Vanderbilt Cup Races

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• Oct 28 2023

  Highlights From the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting on Thursday, October 27, 2023

  An enthusiastic crowd of 35 people came out to a presentation by author/historian Paul Mateyunas.

• Jul 15 2023

  Future Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers in the landmark 1902 Paris to Vienna Race

  Nine future drivers of the Vanderbilt Cup Races competed in the great 1902 Paris to Vienna Race.

• Aug 04 2021

  Kleiner’s Korner Part 2: Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants

  Additional portrayals of participants of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• Dec 23 2020

  Kleiner’s Korner: Part 1 - The Race that Brought Willie K. “Racing” to America”

  Found in the Peter Helck Family Collection are over 30 photographs of the 1903 Paris to Madrid race of which Willie K., Foxhall Keene and Fernand Gabriel participated.

• Jan 07 2019

  Mystery Foto #1 Solved: Locust Grove Section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course

  I challenged you to solve the first Mystery Foto of 2019.

• Aug 20 2018

  Update #3:Mystery Foto #33 Solved:Spectacular 1924 Aerial of Meadow Brook Hunt Club & Motor Parkway

  Author Richard Panchyk challenged you again with another gem from this aerial treasure chest.

• Aug 30 2017

  Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races Featured in New Book on Plainview-Old Bethpage

  A chapter of the new Arcadia book "Plainview-Old Bethpage" by Thomas Carr features our favorite parkway and road races. Below are 12 photos and their accompanying captions.

• Aug 05 2017

  The 16 Mercedes Race Cars of the Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island

  Mercedes was one of the most successful marques in the early history of automobile racing. Despite participating in all six Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races and entering more automobiles than any other marque (16), a Mercedes never finished in the top three places.

• Sep 28 2016

  The First Documented Automobile Railroad Crossing Accident in the USA as Reported in France in 1901

  As a follow-up to last weekend's Mystery Foto, the amazing Ariejan Bos of Netherlands has discovered the December 1, 1901 issue of the French magazine La Vie au Grand Air which described Henri Fournier's encounter with a Long Island Rail Road locomotive. Ariejan has kindly translated the article.

• Sep 14 2016

  From the Grace Holloway Family Album: Photos of the Old Westbury Home Built by Driver Foxhall Keene

  In 1902, millionaire sportsman, Wall Street broker and future Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Foxhall Keene built a beautiful Greek Revival mansion in Old Westbury, New York. Keene named the mansion Rosemary Hall, where it served as the base for his horse racing, fox hunting, polo and auto racing adventures.

• May 16 2016

  The Natural & Mystery Foto #20 Solved:#18 Mercedes and #6 Isotta During the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Chuck Rudy, Jr., challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.

• Dec 30 2014

  From the Luttgen Album: Driver Foxhall Keene Taking the Turn at Colyers Corner in Plainview

  This is another gem from the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race album of driver William Luttgen provided by his grandson Robert Luttgen. It is the first documented Vanderbilt Cup Race photo discovered that was taken at Colyers Corner in Plainview.

• Oct 08 2014

  Nassau County Historical Society Journal: Foxhall P. Keene and His “Life of Pure Delight”

  Richard A. Winsche has written a profile of Foxhall P. Keene in the Volume 68, 2013 issue of The Nassau County Historical Society Journal. Keene, a resident of Old Westbury, was the hometown favorite in the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races.

• Jan 29 2013

  Then & Now: New Hyde Park Turn

  One of the six exciting turns in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the intersection of Lakeville Road and Jericho Turnpike.

• Dec 15 2012

  Then & Now: The Home of Driver Foxhall Keene in Old Westbury

  The hometown favorite of the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races was millionaire sportsman and Wall Street broker Foxhall Keene. Keene lived just one mile north of the 1904 and 1906 starting lines in his Old Westbury estate called “Rosemary Hall.” The house still stands today.

• Aug 20 2012

  Then & Now: The Woodbury Turn of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Part II

  The closest the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses of Long Island Island ever came to Suffolk County was the Woodbury Turn at the intersection of Woodbury Road and Jericho Turnpike.

• Dec 10 2011

  Then & Now: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race “S Turn” in Albertson

  One of the most exciting places to watch the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the "S Turn" at the intersection of I.U.Willets Road and Willis Avenue in Albertson.

• Oct 10 2011

  CSI Challenge: Identifying A Vanderbilt Cup Race Photo of the #18 Mercedes in 1908

  One of my favorite vendors at the Hershey Meet is Paul Osika and his collection of vintage automobile race photos. Paul asked for assistance to identify the year, car and location of this photo taken during an unknown Vanderbilt Cup Race. Time to bring out the VanderbiltCupRaces.com CSI (Cup Scene…

• Feb 18 2011

  A Series of Vanderbilt Cup Race Exaggerations by Malcolm Strauss

  In 1904 and 1905 Automobile Topics magazine hired cartoonist Malcolm A. Strauss to create five "exaggerations of men who manage motors" for their issues featuring the Vanderbilt Cup Races: Jr.:

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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• Feb 06 2010

  Starting Lineup: The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  These are the 17 cars that raced in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 24, 1908. The race was run over a 23.46 mile course including 8 miles of the Long Island Motor Parkway. The winner needed to complete 11 laps of the course…

• 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:

• Nov 06 2009

  Driver Profile: William Luttgen Part II:  The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  In a request from his granddaughter, yesterday I began a profile on William Luttgen, who participated in four Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1904 to 1908. Today's second installment focuses on the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• Sep 26 2009

  Chicken à la King, Foxhall Keene and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  The hometown favorite of the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races was millionaire sportsman and Wall Street broker Foxhall Keene. Although proficient in auto racing, polo, equestrian riding, football and shooting, it was a food dish where Keene made his name. But first, let's discuss Keene's Vanderbilt Cup racing career.…