Drag Racing Collectibles

by Lee, Cory

• ISBN13: 9781583882795
• ISBN10: 1583882790
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-01
• Publisher: Iconografix

Summary

The late 1940s and early 1950s were a great time for car clubs and various timing associations throughout the United States. The earliest keepsakes by hot rodders were member pins, car club plaques, t-shirts, jackets, decals, photographs and the rare event poster and program. The fanatics' demand for more collectible items grew as quickly as the sport of drag racing, clinging to countless amounts of memorabilia branded by their favorite driver, car or race event. This photo book displays hundreds of examples of original drag racing collectible memorabilia from the 1950s though current times. From a single keepsake to the super collections that include tens of thousands of items, the author has hand picked each item to represent the diverse range of drag racing collectibles and souvenirs-everything from die cast cars, T-shirts and jackets, damaged and crashed car parts, trading cards, posters, toys, pins and badges, decals and stickers, fire suits and helmets, team hand out cards, events programs, and so much more.

Author Biography

Cory Lee, a professional drag racer who has driven race cars on 3 continents in 7 different countries, held track records, won events and who is currently developing a historical Drag Racing film DVD archive company, Dragfilms, brings this exciting book of drag racing nostalgia he and his acquaintences have collected through the years of drag racing.