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If you click on the non-sport card icon, top right corner of this main page, you will find many threads on this subject. One collector has been collecting these type cards for 30 years and is very knowledgeable about every set printed.
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Wow, thanks. The whole time I have been posting on this site, I never noticed that link or even realized that the non-sports board was still active or existed anymore. One of the earlier threads I linked to in this thread was a link to a Jon Hardgrove thread about finally acquiring a Lorenzen with car card after 28 years of searching that I found through a Google search.
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I wouldn't have even checked "non-sports" for racing. Thank you for the info!
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I saw a post a few weeks ago on SCF (I don't want to link to it and risk violating any TOS rules) and there's a guy who actually lives in my area that is a hardcore Alan Kulwicki collector. Recently he picked up a 1986 Quincy's card that was (perhaps) given out just as a promo at Daytona that season.
I assume it wasn't on the "Top 20" list because it wasn't mainstream. I can say that the price paid for it would have put it up there if it was mainstream. I'm just intrigued by the card. He talked a little about it. I was just wondering if anyone here might have more info on it. I do plan to go ahead and try to keep this thread active, since we don't have an actual forum designated to post racing in. Going to keep an eye on that non-sports area as well. |
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I remember digging around online to see what I could learn about that card and information was pretty limited. From what I remember reading, Quincy's had the card produced as a promotional handout. I am not at all familiar with the manufacturer, Big League Cards. There was also one that sold on eBay in 2008. The description seems kinda dubious to me. LOL. The seller says that some unnamed source appraised the card at $500 in 1999. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alan-Kulwick...p2047675.l2557 http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...ger-big-league Last edited by Bored5000; 04-11-2016 at 09:51 PM. |
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I think that was the Kulwicki he bought. Even if it is a steep price, if it's a piece you can't often find and it's the only one that you need, sometimes you pay what you have. Kinda like the STP cards, what if you never see one again? Like the guys on American Pickers say, if it's something you've never seen, now is the time to buy.
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I have some more of these coming in the next couple of weeks, but I thought I'd share this. It's a blog post (my card blog) about my 1911 T36 (ATC Auto Drivers) Ralph DePalma.
Yes, a Non-Baseball “T” Card Addition |
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Speaking of Indy racing . . .
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. . . this gentleman has a pretty decent collection of both vintage and current Indy Car racing autographs. http://www.indy500autographs.com/index.html |
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Finally took a good look at that thread, thank you! I just learned about a new IndyCar set. Had no idea about the Fleer set.
I decided NOT auto tell the wifey about a new "project."
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T36 (1911 ATC Auto Drivers): 25/25 100% complete T36 Master set: 69/100 69% complete T210 Fort Worth Panthers: 14/16 88% complete (need Morris & Weatherford) T206/T213 Scoops Carey back run: 4/4 !00% complete Focus: open wheel/Indy 500 cards (1911 ATC Auto Drivers (T36), 1954 Stark & Wetzel 500 Winners, 1960 Parkhurst Indy Speedway Winners & 1960s Marhoefer Indy 500), match books & post cards. Successful purchases from dnanln, pre1960sets, jp1216 & sebie43; RAKs from CW & LuckyLarry |
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Here is a link I have had bookmarked for a while that discusses the various Marhoefer sets of the '60s. Jon Hardgrove really is the man when it comes to older racing sets.
http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~dan/marhoefer61/go.html Here is another thread in which Jon Hardgrove details, year-by-year, how many cards there are in each of the Marhoefer sets. http://www.network54.com/Forum/52660...s+to+the+1950s Here is another link I have had saved for a while in which Jon Hardgrove shows examples of many different older sets and gives a blurb about them. http://www.thecarburetorshop.com/AutomobilecardsUSA.htm Another Jon Hardgrove thread in which he extensively discusses the Marhoefer sets, checklists, etc. Great reading for those who want to learn more about the Marhoefer sets. http://www.network54.com/Forum/52660...anted+to+know) Last edited by Bored5000; 04-16-2016 at 10:27 PM. |
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Here is another cool thread I have bookmarked for a while that show many different sets in the massive thread (1970 Fleer Dragstrips. 1972 STPs, 1983 UNOs, 1985-86 SportsStar Photo-Graphics, 1987 World of Oultaws, etc, etc.). This is a great thread to see images of every card from many different sets.
