Bidspirit auction | Speed Age and Hot Speed

Speed Age and Hot Speed News, Collection of Vintage Automobile Racing Magazines, 1950-1953 - This lot features a collection of vintage automobile racing periodicals from the early 1950s, focusing heavily on the Midwestern racing circuit and the Indianapolis 500. The group includes issues of Speed Age, published by Speed Age in Washington, D.C.: September 1950 (featuring Mike Brannan and the article Me and Gable by Walt Woestman), October 1950 (featuring Grand Prix racing by Vicente Alvarez and the Fabulous Flock Family by Russ Catlin), and November 1950 (featuring the Ascot of the East at Williams Grove Speedway). The collection also contains issues of Hot Speed News, published in Dayton, Ohio: May 1953 (driver portraits cover), June 1953 (featuring Wilbur Shaw, Manager of the Indianapolis 500), July 1953 (featuring a colorized racing crash), and an undated circa 1951 issue (featuring Lee Wallard in the pits). These staple-bound softcover publications include regional advertisements for Dayton-area automotive businesses and national performance brands such as Edelbrock Equipment Company. Provenance is indicated by period inscriptions related to Smith Racing Photos of Columbus, Ohio. Pickup is Wednesday, April 22 from 10 am to 3 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction.