Gumball
10-17-2014, 06:54 PM
A few guys have asked me about the little extras that show up in some of my photos. I'm constantly on the prowl for stuff that is related to the original cars, as well as things from what I consider my "home track" - Road America (it's where I took my first SCCA school over twenty years ago).
Ebay, swap meets, antique shops, and estate sales (especially in the Elkhart Lake, WI area) are good for unearthing treasure troves of vintage stuff.
In addition to the original '65 Road America tech sticker that I posted in another thread, here is a bunch of other RA stuff I've found. The programs are yellowed a little with age, but otherwise perfect - the entry / scoring supplements are even there and not filled-in. I have a few other water transfer decals, but those are on cars (a couple just like the Trans-Am patch and other variants of the red circle).
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/IMG_20141017_115957832_HDR_zps468fc4d3.jpg (http://s845.photobucket.com/user/CCRsAC/media/IMG_20141017_115957832_HDR_zps468fc4d3.jpg.html)
Here are some Cobra specific things. The Road & Track magazines are regularly found on Ebay for around ten bucks. The Shelby parts catalog, accessory price sheet, and shipping charges sheet (the one with all the fine print on the right) are reproductions that I found at a large swap meet.
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/IMG_20141017_162238454_HDR_zpsa6312da5.jpg (http://s845.photobucket.com/user/CCRsAC/media/IMG_20141017_162238454_HDR_zpsa6312da5.jpg.html)
Here are a few more original Cobra things - these are one-page ads from old magazines that I also found at a swap meet. They're perfect for framing... I have a half-dozen others already hanging in the garage. I especially like the one about the Cobra being versatile... can't wait to get the hitch mounted so I can tow my boat like the upper right pic on that advertisement.
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/IMG_20141017_162636364_zps65a56356.jpg (http://s845.photobucket.com/user/CCRsAC/media/IMG_20141017_162636364_zps65a56356.jpg.html)
And last, but not least, you can't forget the little extras. These will be laid on the seat or floor at shows (or when it's sitting in the paddock) just to transport people to back-in-the-day. I also have a bunch of old maps that were published in the mid-'60s (the thing on the right isn't a pager - it's a transistor radio.
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/IMG_20141017_162837448_zps5c139e1e.jpg (http://s845.photobucket.com/user/CCRsAC/media/IMG_20141017_162837448_zps5c139e1e.jpg.html)
Ebay, swap meets, antique shops, and estate sales (especially in the Elkhart Lake, WI area) are good for unearthing treasure troves of vintage stuff.
In addition to the original '65 Road America tech sticker that I posted in another thread, here is a bunch of other RA stuff I've found. The programs are yellowed a little with age, but otherwise perfect - the entry / scoring supplements are even there and not filled-in. I have a few other water transfer decals, but those are on cars (a couple just like the Trans-Am patch and other variants of the red circle).
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/IMG_20141017_115957832_HDR_zps468fc4d3.jpg (http://s845.photobucket.com/user/CCRsAC/media/IMG_20141017_115957832_HDR_zps468fc4d3.jpg.html)
Here are some Cobra specific things. The Road & Track magazines are regularly found on Ebay for around ten bucks. The Shelby parts catalog, accessory price sheet, and shipping charges sheet (the one with all the fine print on the right) are reproductions that I found at a large swap meet.
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/IMG_20141017_162238454_HDR_zpsa6312da5.jpg (http://s845.photobucket.com/user/CCRsAC/media/IMG_20141017_162238454_HDR_zpsa6312da5.jpg.html)
Here are a few more original Cobra things - these are one-page ads from old magazines that I also found at a swap meet. They're perfect for framing... I have a half-dozen others already hanging in the garage. I especially like the one about the Cobra being versatile... can't wait to get the hitch mounted so I can tow my boat like the upper right pic on that advertisement.
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/IMG_20141017_162636364_zps65a56356.jpg (http://s845.photobucket.com/user/CCRsAC/media/IMG_20141017_162636364_zps65a56356.jpg.html)
And last, but not least, you can't forget the little extras. These will be laid on the seat or floor at shows (or when it's sitting in the paddock) just to transport people to back-in-the-day. I also have a bunch of old maps that were published in the mid-'60s (the thing on the right isn't a pager - it's a transistor radio.
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/CCRsAC/IMG_20141017_162837448_zps5c139e1e.jpg (http://s845.photobucket.com/user/CCRsAC/media/IMG_20141017_162837448_zps5c139e1e.jpg.html)