Bidspirit auction | 1955 Ohio State Fairgrounds Classic

1955 Ohio State Fairgrounds Classic New Cars MARC Auto Racing Souvenir Program - This original eight-page souvenir program was produced for the Classic New Cars auto racing event held on June 19, 1955, at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio. The races were sanctioned by the Midwest Association for Race Cars (MARC) and organized by A C&M Promotion under promoter Ben Cowall. The cover features a black-and-white aerial photograph of the race track and surrounding fairgrounds. Internal content includes an introductory message from Red Phillips, a biographical article titled Birth of A Race Promoter regarding Ben Cowall, and a Dude's Corner column. The program provides photographic profiles of prominent drivers including Jack Farris, Jimmy Romine, Lloyd Moore, Mike Klapak, and Ray Duhig. It features action photography by Russ Smith, including a shot of Bob Coutcher winning a match race in a 1955 Ford. Additional features include a guide to racing flag meanings and blank scoring sheets for qualifying and consolation races. The publication contains numerous period advertisements for local Columbus businesses such as the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, O'Roark Tire Co., Tom's Muffler Shop, and Byers DeSoto Plymouth..25 x 5.5 inches. 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.