Vanderbilt Cup Races - Blog

Jul 14 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Petting Parties on the Motor Parkway

The popularity of the Motor Parkway as a location for "petting parties" led to multiple burglaries and attacks on young adults. Citizens and government officials looked to the managers of the Motor Parkway to provide security most often to no avail. (6 comments)

Jul 12 2021
Mystery Foto #28 Solved: Barney Oldfield in the 1909 Christie Racer which established the 102.6 mph Indy lap record in 1916

Wayne Carroll Petersen challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (20 comments)

Jul 10 2021
Update: Highlights from the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society meeting at Waterfront at Roslyn

Over 40 members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society met today at the Black Beast Garage at Waterfront at Roslyn. (10 comments)

Jul 07 2021
1908: The Great American Auto Race Comes to Woodbury

Historian Tom Montalbano has written a wonderful book on the history of Woodbury. With the assistance of VanderbiltCupRaces.com, one chapter highlights the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and its impact on this hamlet. (0 comments)

Jul 06 2021
Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Stocks and Bonds

Rare Stock and Bond certificates discovered in the Helck Family archives. (5 comments)

Jul 05 2021
Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Tommy Zinzi policing the Motor Parkway in front of the Meadow Brook Lodge

Greg O. challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (19 comments)

Jul 03 2021
Henry Austin Clark Jr.‘s Long Island Automotive Museum automobiles at the July 4, 1960 Southampton Parade

Can you help identify these classic automobiles from the Long Island Automotive Museum as seen in1960? (11 comments)

Jun 30 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: The Dangerous Intersection of Wheeler Road and the Motor Parkway

Following numerous accidents, the Town of Islip requested the Motor Parkway to be a good corporate citizen and correct a dangerous situation where the Parkway crossed Wheeler Road. Read Willie K's. and Arthur Pardington's response. As we know, a bridge was never built. (4 comments)

Jun 30 2021
Restoration Update #1: The 1962 Holman-Moody Challenger III

Restoration work on the Challenger III has begun this month at Rob Ida's Ida Automotive in Morganville, New Jersey. (7 comments)

Jun 28 2021
Mystery Foto #26 Solved : The J18 Mitchell racer driven by Frank Zirbes at the Start Line

Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (6 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.