Vanderbilt Cup Races

Feb 11 2012
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#17 Old Courthouse Road Bridge- Manhasset Hills/North Hills

With one-quarter of the Long Island Motor Parkway bridges documented on VanderbiltCupRaces.com, the next bridge to be examined is the Old Courthouse Road Highway Bridge bordering on Manhasset Hills and North Hills. (10 comments)

Feb 10 2012
Then & Now: The Annex to the Petit Trianon

When the Petit Trianon Inn was built in 1911 at the eastern terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. also commissioned an annex building for the staff. This is the Annex: Then & Now. (7 comments)

Feb 09 2012
Can You Identify this Mystery Alco Racer?

Rick Rawlins has forwarded this photo of a chain drive Alco and looking for assistance in identifying the car, location and drivers. (6 comments)

Feb 08 2012
Press Release: Vanderbilt Museum Sells One-of-a Kind 1937 Chrysler

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has issued this press release on the sale of a unique 1937 Chrysler built for the Chrysler family. (14 comments)

Feb 07 2012
The Length of the Long Island Motor Parkway

Ann: "What was the length of the Motor Parkway from Queens to Ronkonkoma?" (1 comments)

Feb 06 2012
The Dawn of Speed: The Ormond-Daytona Automoble Races

Beverly Rae Himes explored "The Dawn of Speed" in the November 1987 isue of American Heritage. Here is a repost of the article with an images from my collection. (1 comments)

Feb 06 2012
Newsday: Museum’s 1937 Chrysler sold for $275,000

Newsday reporter Paul Iarrocco reports on the selling of a "one-of-a-kind 1937 Imperial Town Car": (0 comments)

Feb 04 2012
Race Profile: 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

A summary of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race- an attempt to revive racing on Long Island. (0 comments)

Feb 02 2012
Three Vanderbilt Cup Race Winners Together in 1936

David Greenlees' Oldmotor.com website has posted this photo taken prior to the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. I believe it may be the only image of three Vanderbilt Cup Race winners together. (2 comments)

Feb 02 2012
Newsday April 5, 1998 Article “History Takes the High Road”

Although the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society was organized just last year, efforts to preserve the parkway have been ongoing for decades- most noteworthy by the Long Island Motor Parkway Panel. As forwarded by Bob and Colleen Albertson, Newsday reporter Sylvia Adcock in April 1998 documented in this article "History Takes theHigh Road: Preservationists attempting to save parts of the nation's first road for cars": (0 comments)