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LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]

LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]

$ 396

Availability: 95 in stock
  • Place of Publication: Los Angeles
  • Year Printed: 1920
  • Binding: Brochure/Pamphlet
  • Condition: Rare, antique L.A. Motor Speedway race program is in Very Good condition. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE!! Please see photographs and read details of condition in description. AS IS.
  • Subject: Sports & Recreation
  • Region: North America
  • Topic: Motor Sports
  • Publisher: Los Angeles Speedway Association
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition
  • Language: English

    Description

    LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
    LOS ANGELES MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENING EVENT- Souvenir Program- Feb. 21, 1920[Rare]
    Los Angeles Motor Speedway Opening Event
    Descriptive Souvenir Program
    February 21, 1920 Los Angeles Speedway Association
    Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Speedway Association, 1920.
    Pamphlet is overall in VERY GOOD condition.
    Illustrated paper covers are mostly clean, with bright colors and clear text.
    Covers show some wear and smudges.  Corners are softened and worn.  Please see photographs for details of condition.
    Staple binding is strong.
    Illustrations are bright and clear.
    Interior is gently age-toned, with light edgewear, a couple closed tears along bottom edge.  Please see photographs.
    Inside pages have annotation in pencil on "position of ten leading cars" sheet.
    PS2022.0511
    16 pages. 9 x 6 inches.
    A rare copy of the brochure for the opening "Championship" event, a 250 mile automobile race, run at the Los Angeles Motor Speedway in February, 1920.
    Also known as the Beverly Hills Motor Speedway, this timber track with a 1.25 mile circuit was built in 1919 in what is now the heart of Beverly Hills.  While the brochure reads "February 21, 1920," the race was run on February 28, 1920.  Listed in the brochure are the drivers, with photograph head shots and bios, plus the vehicles they piloted.  Among them were Ralph De Palma, winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500, who won about 2000 races in all; Russell "Cliff" Durant, son of William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors, a co-owner and president of the Beverly Hills Speedway; and James Murphy, American Racing Champion in 1922 and 1924, who won this race.
    With pencil annotations inside about the positions of the leading vehicles.
    AS IS! Please see photos. More photos available upon request.
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