I just picked up a lot of 18 Valvoline promos for a mere $ 4.00. It appears to contain 1 of the ones that I am missing, # 55.
If so, then I'm only missing five to complete my set, # 13, 23, 35, 48, 49
The late, great Bill DeFranzo told me that in his expert opinion, there are only 50 different promos total in the set, not 100, and if so, then I now have 45 different...This message has been edited. Last edited by: David R,
Posts: 4834 | Location: Bayonne, NJ, USA | Registered: May 06, 2001
I am told that # 23, 35 and 48 exist, but I have never seen them.
Beware of ebay auctions listing promos that are just the common cards. The real promos have the tiny words on the lower backs indicating that they are the genuine promo cards.
Posts: 4834 | Location: Bayonne, NJ, USA | Registered: May 06, 2001
David, I do have a #48, the Daimler Dingo 1942. Couldn't say where I acquired it. I look for these on ebay every so often and haven't seen any listed for quite a while.
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Greg, is that something which you want to hang onto ?
There is a # 48 on ebay now that the auction says is a promo, but it is not. If you look carefully, it does not have the magic words on the lower back.
I have one of the promos (I forget which) with the SILVER foil lettering on it. I have never seen another (on any number) before or since.
Posts: 4834 | Location: Bayonne, NJ, USA | Registered: May 06, 2001
The late, great Bill DeFranzo told me that in his expert opinion, there are only 50 different promos total in the set, not 100, and if so, then I now have 45 different...
David, I think you and our friend Bill are right. It's impossible for all of us to have missed 50 cards and when we do find them, they are often duplicates. I will revise my search accordingly!
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You're welcome and thanks to our friend who took the time to get the image and send it to me. I had not seen one either. Silver foil looks white in a scan and can look gray in a photo. I assume that there are a number of silver foil cards out there but the collector hasn't noticed the difference particularly if they have just the one promo they pulled from their copy of the magazine.
I still haven't seen any of the autographed ones.
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Originally posted by Tommy C: Thanks for posting this. I have never seen a silver version before !
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