1955 1/4 Midget youth race cars...
Item # 729072
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PICTORIAL MAGAZINE section only of The Detroit News, July 17, 1955 The front page of this section has a nice color photo showing youngsters in their Quarter Midget Race Cars taking the green flag. And pages 12 & 13 has a pictorial with text headed: "These Daredevil Speed Demons Aren't Even Old Enough to Drive" (see images)
Complete Pictorial Magazine section with 24 pages, a little irregular along the top margin, nice condition.
Background: The expansive parking lot at Greenfield Road and Grand River Avenue on Detroit's West Side served as the primary home track and competitive hub for the Wolverine One-Quarter Midget Club during the mid-1950s youth racing boom. Set within a bustling commercial district, this paved lot was routinely transformed on weekends into a 1/20-mile flat oval speedway, bringing open-wheel motorsport directly into the heart of a Motor City neighborhood. Surrounded by hundreds of spectators and enthusiastic families, young drivers aged 4 to 12 steered small, gas-powered sprint cars—reaching speeds of up to 30 mph—on the asphalt course, solidifying the Greenfield-Grand River site as a landmark symbol of Detroit's post-WWII grassroots automotive culture.
Complete Pictorial Magazine section with 24 pages, a little irregular along the top margin, nice condition.
Background: The expansive parking lot at Greenfield Road and Grand River Avenue on Detroit's West Side served as the primary home track and competitive hub for the Wolverine One-Quarter Midget Club during the mid-1950s youth racing boom. Set within a bustling commercial district, this paved lot was routinely transformed on weekends into a 1/20-mile flat oval speedway, bringing open-wheel motorsport directly into the heart of a Motor City neighborhood. Surrounded by hundreds of spectators and enthusiastic families, young drivers aged 4 to 12 steered small, gas-powered sprint cars—reaching speeds of up to 30 mph—on the asphalt course, solidifying the Greenfield-Grand River site as a landmark symbol of Detroit's post-WWII grassroots automotive culture.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$28
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.