark, Jr. visiting Lynhurst in Tarrytown in his 1912 Simplex Toy Tonneau in1970

Gary Hammond challenged you to solve last weekend's Mystery Foto. (28 comments)

Feb 05 2022
Vintage Motorsport: Candid Cameras- The story behind Nathan Lazarnick and F. Ed Spooner

Nathan Lazarnick and Ed Spooner and their associates were the great photographers of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. In the July/August issue of Vintage Motorsport, Charles B. Camp documented "the flash in the pan twins." (3 comments)

Feb 05 2022
Video of the Week: Gararageinsidertv.com- Rob Ida tells the inside story behind Tucker 1044 and the Holman-Moody Challenger III

Garargeinsidertv.com recently interviewed Rob Ida on his favorite automobiles worked on in his shop including Tucker 1044 and the Holman--Moody Challenger III. (1 comments)

Feb 02 2022
Greg O’s Garage: Dean Alvord’s Florida mansion is for sale

Dean Alvord, master NY developer and neighborhood planner's Florida estate just went on the market. (0 comments)

Feb 01 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: The Courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races (in French)

I recently came across a book in Howard's collection titled "L'Historique de la Course Automobile 1894-1978" which detailed every major automobile race since 1894. The book was in French and contained drawings depicting the courses of many of the races it discussed. Here are the courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. (3 comments)

Jan 31 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #5 Solved: A 1930’s view of the Motor Parkway area around Merrick Avenue in Westbury and East Meadow

Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (42 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.