I don't have any TCDB trades to show off this week (mostly because my job kept me much too busy over the past month). However, despite no trades arriving in the past week, I do have a bunch of new-to-me cards to show off from an eBay purchase!
About a month ago, I placed an order on COMC, which included me purchasing a pair of cards from the 1953-55 Topps World on Wheels set. I found the set to be even better in hand, so in my seemingly never-ending quest to try and collect impossible sets, I decided why not try to build the full World on Wheels set (or, at least the non-super short printed portion of the set)? Anyhow, flash forward a few weeks, and now I'm the proud owner of an eBay lot of cards from the set.
Today, I thought I'd show off the first nine cards that I now own from the set (in sequential order). Of course, I don't own the first nine cards of the set, but you have to start somewhere when collecting a new set!
#1: Diamond T Concrete Mixer
According to the card back, this concrete mixer "is an outstanding performer on the highway." You don't hear that very often when referencing a cement mixer!
#2: Cummins Diesel
This car entered the Indianapolis Speedway Race in 1952. From what I could find online, it appears the car started slowly, but eventually took the pole position only to have to retire 71 laps in (out of 200 laps) due to a clogged engine intake.
#4: Buick Toy Tonneau 1910
This car cost $1150 back when it was brand new. According to the online CPI Inflation calculator, $1150 in 1910 would be $39,973.15 in today's dollars. Honestly, that seems like a fair price back then when you compare it to today's dollars.
#9: Buick "Bug" Runabout 1911
I wish cars today had names like "runabout." It's quaint and I kind of love it. This car was a much cheaper car for the time, with a price of only $550.
#13: Maxwell Roadster 1911
With a price tag of $1600, this wasn't a cheap car. This was the largest and most expensive of the Maxwell models of the era. According to the card back, this car was designed for "the man-about-town, with plenty of class." I guess in some ways car advertising hasn't changed much.
#18: Cemo Turbo
This car could reach a top speed of about 125 mph. Thanks to its oil turbine motor, it had a reduced risk of freezing and less danger of fires. That all said, it's a strange-looking car!
#21: Brush Panel Delivery 1911
This single-cylinder vehicle was slow, but it was used for tasks like collecting mail and delivering packages. I've never been a big "car guy," but if you had me picture an "old-timey" car, this is the sort of thing that I picture in my head.
#23. Class C Lakester
We'll round out the first nine cards from the set (that I now own) with this open-wheel hot rod. This car had a top speed of about 186 mph! I must say, it looks like something out of a 1950's era dream about what the future would look like.
That does it for today's post. I hope you've enjoyed these historic cards as much as I have! I still have several more to show off, and obviously, I'm a long, long ways from completing the full set. Even so, this is a great start, so here's to another vintage set build!
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