https://forums.collectors.com/messag...VIEWTMP=Linear |
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Eddie,
Thanks for those links. I took a look at them and learned quite a bit over the weekend! Here's another vintage Indianapolis 500 card I picked up. Forgot to post it sooner. Mailday from the Other Side of the Pond
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T36 (1911 ATC Auto Drivers): 25/25 100% complete T36 Master set: 69/100 69% complete T210 Fort Worth Panthers: 14/16 88% complete (need Morris & Weatherford) T206/T213 Scoops Carey back run: 4/4 !00% complete Focus: open wheel/Indy 500 cards (1911 ATC Auto Drivers (T36), 1954 Stark & Wetzel 500 Winners, 1960 Parkhurst Indy Speedway Winners & 1960s Marhoefer Indy 500), match books & post cards. Successful purchases from dnanln, pre1960sets, jp1216 & sebie43; RAKs from CW & LuckyLarry |
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Here's another one that's not driver related, but Indianapolis 500 related.
Sometimes I Can’t Even Recall How I Find Out About Cards.
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That is a neat card, Scott. I was not aware it existed, but I was at least somewhat familiar with John Cobb because I remembered the news story about the wreckage of his boat being located on the bottom of Loch Ness 50 years after Cobb's fatal accident.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...Loch-Ness.html |
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Eddie, Thank you, friend, for an amazing post. Fascinating. We can be happy for the guy who bought the box for only $40, since he offered those treasured Fast Freddie Lorenzen cards on eBay, of which you now own. As I wrote before, this affair has made for a great collector sea story. When you search for something for 20 years, the story is a good one.
I am very sorry to hear about Fred's dementia. He was so good for a long stretch. I vaguely recall during the first or second year of his comeback, in '70 or '71, he had a horrific crash that went on for several seconds. It was gruesome. He survived, but I imagine one of his main concussions would have happened in that particular accident. SMTJOY---John Cobb was something else. I could go on and on about Mr. Cobb. One time at a gathering of British racing drivers, writers, and dignitaries, the esteemed Sir Malcolm Campbell was the main speaker. Well, by this time Mr. Cobb had obliterated Campbell's extremely hard-earned records with the Railton pictured in your Exhibit. Furthermore, Cobb had done some record-breaking in a 24-litre Sunbeam-Railton, such as the highest average speed for 24 hours, and routinely trounced all rivals in that exotic special at the Brits' beloved Brooklands track. Mr. Cobb was now the darling of the racing and record-mad British public. Also, John was a very quiet, unassuming gentleman who would not brag to save his life, while Campbell was a demanding, arrogant, extremely proud asshole. He was very brave, however, and he very much had earned the reputation he had as a Speed King. Still.... Well, at this moment I cannot recall the lurid details, but just the presence of Mr. Cobb in the audience so unnerved Sir Malcolm that he could not go on with his speech. I imagine John Cobb's records left Campbell seething with envy, and he flat out lost his composure and concentration. One of the favorite models in my collection is a pretty rare, exquisite 1/43rd hand-built of John Cobb's massive Railton that I mentioned. Now that Brooklands is gone, Cobb will always have the lap record on that track--about 143 MPH!!. The tires were so slender, and he wore no seat belt, and of course stabilizing wings were a little over 30 years away----PURE DANGER. The great gentleman said driving that beautiful beast at Brooklands was like leaning out of a very tall building to see how far you could lean without falling. Verbosity is setting in. Best go. Again, guys, thanks for posting the Lorenzens and the John Cobb Exhibit ---Brian Powell Last edited by brian1961; 10-04-2016 at 10:41 AM. |
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