auto racing cards

[Exhibitman]

Thanks, Eddie. I've always veered away from hot dog cards because they are usually gross looking, so this one definitely perked up my interest. Probably should go to PSA for a dual grade/authenticate effort.

I'm surprised more early cards aren't signed given how decent drivers are as signers but I guess when you start with a baseline of a rare card, it tracks.

I liked the Larson card because it was shot here at the Coliseum.

[Bored5000]

So what are you saying, my Foyt Marhoefer looks gross? I have shown it to a couple friends that are big racing fans, and they didn't even understand why anyone would want it when it is something that should have been thrown away when the hot dogs were gone.

I have seen different posts from people saying that the Marhoefer cards that were included in hot dog packages can have a stink to them, but I have not noticed that. I have seen a good looking Foyt without stains go for anywhere for $500-1,000 on eBay at auction. I picked this one up for a little over $100 from Sterling Auctions several years ago. I went several years without seeing a Foyt Marhoefer card of any kind show up for sale before I picked up my wiener stained card.

Maybe a year ago, there was a clean set of Marhoefer cards from one of the years that went for $1,500 or $1,700 on eBay, IIRC.

[Exhibitman]

"usually gross"; words matter. I get the same reactions with my Kahn's cards from the insert era. The few Marhoefer's I've seen in the wild have been really rough and stained up. Yours is one of the nicer ones.

At least they aren't package cut-out cards. Those are usually wrecked by the kid's poor motor skills with scissors.

[Exhibitman]

[pawpawdiv9]

NICE addition.
I still like looking at Nascar items, mostly vintage like this.
And yes, i still watch the races. COTA this weekend.

[Kzoo]

Congrats on the Petty, Adam. I was the under bidder and if it wasn't for my unsigned copy thay I'm hoping to get signed soon, I would have pushed it more.

[Bored5000]

Congrats from me as well on the signed 1972 STP Petty, Adam. I think his auto looks so much better in black than the white paint pen he seems to be using regularly these days. With how much Petty's '72 STP card has exploded over the past couple years, I think you got a good deal on an autographed example.