Vanderbilt Cup Races

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• Feb 20 2024

  Mystery Friday Foto #7; Solved; Gentlemen, Start Your Engines for the 1912 Milwaukee Vanderbilt Cup Races!

  Did you identify the race and cars at the starting line?

• Oct 13 2023

  InstaGRAM Report: Peter Helck Vanderbilt Cup Races Paintings Part 2

  An up-close look into Peter Helck's Vanderbilt Cup artwork

• May 22 2023

  Mystery Friday Foto #20 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1908 American Grand Prize

  This weekend's mystery photo, plus a bonus photo

• Jul 25 2022

  Mystery Friday Foto #30 Solved:  Ralph Mulford, Louis Chevrolet and Ralph DePalma gather around a 1914 Stutz Bearcat before the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  The Helck Family Archives challenged you again to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.

• Oct 18 2021

  Mystery Foto #42 Solved: A 1915 autographed photo from Ralph DePalma to his “good friend” Peter Helck

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

• Sep 29 2021

  Greg O.‘s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Ralph DePalma at the Danbury Fair

  Ralph DePalma was a regular exhibitionist at the Danbury fair in Connecticut.

• Sep 13 2021

  Mystery Foto #37 Solved:  The Allen-Kingston Racer during the 1909 Readville Races

  Jim Fahey of Rhinebeck, New York challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto auto.

• Sep 01 2021

  Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection- The 1915 Panama-Pacific Expo and the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  The official Pan-Pacific Expo Program found in the Helck Family Collection archives provides insights into the Expo and the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Races.

• Jun 27 2020

  Hemmings Classic Car: Racing in Riverhead-The Long Island Stock Chassis Competition of 1909

  My good friend and automotive historian Walt Gosden explored the 1909 Long Island Stock Chassis Derby in the August 2020 issue of Hemmings Classic Car. Walt also discovered what happened to Willie K's 90 HP Mercedes.

• 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.

• Jan 14 2017

  The Melton Museum of Norwalk, Connecticut (1948-1953)

  James Melton (1904-1961) was a popular singer for over 30 years from the 1920s and had a successful career on stage, radio and film. Melton was also one of the most prominent early antique car collectors.

• Oct 01 2016

  John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Long Island Stock Car Derby

  The third post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Album features rare photos of the 1909 Long Island Stock Car Derby, also known as the Long Island Motor Derby and the Long Island Derby.

• Sep 12 2016

  Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the Mercedes that Won the 1915 Indy 500 Race

  The Helck Family Collection challenges you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. Louis Slawe also needs your help identifying this automobile or spaceship spotted last month on the Jersey Shore.

• Aug 29 2016

  Mystery Friday #35 Solved: Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion #1 on a 1933 Test Run at Roosevelt Field

  Joel Friedman challenged you to solve this weekend's super Mystery Foto.

• Nov 20 2015

  Film of the Week: Santa Monica Road Racing 1914-1916 Using Imatte Technology

  Automotive historian and author Harold Osmer has posted six videos of his presentation on Sanata Monica road racing. This video features the 1914 and 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Races.

• Nov 07 2015

  VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive-The Helck Family Memoirs #1: Old 16 at the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Jerry Helck, former owner of the Old 16 Locomobile and son of the great artist Peter Helck, has agreed to share family memoirs related to the Vanderbilt Cup Races. In the first post of the series, Jerry recalls when Old 16 was brought to the Old Timers Exhibition of the…

• Aug 09 2015

  Mystery Foto #32 Solved:The FIAT Team for the 1908 American Grand Prize

  I was not on the fence whether to use this photo as this weekend's Mystery Foto.

• Feb 25 2015

  Starting Lineup: The 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Savannah, Georgia

  For the first Vanderbilt Cup Race held outside of Long Island, a total of 14 entries raced on a 17.1 mile road course in Savannah and Effingham on November 27, 1911.

• Feb 18 2015

  ClassicCars.com Profile: The Old Timers Exhibition of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Steve Evans has posted a "Classic Profile" of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race on ClassicCars.com .

• Feb 12 2015

  From the Gary Faules Collection: Drivers and Race Cars from the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Races

  In the second post featuring photos from his collection, race car driver, team owner and writer Gary Faules has provided these up close images of drivers and race cars from the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• Oct 22 2014

  Starting Lineup: The 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race in San Francisco, California Updated: 10/10/2016

  The 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race was held in conjunction with the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California.

