Your PC Showoff Thread (It's By the Letter)

[TyrantsASupremeBeing]

Dale Jr '09 Signings Purple /45

[wvu_class_of_2001]

1911 American Tobacco Company Auto Drivers (T36) Ralph DePalma Mecca/Factory 30 back

1911 American Tobacco Auto Drivers T36 #6 Ralph DePalma Mecca Back by kekinsley, on Flickr

[race crazy]

cool thats really old school!

[wvu_class_of_2001]

Wanted to get some variety in here. It looks to be the same drivers over and over...and my collection is Indy 500 based.

cool thats really old school!

[TyrantsASupremeBeing]

Apparently, until you posted, were the only ones interested in showing our cards, I would like to see more variety also but unless someone steps up to post it is what it is.
Nice oldie

[TyrantsASupremeBeing]

Using the Dale Jarrett to continue, I have this uncut sheet for the John Force card

[wvu_class_of_2001]

I plan to keep posting...I'll use the 24 hour rule if I have to!!! :-)

[wvu_class_of_2001]

I will work off the "J" in Dale Jarrett and present to you the Jules Goux 1960 Parkhurst Hawes Wax Indy* #3 card.

*This also may be referred to as Parkhurst Indianapolis Speedway Winners, and/or V338-2.

goux by kekinsley, on Flickr

From Beckett.com:

"Although often considered to be one of the first American auto racing card sets, the 50-card Hawes Wax issue was printed by Parkhurst in Canada for distribution in Hawes Wax products. This set features 39 cards portraying Indy 500 race winners from 1911-1959; 11 cards featuring race action scenes, and one card featuring the Purdue University Marching Band. Cardbacks are printed in both English and French. It's interesting to note that card #50 lists the winners of the Parkhurst Zip Gum Hockey Contest originally offered on the backs of 1958-59 Parkhurst hockey cards. Oversized versions (approximately 3" by 4") of six cards exist featuring the fronts of 12 Hawes Wax cards (#9/26/29/31/33/35/37/38/39/40/43/44) placed back-to-back. Reportedly, the six cards were part of a game produced in Canada that also included additional cards of non-racing subjects. These six cards are valued at approximately $20.00 each."

Goux won the third running of the Indianapolis 500 in 1913, become the first European to win. There is a myth about him and the race, that to my recollection has never been (or at this point can be) confirmed or denied.

From Wikipedia (always there, sometimes accurate):
"Jules Goux won the 1912 Sarthe Cup at Le Mans driving a Peugeot, and in 1913 he travelled with the team to the United States to compete in the Indianapolis 500 race. Goux won the race, becoming the first French person to ever do so. Goux reportedly consumed four bottles of champagne while driving in the Indy 500 (then known as the International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race) and was later quoted as saying, 'Without the good wine, I would have not been able to win.'"

Did An Indy 500 Champ Drink Six Bottles Of Champagne On Way To Victory?

In this article, there is a quote from Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson. I believe there never has been or will be another that will know the history of the race like him, so I take his word as gospel.

[TyrantsASupremeBeing]

This was my best Jimmie pull

[wvu_class_of_2001]

Okay, I am back up...it looks like I'll be using "J," so here is a 1993 Maxwell House #22 Ned and Dale Jarrett...autographed by both.

img749 by kekinsley, on Flickr

If you're interested in reading about the autographs, you can check it the write-up on my blog.

TTM Success #33 – Like Father, Like Son

We've got three letters on this one...excited to see where it goes next!

-kin