Automobile cards and magnets
JolleyWrencher
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My friend had some old automobile cards and I wondered if anyone collects here collects them. What does anyone here have?
I'm not thinking about batmobile cards from a batman set but more about the sets dedicated to cars. I'll have to find the ones he gave me last year. I believe they are from the 60 or 70s TCG.
I noticed Rockauto magnets are increasing slightly on ebay. I have around 100 or so from all the parts I've ordered to fix various cars for friends and thought maybe I should preserve them since most are from the inception of their business.
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I collect the Autos of '77 set. Black border beauties that few people seem to know about.
Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
Man, I loved that set back in the day when I was a kid. So so cool. You should show some.
I have a handful of the ones from the 50s that were my dad’s PC.
Here are a few:
Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
WOW!! That triggered a memory. I remember having some of those as a kid.
Also had some dragster/funnycar cards like these:
And I collected a lot of the "Odd Rod" stickers like these:
Also had some Bonneville Salt Flats stuff with the Blue Flame Rocket Car breaking the speed record, and some not-automobile related stuff like Evil Knievel cards and Blue Angels postcards. Speed and danger was sure a thing back then and I was into it.
Of course all those cards are long gone...
Odd Rods! I forgot about those.
The ones I'm thinking of are the 1961 TCG cards
https://www.psacard.com/priceguide/non-sports-tcg-card-values/1961-topps-sports-cars/973&ved=2ahUKEwjvjvuOuY-BAxVtjYkEHZb5DMAQFnoECCwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0QUnvvD1EhnlWW4YvHUXbY
Now those were cars with style. You could easily tell one brand from the other.
Eliminate the front grill and Olds looks very much like the Pinto....
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