Vintage Racing?

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by wvu_class_of_2001

Congrats on picking up that AJ. It's certainly in the top 10 of cards I want. I don't have any of the Marhoefer cards yet. I also really want the Lloyd Ruby. I've read a couple of books on him and have become a fan even though I never saw him race.

-kin

Thanks, Kin. Congrats on your recent T36 pick ups as well. I enjoy the write-ups you do about each card on your blog. Nice to see your blog has some other followers, based on the people who left comments about your T36s.

I would like to pick up a Eddie Sachs Marhoefer card if I ever saw one at auction (he lived and is buried only about 45 minutes from me). Sachs is such a sad figure in racing history. He was leading the Indy 500 with three laps to go in 1961, but decided to pit out of the lead when he felt a tire coming apart. He ultimately finished second to Foyt that year. The Sachs quote after deciding to give up the lead with three laps to go in the '61 race was made all the more eerie after he was killed with Dave MacDonald in the Indy inferno three years later:

"I'd sooner finish second than be dead," Sachs said after the '61 race.

[Beansballcardblog]

Not sure if you listen to podcasts, or to the weekly "Trackside" radio show out of Indianapolis. During May, they posted some Indy 500 in 60 (minutes) episodes on their iTunes page. The '61 race was one of them. I enjoyed listening to the old radio calls.

Originally Posted by Bored5000

Thanks, Kin. Congrats on your recent T36 pick ups as well. I enjoy the write-ups you do about each card on your blog. Nice to see your blog has some other followers, based on the people who left comments about your T36s.

I would like to pick up a Eddie Sachs Marhoefer card if I ever saw one at auction (he lived and is buried only about 45 minutes from me). Sachs is such a sad figure in racing history. He was leading the Indy 500 with three laps to go in 1961, but decided to pit out of the lead when he felt a tire coming apart. He ultimately finished second to Foyt that year. The Sachs quote after deciding to give up the lead with three laps to go in the '61 race was made all the more eerie after he was killed with Dave MacDonald in the Indy inferno three years later:

"I'd sooner finish second than be dead," Sachs said after the '61 race.

[LuckyLarry]

Any idea about what this card is? Appears to be 1967 Indy "jet/turbine" car #40 driven by Parnelli Jones car owner Andy Granatelli. Card is blank backed 4.5 inches X 2.5 inches.
Larry

[Beansballcardblog]

Very nice card, Larry! That's one on my wish list.

It is the 1970 Fleer Dragstrips "card."

Beckett's set information: "Fleer produced this 10-card set primarily as backers for their Dragstrips stickers. With each 5-cent wax pack, collector's received one of these cards and a group of automotive stickers. The cards are oversized (approximately 2-1/2" by 4-1/2") and blankbacked as are the sticker sheets. The black and white cards feature uncaptioned photos of top racers with an emphasis on Andy Granatelli and the STP IndyCar race team. We've assigned card numbers according to alphabetical order."

Jones is one of those racers I admire so much because he raced just about anything on four wheels.

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

Any idea about what this card is? Appears to be 1967 Indy "jet/turbine" car #40 driven by Parnelli Jones car owner Andy Granatelli. Card is blank backed 4.5 inches X 2.5 inches.
Larry

[LuckyLarry]

Thanks for the info Kin. Bargain box find at the National....
Larry

[Beansballcardblog]

Awesome! I'm also looking for the Lloyd Ruby (car) from that set but haven't seen it. I don't believe these are too common, so great find!

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

Thanks for the info Kin. Bargain box find at the National....
Larry

[Bored5000]

Sucks that I lost all my images in this thread with Photobucket going to a pay service. When I have time, I will have to move my images to another photo hosting site.