Vanderbilt Cup Races

Dec 19 2009
Starting Lineup: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

These 19 cars competed in the second Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 14, 1905 won by the #18 Darracq driven by Victor Hemery. Remember to click on the photos to enlarge the image: (2 comments)

Dec 18 2009
16 Photos of Motor Parkway Lodges, Gates, Kiosks and Entrances/Exits

As a follow-up to my 10/10/08 toll lodge post, here are photos of 14 of the 20 toll collection structures and 2 entrances/exits of the Long Island Motor Parkway (Updated: December 21, 2009): (0 comments)

Dec 17 2009
The Mystery of the “Deer Park Lodge”

As seen here, most maps issued by the PR department of the Motor Parkway indicated the route and the location of the toll lodges including the Deer Park Lodge. However, as documented by Al Velocci's excellent book "The Toll Lodges of the Long Island Motor Parkway, and Their Gatekeepers' Lives" and my 10/10/08 toll lodge post, the Deer Park Lodge never existed. Here is further proof. (1 comments)

Dec 16 2009
“The Vanderbilt Cup Races” to be Presented at 74th Annual Meeting of AACA

Howard Kroplick will be presenting "The Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island" at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) on Friday, February 12, 2010. The seminar will be held at 3:00 PM in the Freedom Ballroom at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. (0 comments)

Dec 15 2009
Starting Lineup: The 1905 American Elimination Trial

Twelve cars were scheduled to compete in the 1905 American Elimination Trial. The race was held on September 23, 1905 to help determine the five American entrants for the Vanderbilt Cup Race: (0 comments)

Dec 14 2009
Driver Profile: George Heath- The First Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner

Born on Long Island, New York in 1862 George Heath became an American living in Paris during the 1890’s. Drawn by the lure of France’s blossoming automobile industry he soon secured a job at the Panhard & Levassor factory. He first appeared as a driver of one of the company’s race cars in 1898, finishing 13th in the grueling, 889-mile Paris to Amsterdam to Pau Race. (1 comments)

Dec 13 2009
Article “Schenectady’s Contributions to the History of Automobiles”

Don Rittner, author and historian, has written an excellent article in the Times Union serving the New York State Capital Region entitled "Schenectady’s Contributions to the History of Automobiles". (0 comments)

Dec 11 2009
The Fairchild Collection of the NY State Archives-North Hempstead

The latest favorite website on VanderbiltCupRaces.com The Fairchild Aerial Survey Collection in the New York State Archives,forwarded by Bill Bellmer, provides hundreds of historic aerial photos of New York. Last Thursday's post highlighted several Motor Parkway aerial surveys in Queens. A few more Motor Parkway treasures can be found in the North Hempstead Collection: (0 comments)

Dec 10 2009
Great Crowd at the Southold Historical Society Presentation and 3 Updates

It was a great crowd last Tuesday at the Southold Historical Society with 67 people in attnedance to discuss "The Long Island Motor Parkway ath Peconic Landing in Southold. (0 comments)

Dec 09 2009
Favorite Website: The Fairchild Collection of the NY State Archives-Queens

Bill Bellmer has discovered a website gem for all LIMPers who enjoy the historic Fairchild aerial surveys of Long Island: The Fairchild Aerial Survey Collection in the New York State Archives. Hundreds of aerials from the 1940s and 1950s can be enlarged and printed out. Of course the real challenge is finding the Motor Parkway. (1 comments)