Interesting Thread:
Just so happens our company just made a deal with Linda Vaughn Miss Hurst so we will be offering a limited production of a 24 inch stand up signed by her that copies her famous mid 1960s pose. I have a contract with her.
I also have over 100 pistons & rods personally signed by Don Garlits out of his top fuel dragsters....of course I have Mollys signature on my Turbo-T and a new GN dash trim plate.
I also have a GTO project in the works that will carry Jim Wangers signature and Arnie Beswicks. I have contracts with them.
My father who grew up during the depression....that was something to do back then for the poor that did not require any money...unlike today you could get famous peoples autograph on a black and white photo or a letter for no cost.
My Dad collected movie stars and politicans...
We have somewhere 2 binders of them. I do know he has Walt Disneys, Ronald Reagans, and several famous movie stars from the 1940s.
I also own signed by Don Garlits I have 3 of his wheels and tires off his 001 drag pak challenger, and the suspension signed by him. I also have the dented tail gate off his truck signed by him...and photos showing him signing the parts.
I believe Carroll Shelby now gets $500 for his signature if you want him to sign your Cobra. I may be wrong on what he charges.
Most people don't think much of signatures/autographs when people are alive but once they die their value if they are well known becomes very valuable. Just think had any of your folks attended a game when Babe Ruth played....or saw John Kennedy or Monroe......gotten their autographs before they became major stars in their own rite.
Being associated with Pontiac GTOs I always regretted never getting John Deloreans signature since he resided at the end of his life in nearby NJ. I remember seeing a Delorean car he had signed.
Having attended several major Corvette shows you can see where some owners have many important signatures on their fuel rail covers.
Molly of course is the main name associated with the Grand National and I know several hundred Turbo owners from being at our events have his signature on their trunk ID labels that in time will prove to be worth while. Especially since Molly did this for free.
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