What Is Your Favourite Piece of Memorabilia
05-10-2011, 07:21 AM
#41
Race Director
I met John Mecom Sr. when I was a kid. In the summer of 64, my father took me with him on a business trip to Texas. He had some business with Mecom, and we were invited to a BBQ, at one of the family ranches. It was only after we left that night, that my father told me that Mecom's son was the owner of the Mecom Racing Team.
I was pretty mad at my father for not saying something sooner, but as a 10 year old car nut and racing fan, he knew I would be a complete PIA, if I found out who we were visiting with.
It was a very large party, and I don't recall if John Jr. was there that night, and when I asked my father about it years later, he didn't remember either.
Thanks for posting that!!!
05-10-2011, 07:59 AM
#42
Race Director
Some of the pictures below, I had previously posted in the "Die Casts & Collectibles" section.
The first couple pictures are of my "play room". The display cases are full of Corvette toys, promos, old books, racing collectibles, etc.
The red pedal car racer is a "Super Eight", made in the 50's by the British company, Tri-ang.
The coffee table is a Winston Cup Goodyear Eagle and wheel off the #90 Heilig-Meyers ,driven by Mike Wallace. The glass top on it is signed by Jeff Gordon and says the following on it; "To Glen, See you at the races. Jeff Gordon 24". It was an anniversary gift from my wife, around 1994. She wasn't real happy that he spelled my name wrong (I use 2 "N"s in my name), but I couldn't see where it was worth trying to send it back to be corrected.
On the left in the last picture, is a 1972 Sunoco poster used to promote Mark Donohue's 1972 Indianapolis 500 win. The painting on the lower right in the same picture, is an original oil painted by an amateur California artist of Mark Donohue's McLaren M6B, and signed by Donohue.
The first couple pictures are of my "play room". The display cases are full of Corvette toys, promos, old books, racing collectibles, etc.
The red pedal car racer is a "Super Eight", made in the 50's by the British company, Tri-ang.
The coffee table is a Winston Cup Goodyear Eagle and wheel off the #90 Heilig-Meyers ,driven by Mike Wallace. The glass top on it is signed by Jeff Gordon and says the following on it; "To Glen, See you at the races. Jeff Gordon 24". It was an anniversary gift from my wife, around 1994. She wasn't real happy that he spelled my name wrong (I use 2 "N"s in my name), but I couldn't see where it was worth trying to send it back to be corrected.
On the left in the last picture, is a 1972 Sunoco poster used to promote Mark Donohue's 1972 Indianapolis 500 win. The painting on the lower right in the same picture, is an original oil painted by an amateur California artist of Mark Donohue's McLaren M6B, and signed by Donohue.
05-10-2011, 12:59 PM
#43
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I bought a couple of sets, mounted them on PVC pipe, painted the pipes silver, and mounted them on some old wheel covers, with the wires connected to jacks in the valve stem openings; they work!
05-11-2011, 12:33 AM
#44
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Some of the pictures below, I had previously posted in the "Die Casts & Collectibles" section.
The first couple pictures are of my "play room". The display cases are full of Corvette toys, promos, old books, racing collectibles, etc.
The red pedal car racer is a "Super Eight", made in the 50's by the British company, Tri-ang.
The coffee table is a Winston Cup Goodyear Eagle and wheel off the #90 Heilig-Meyers ,driven by Mike Wallace. The glass top on it is signed by Jeff Gordon and says the following on it; "To Glen, See you at the races. Jeff Gordon 24". It was an anniversary gift from my wife, around 1994. She wasn't real happy that he spelled my name wrong (I use 2 "N"s in my name), but I couldn't see where it was worth trying to sendtcorreright in the same picture, is an original oil painted by an amateur California artist of Mark Donohue's McLaren M6B, and signed by Donohue.
[IMG]http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss70/gbvette62/My%20Collecti
on/DSC_7233.jpg[/IMG]
The first couple pictures are of my "play room". The display cases are full of Corvette toys, promos, old books, racing collectibles, etc.
The red pedal car racer is a "Super Eight", made in the 50's by the British company, Tri-ang.
The coffee table is a Winston Cup Goodyear Eagle and wheel off the #90 Heilig-Meyers ,driven by Mike Wallace. The glass top on it is signed by Jeff Gordon and says the following on it; "To Glen, See you at the races. Jeff Gordon 24". It was an anniversary gift from my wife, around 1994. She wasn't real happy that he spelled my name wrong (I use 2 "N"s in my name), but I couldn't see where it was worth trying to sendtcorreright in the same picture, is an original oil painted by an amateur California artist of Mark Donohue's McLaren M6B, and signed by Donohue.
[IMG]http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss70/gbvette62/My%20Collecti
on/DSC_7233.jpg[/IMG]
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