• Oct 15 2014

  Starting Lineup: The 1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race Held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  Only eight race cars participated in the Vanderbilt Cup Race held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 2, 1912.

• Feb 07 2014

  Film of the Week: “The Cool Hot Rod” (1953)

  Dick Rowley has forwarded this link to a 26-minute 1953 film on creating a hot rod club in 1953. Ralph DePalma, winner of the 1913 and 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Races can be seen at the 13:18, 23:26, 23:40 and 23:49 marks.

• Oct 21 2013

  Mystery Foto #38 Solved: 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race Officials, Committee & Drivers in San Francisco

  This week's Mystery Foto was a real challenge. Where in the world was the Vanderbilt Cup Trophy?

• Oct 23 2012

  VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Barney Oldfield Preparing for the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Despite a long racing career dating back to 1902, Barney Oldfield's first Vanderbilt Cup Race was the 1914 294-mile race held in Santa Monica. Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great great nephew of Barney Oldfield, has provided these photos of Oldfield preparing for the Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• Aug 23 2012

  Hemmings Daily: Savoring Milwaukee’s best: The Milwaukee Masterpiece

  Hemmings Daily has posted an article on this weekend's Milwaukee celebration of the 1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• Aug 13 2012

  The continuing story of Joan Newton Cuneo: “Those daring young (wo)men in their racing machines”

  As a follow-up to the May 2012 post on pioneer driver Joan Newton Cueno, reporter Mike Eldred has forwarded his article on Cueno's 1910 automobile exhibition held in Wilmington, Vermont.

• Jul 28 2012

  Film: The 1917 Match Races Among Oldfield, Chevrolet and De Palma in Sheepshead Bay Speedway

  In 1917, three of the most famous daredevil drivers were veterans of the Vanderbilt Cup Races; Barney Oldfield (1914 & 1915), Louis Chevrolet (1905, 1908, 1909,& 1910) and Ralph De Palma (1911,1912, 1914 & 1915). On August 17, 1917, over 40,000 spectators came to Sheepshead Bay Track in Brooklyn to…

• Jul 14 2012

  Race Profile: 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race in San Francisco, California

  In 1915 both the Vanderbilt Cup Race and the American Grand Prize were held in conjunction with the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California.

• Jun 29 2012

  A New Book by Joel E. Finn: The 1912 Milwaukee Races: Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize

  Just in time for its 100th anniversary, race historian Joel E. Finn has written a wonderful book on the 1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race and 1912 Grand Prix held in Milwaukee.

• May 12 2012

  Then & Now: The Santa Monica Course for the 1914 and 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Both the 1914 and 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Races were held on the beautiful Santa Monica, California road course bordering on the Pacific Ocean. Check out the changes over the last 98 years.

• Feb 02 2012

  Three Vanderbilt Cup Race Winners Together in 1936

  David Greenlees' Oldmotor.com website has posted this photo taken prior to the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. I believe it may be the only image of three Vanderbilt Cup Race winners together.

• Jan 16 2012

  Race Profile: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Heads to Savannah in 1911

  Racing returned to Savannah in November, 1911. The Vanderbilt Cup and the Grand Prize were to be held within three days of each other. Savannah welcomed the racers, holding lavish parties and improving the circuit that AAA’s Fred Wagner called, “the finest road course in the world.”

• Jun 09 2010

  Mystery Foto: The Five Drivers in the 1940 Mystery Photo

  Congratulations to Michael Ferner of Bitburg, Germany for correctly identifying the drivers in VanderbiltCupRaces.com's first Mystery Photo Contest. Here are the five drivers who posed at an Automobile Oldtimers Club meeting in November 1940.

• Aug 10 2008

  Driver Profile: Ralph DePalma

  Excellent article from emercedesbenz.comon Ralph DePalma, winner of the 1912 and 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Races.

• Mar 10 2008

  Film: “1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race”

  The Vanderbilt Cup Race was held for the first time on the West Coast on public roads in Santa Monica, California in 1914. The actual race was captured as the backdrop for a Mack Sennett slapstick Keystone film "Mabel at the Wheel" later called "Hot Finish" starring Mabel Normand, Chester…