Vanderbilt Cup Races

Related Posts

• 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.

• Nov 27 2021

  VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: 12 Previously unpublished photos of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  I recently purchased an unknown family's scrapbook of 250 photos taken from 1905 to 1914. Highlight are these previously never published 12 photos of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• 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.

• Jan 26 2019

  From the Pau Thesis: The Dunlop Advertising Campaign After the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Professor Pau Madrano Bigas, our good friend in Barcelona, has informed me that his successful thesis dissertation "The Forgotten Years of Bibendum. Michelin’s American Period in Milltown: Design, Illustration and Advertising by Pioneer Tire Companies (1900-1930)" is now available online in English.

• Oct 08 2018

  Mystery Foto #40 Solved: Clearing the 1905 Course for Vincenzo Lancia’s #4 FIAT

  This weekend's Mystery Foto documented three people in a Vanderbilt Cup race car.

• Nov 28 2017

  Book “Monzanapolis”: 1905 Vanderbilt Cup- Crash in the Morning

  Looking for a holiday gift for your favorite Vanderbilt Cup Race fan? I recommend Aldo Zana's new book Monzanapolis- The Monza 500 Miles-The endless America-Europe challenge.

• Jun 08 2017

  Comment of the Week: Who was Victor Demogeot?

  Kin: There is a 1911 set of auto drivers cards. One of the cards is someone named “Demoget” and the card back states that he won fourth place in the 1904 event. Does anyone happen to know anything of this man?

• 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.

• Aug 19 2016

  VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: From the Helck Family Collection- Driver Louis Wagner

  For 23 years, artist Peter Helck was a close friend of Louis Wagner, the winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. This friendship was marked a multitude of correspondence between France and the USA, including artwork from Helck and photos from Wagner.

• Nov 24 2015

  A Hometown Honors Victor Hemery-The Winner of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Vincent Lucas of Sillé-le-Guillaume has created an exhibit honoring driver Victor Hemery, a native of this small village in northwest France and the winner of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• Aug 05 2015

  Request For Information from France: 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner Victor Hemery

  Vincent Lucas of Sillé le Guillaume, France has sent this research request to me.

• May 05 2014

  Mystery Foto #66 Solved: 1914 A.L.F.A. 40/60 HP Aerodinamica Prototype

  This week's Mystery Foto featured a very unique early automobile.

• 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.

• Sep 01 2011

  Race Profile: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race- France Captures Second Consecutive Race

  The First William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Cup Race held in 1904 was an immediate success among the public and supporters of automobile racing. America had finally created a major road race that attracted great drivers and cars from around the world. Newspapers and automobile trade journals helped to build the interest…

• Oct 26 2010

  Q & A with an Expert: The Facts on Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner Victor Hémery

  Author and artist Jean-Yves Lassaux of Paris France is currently writing a biography on Victor Hémery, winner of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The creator of the new VanderbiltCupRaces.com banner has provided these facts on life and racing career of Hémery.

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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

• Apr 29 2010

  The Eight Winning Drivers of the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1916)

  Eight drivers won the 11 William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup Races held from 1904 to 1916. Three drivers, Harry Grant, Ralph DePalma and Dario Resta, were two-time winners.

• Mar 30 2010

  The Six Winners of the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1910)

  These are the six winners of the Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910:

• 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:

• Dec 08 2009

  Driver Profile: Victor Hemery- The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner

  Revised: October 31, 2010

  Victor (August) Hemery was born in Sillé-le-Guillaume, a small town in La Sarthe, about 22 miles northwest from Le Mans, on November 18, 1876 He became a seaman as a young man, but was drawn to auto racing. His first appearance in motor racing was in…