Vanderbilt Cup Races

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• Nov 07 2023

  A 1906 Souvenir Scrapbook sold at the 2023 Hershey RM Auction

  A souvenir scrapbook was recently sold with many previously unpublished Vanderbilt Cup Race images.

• 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.

• Jun 19 2023

  Mystery Friday Foto #24; Peter Helck with Joe Tracy and Painting “Speed Demons of 1904- A Motor Race On The Continent in The Early Days”

  Did you identify the gentleman and painting in this 1926 photo?

• Mar 06 2023

  Mystery Friday Foto # 9 Solved: The #2 De Dietrich driven by Arthur Duray in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Did you identify this Mystery Foto?

• Jun 08 2021

  New Hyde Park Herald Courier: Vanderbilt Cup Races in New Hyde Park

  I wrote this brief article for this week's Guide to New Hyde Park published by the New Hyde Park Herald Courier.

• Sep 19 2020

  The 1906 French Grand Prix-The Forerunner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Less than four months before the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the first French Grand Prix was held outside of Le Mans on June 26 and 27, 1906. The race was well-documented in this 10-minute film in which nine Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers and their racers participated.

• Jun 19 2020

  Open Discussion: Powerhouse Road

  As requested by Sam Berliner III and my favorite co-author Al Velocci, here is an open discussion on Powerhouse Road.

• Jun 26 2019

  Hemmings Classic Car: The Vanderbilt Cup- America’s first internationally recognized road-race

  The August 2019 issue of Hemmings Classic Car features an excellent review of the Vanderbilt Cup Races by Jeff Koch with the assistance of photos from my collection.

• Nov 18 2017

  A Tribute to a 1906 Hairpin Turn Landmark in Old Westbury

  One of the most photographed locations for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the Hairpin Turn in Old Westbury. As a result, images of the beautiful home at #1 Wheatley Road and hundreds of excited spectators on its lawn were captured during the race. Sadly, this Vanderbilt Cup Race course…

• Mar 15 2017

  VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: A Vanderbilt Cup Race Scrapbook Discovered in Garden City

  The Garden City Archives have discovered a small scrapbook of photos from the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. The scrapbook was a gift from Dorothy Peters Hubbell, whose family had direct links to the Long Island Motor Parkway and the founding of Garden City.

• Dec 02 2016

  Driver of the Week: Arthur Duray (1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races)

  Since the next Long Island car show is now over four months away, it is time to introduce a new VanderbiltCupRaces.com series: Driver of the Week. First up is Arthur Duray, a French driver who participated in the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races.

• Jun 21 2016

  Translation: December 1906 Les Sports Modernes: The Vanderbilt Cup in America

  Professor Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has forwarded an article on the Vanderbilt Cup Race from a December 1906 French magazine Les Sportes Modernes. Sam Berliner III has provided its English translation.

• Mar 29 2016

  Long Island Pulse: Road Rage Vanderbilt Style

  Kim Marie has written an article on the Vanderbilt Cup Races in the April 2016 issue of the Long Island Pulse.

• Jan 23 2016

  The Race to a Doctorate: Michelin, Bibendum and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Professor Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has spent ten years researching Michelin's graphic history. In July 2015, Pau completed his doctorate thesis "The forgotten years of Bibendum: the American stage of Michelin in Milltown." Design, illustration and advertising at tire companies (1900-1930). .

• Sep 26 2015

  Anatomy of a Peter Helck Painting: Bulls Head Turn

  In 1941 Peter Helck created this marvelous painting of Joe Tracy in his Locomobile battling Ferenc Szisz in a Renault at Bulls Head Turn in Greenvale during the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• Aug 18 2015

  Mystery Foto #33 Solved: Kaiserzinn Inkstand of a Lorraine-Dietrich Racing Car Circa 1907 Updated

  Brian McBride forwarded this weekend's Mystery Foto and asking for help in identifying it.

• Mar 14 2015

  The Motor Way 1906: “How the Vanderbilt Cup Was Won By a French Car’

  The Vanderbilt Cup Races made headlines in newspapers and automobile trade journals throughout the United States. The October 11, 1906 issue of The Motor Way featured a 12-page cover story on the 1906 race including these images and illustrations.

• Jun 16 2014

  Mystery Foto #72 Solved: Arthur Duray Driving the #18 Lorraine-Dietrich During the 1906 Race

  Bill Bellmer, member of the Village of Garden City Planning Commission, forwarded this week's Mystery Foto.

• 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.

• Aug 28 2012

  Then & Now: Racing on Roslyn Roads

  As part of the lecture series sponsored by the Roslyn Landmark Society, tonight I will be presenting an overview of the Vanderbilt Cup Races with a focus on racing in the Roslyn area.

• Aug 16 2012

  Presentation:“The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island: Racing on Roslyn Roads”, Roslyn NY

  As part of the lecture series sponsored by the Roslyn Landmark Society, Howard Kroplick will be presenting an overview of the Vanderbilt Cup Races with a focus on racing in the Roslyn area.

• Jan 31 2012

  Then & Now: Krug’s Corner in Mineola

  Krug's Hotel, on the north-west corner of Jericho Turnpike and Willis Avenue in Mineola, was a favorite viewing site for the 1904, 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races. This Then & Now look found a rarity- A building on the Vanderbilt Cup Race course that is still standing!

• Jun 29 2011

  Favorite Images of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway

  Eric M: "Can you provide a sampling of your favorite Vanderbilt Cup Race and Long Island Motor Parkway images?":

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 1, 2012):

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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• Dec 30 2009

  Starting Lineup: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  For the last post of 2009, here are the 17 cars that competed in the third Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 6,1906. The race was won by the #10 Darracq driven by Louis Wagner. Remember to click on the photos to enlarge the image.

• 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:

• Apr 12 2009

  The most dramatic image of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  One of the stirring moments that built the legend of the Vanderbilt Cup Race occurred at the Hairpin Turn during the1906 race.

  A spare tire and rim strapped to the back of the #18 Lorraine-Dietrich broke loose and began to thrash the gas tank. Riding mechanician Franville clutched the…