Vanderbilt Cup Races

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• Jul 26 2023

  From the Helck Family Collection: Unpublished Photos from the 1908 Sweepstakes Races

  Never before seen photos from the 1908 Sweepstakes Races

• Sep 06 2021

  Mystery Foto #36 Solved: Four Speed Merchants- Robertson, Christie, Strang and Oldfield at Atlanta Speedway in 1909

  The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.

• May 17 2021

  Mystery Foto #20 Solved: Driver Walter Christie and mechanician Lewis Strang practicing in a 1906 Christie on Guinea Woods Road

  Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto?

• Apr 05 2021

  Mystery Foto #14 Solved: Walter Christie making the Bull’s Head Turn during a practice run

  Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto?

• Aug 29 2020

  Photos from the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

  The Detroit Public Library has scanned additional images for their National Automotive History Collection. Below are photos from the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes held on October 10, 1908- the opening day of the Motor Parkway.

• Jun 29 2020

  Mystery Foto #26 Partially Solved: Lewis Strang’s P46 Renault during the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

  Shawn Linn challenged you to identify this previously unpublished Mystery Foto.

• Apr 01 2019

  Mystery Foto #13 Solved: A Unique 1906 Transverse V-4 Christie Front-Wheel Drive Engine

  This weekend's Mystery Foto was a never-before-published photo formerly from the Don C. Bouton Collection of a unique Vanderbilt Cup race car engine.

• Nov 04 2017

  Gregg D. Merksamer: “Remembering the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race”

  The most exciting and spectacular automobile race ever held in Westchester County is considered the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Race. Run six months before the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the Briarcliff race attracted skilled drivers and over 100,000 spectators along the 32.4-mile course.

• Oct 21 2017

  Updated: Article “The Vanderbilt Renaults” by Marvin McFalls

  As a follow-up to the reunion of four Renault Vanderbilt Racers at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Marvin McFalls, president of the Renault Owners Club of North America, has provided this definitive article on these amazing racers linked to Willie K.

• Jul 18 2017

  Mystery Foto #28 Solved: The 1909 Buick Factory Racing Team in Flint, Michigan

  This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a factory racing team and several drivers who participated in the Vanderbilt Cup Races.

• Nov 28 2016

  Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Building the Long Island Motor Parkway Through the Stymus Farm in Bethpage

  This Mystery Foto is one of my favorite images of the construction of the Motor Parkway.

• Feb 07 2015

  Exclusive: Glenn Ethridge in the Isotta Fraschini that Won the 1908 Briarcliff Trophy Stock Car Race

  A relative of Glenn Ethridge, the mechanician of the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Old 16, has forwarded this photo and requesting assistance:

• Jan 31 2015

  Saturday Request: Information on the Christie Racers from Barney Oldfield’s Great-Great -Nephew

  Wayne Peterson: "I am trying to get as much information as possible on the Christie Racer as it is being rebuilt."

• Jul 05 2014

  Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #48: Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)

  The 48th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Plainview Road Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage). It was one of the original bridges built for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• Mar 11 2014

  Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #45: Central Avenue/LIRR Railroad Bridge in Bethpage

  The 45th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Central Avenue/Long Island Railroad Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage).

• Feb 17 2014

  Mystery Foto #55 Solved: Walter Christie Driving the #9 Christie in Mineola on September 21,1906

  Bob and Ruth Valentine forwarded this never-before-published photo of a Vanderbilt Cup Racer.

• Jun 19 2013

  Then & Now: Guinea Woods Road in Old Westbury

  The roads on Long Island have certainly changed over the last 107 years. Here is a "Then & Now" of Guinea Woods Road in Old Westbury to prove it.

• Jun 08 2013

  FIAT Freakout: The 13 FIATS of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  In celebration of next month's FIAT Freakout National Convention to be held on July 18-21, 2013 in Hauppauge, all 13 FIATs that participated in the 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races are featured in today's post.

• Jan 14 2013

  Three Amazing Photos from the Starting Line of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Three amazing photos of cars preparing for the start of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Courtesy of Paul Osika.

• Jun 23 2012

  First Races on the Long Island Motor Parkway: The 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

  When the Long Island Motor Parkway was completed in October 1908, the first race using the completed 9 miles of the road was not the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, but a series of five concurrent races called the Motor Parkway Sweepstakes. The story of these races and photo highlights are…

• May 21 2012

  Lewis Strang: A Fan’s Story

  Ken Parotte, West Monroe, NY: " I have been a long-time Lewis Strang fan through his connection with J. I. Case who is from Williamstown, NY.. .Over the last 30 days, I have visited Lewis Strang’s grave site in the Green Hill Cemetery in Amsterdam, NY and researched newspaper clippings…

• Jan 08 2011

  Drivers Who Raced in the 1911 Indy 500 and the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1910)

  The decision of the Indianapolis Speedway to hold one major 500-mile race in 1911 with an unheard purse of $25,100 (equal to $571,000 today) attracted the best racing teams and drivers. Not surprisingly, many of the drivers who participated in the Vanderbilt Cup Races and its associated races also drove…

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: January 31, 2012):

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: December 31, 2011):

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

• 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…

• Nov 13 2009

  The Christie Returns to the 1906 Races

  Despite his lack of success and total disruption of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Christie returned to the 1906 American Elimination Trial and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race with another of his front-wheel drive creations.

• May 19 2009

  Willie K Helping to Start the 1908 Renault Racer

  In addition to donating the trophy for the Vanderbilt Cup Races, William K, Vanderbilt, Jr. was a very active referee for all six races held on Long Island. As shown in this photo of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, he was always willing to assist when needed.

• May 15 2009

  Film “The Inaugural Indy 500 Race”

  In celebration of the Indianapolis 500 Race on Memorial Day, this film shows the first Indy 500 Race held on May 30, 1911. Highlights include: