Please Read Everything on This Page BEFORE Bidding or Using Buy-it-Now: This Auction is for... 1 VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH EARLY 1930'S ERA HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA QUEBEC, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, ENGLAND
GRAHAM OATS JAMES WALTER GRAHAM OATS & ERIC CHITTY Eric Chitty, a Canadian Champion who later found fame in England as a speedway rider and three times Speedway World ChampioN. GRAHAM & CHITTY THE DRIVERS OF THE 3000 MILE ENDURANCE CAR.
THE 3000 MILE AUTOMOBILE JOURNEY OF A PONTIAC DRIVEN FROM HALIFAX TO OTTAWA AND BACK. BY CANADIAN HALL OF FAME MOTORCYCLIST GRAHAM OATS OF ISLE OF MAN, UNITED KINGDOM. SPONSORED BY CASTROL MOTOR OILS TO PROVE THE ENDURANCE AND RELIABILITY. THE 1931 PONTIAC HAD MUCH ADVERTISING READING: 3000 MILE NON-STOP ON ONE FILLING OF CASTROL! CASTROL 3000 MILE ENDURANCE RUN THE PONTIAC WAS DRIVEN FROM HALIFAX TO OTTAWA AND BACK. 1931 PONTIAC HAD MUCH ADVERTING NON-STOP ON ONE FILLING OF CASTROL! THE CAR HAD A SEALED CRANKCASE FOR THE ENDURANCE RUN.
MOST PHOTOS IN THE ALBUM EARLY 1930'S ERA
MOST PHOTOS FROM CANADA AREA
THE ALBUM CAME FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
I ASSUME MOST PHOTOS ARE FROM CANADA? TORONTO, ONTARIO & NOVA SCOTIA AREAS ABOUT 70 PHOTOS OF WHICH 20 ARE OF GRAHAM BEFORE RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE TO HUDSON BAY ON ANOTHER ADVENTURE.
ALL PHOTOS I BELIEVE BELONG TO GRAHAM OATS AT ONE TIME?
" VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH GRAHAM OATS MOTORCYCLE CASTROL OIL CAR, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, QUEBEC, CANADA OLD PHOTO " FAMOUS - LEGENDARY CANADIAN GRAHAM OATS HALL OF FAME MOTORCYCLIST YOU CANNOT READ LICENSE PLATE YOU CANNOT READ MATTRESS AD ON FRONT BUMPER YOU CAN READ SIGN ON TOP OF CAR THE CAR IS PRETTY CLEAR YOU CAN VERILY READ CASTROL OIL ENDURANCE RUO ON BACK SIDE WINDOW
THE PHOTO IS CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, THE PHOTO IS CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS, HAZY-FUZZY NEAR SIDE EDGES, BIT DARK. THE PERSON ( CHITTY ) IS THE 2ND DRIVER OF THE CASTROL OIL ENDURANCE CAR, HE SPELLS GRAHAM OATS WHEN HE'S TIRED WITH DRIVING DUTIES.
CAPTION ON ALBUM " NONE "
CAPTION ON ALBUM PAGE: " READ " ORIGINAL TYPED CAPTION GRAHAM OATS THOUGHTS WHEN PHOTO WAS TAKEN
OLD PHOTO
THIS IS A PHOTO NOT A POSTCARD
SHADES & COLORS CAN VARY
JUST IN CASE ANY OF MY LISTINGS HAVE WRONG INFO, I CANNOT ID PHOTO OR POSTCARD, SEND INFO, I WILL INSERT CORRECT INTO INTO LISTING, TIA. |