Provides stock car racing fans hints on developing collections of cards and cars, including information on the best memorabilia companies, recognizing and maintaining condition and quality, attending shows, and joining clubs.
Grab the collecting lead with hundreds of helpful insider tips on racing memorabilia. Know your stuff with an exclusive history of auto racing, plus in-depth coverage of INDYCAR and NASCAR events, racing teams and driver profiles. And count your collector's prize money with help from accurate and easy to price guide for racing cards, autographs, and die cast and plastic models. Beginning collectors and seasoned pros alike will learn how to identify, value and find racing collectables. And now, for the first time, collectors will have access to comprehensive trading card checklists, with values, for all key racing card sets.
-- An overview of NASCAR RM Winston Cup racing -- Die-cast collectibles for some of the top Winston Cup Series drivers -- Biographies for some of the biggest names in auto racing -- Up-to-date secondary market values
The days of cheap petrol are gone, and full-service is just about a thing of the past. One thing is for certain, your memories of hanging around the local petrol station with your friends or tinkering under your family car with your dad are worth a lot? You can capitalise on and collect those memories with the all-new Car Memorabilia Price Guide. Noted car experts Ron Kowalke and Ken Buttolph have toured America in search of the brightest minds in &"automobilia&" to help you to understand how to buy and sell for your collection, for profit or just for fun! The Car Memorabilia Price Guide has everything you need for successful collecting and is the perfect size to take car shows. You'll buy and sell better than ever before!
This book provides a comprehensive price-listing of non-card sports collectibles available. A wide range of sports are represented including motor racing, baseball, golf, hockey, horse racing, the Olympics, soccer, tennis and wrestling. There are 15 categories of collectibles - ranging from autographs to toys - for each sport.
The First State of Delaware has a legendary history of automobile racing. Since the first racers roared down the dusty Delaware State Fairgrounds track in 1915 at Wawaset Park, Wilmington, Delaware, auto racing has thrilled capacity crowds all over the state. Images of Sports: Delaware Auto Racing documents and explores the tracks, cars, and people that made racing what it is today. The history of racing can be seen in historic photographs from the legendary dirt tracks, like Delmar and Georgetown Speedways, to the high banked turns of Delaware's NASCAR track--Dover Downs. Rare images have been collected from drivers, car owners, fans, and historians to provide an insightful look into auto racing in Delaware. Many of the historic photographs have never been published.
-- Full-color photos and values of the Wonder Boy's die-cast collectibles -- Secondary market values for his trading cards -- Career highlights and a detailed biography -- Features on other Jeff Gordon collectibles
Still one of the most comprehensive books on die-cast cars available anywhere, this reference includes up-to-date information on pricing, driver listings, and every racing card ever issued for NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula One, NHRA, and Sprint Cars.
This fourth edition of the Harry L. Rinker Official Price Guide to Collectibles has more coverage of collectibles than any other book on the market. Here you'll find furniture, decorative accessories, and giftware along with the traditional character and personality items, ceramic, glass, and toys. Each category includes a brief history, collecting tips, reference books, periodicals, collector clubs, and vital information on reproductions. It's a complete document of the 20th-century American lifestyle.
This book is the second in a multi-volume, decade-by-decade series covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and cars. This instalment examines the 1970s, when the sport gained big new sponsors and grew into a television spectacle, with battles between Ferrari and Cosworth-powered opposition a continuing theme. As well as the big championship-winning teams--Lotus, Ferrari, McLaren and Tyrrell--this was a period when small teams and privateers continued to be involved in significant numbers and they are all included, down to the most obscure and unsuccessful. This book shines new light on many areas of the sport and will be treasured by all Formula 1 enthusiasts.