Barney Oldfield Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
BARNEY OLDFIELD
Born: January 29, 1878 in Wauseon, Ohio
Died: October 4, 1946 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Died: October 4, 1946 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Record-setting automobile racer Barney Oldfield (1878-1946) signed this post card while the former daredevil was promoting the Plymouth Motor Corporation's safe-driving campaign. On June 15, 1903 at Indianapolis, the former bicycle racer had become the first man to drive a car one mile in less than one minute. Over the next 15 years, Oldfield achieved fame as he broke other speed records and performed bizarre, dangerous automobile stunts, but he was involved in several fatal accidents to spectators and his mechanic. Ironically, Oldfield became a prominent spokesman for safe driving during the 1930s and 1940s.
1932-Speed-in-the-Gay-Nineties (in person), 1913-Too-Many-Cops (in person), 1941-Back-Street (Other), 1955-Gadgets-Galore (in person), 1941-Blonde-Comet (in person), 1925-The-Speed-Demon (in person), 1939-Sports-Immortals (Other), 1927-The-First-Auto (Performer), 1916-The-Speed-King (in person), 1913-The-Speed-Kings (in person), 1905-Barney-Oldfield,-Making-a-Mile-a-Minute (in person), 1933-Throttle-Pushers (in person), 1924-Young-Oldfield (in person), 1913-Barney-Oldfield's-Race-for-a-Life (in person)
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BARNEY OLDFIELD B/w Plymouth ad for Chicago's 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition, with cigar-chomping daredevil driver Barney Oldfield in racing garb and a three-piece suit Advertisement signed "Barney Oldfield" in blue ink. B/w, 3¼x5 overall, 3¼x4 image, one surface, printed on cardstock.Sale Price $552.50
$650.00
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BARNEY OLDFIELD Signature of pioneer racecar driver Barney Oldfield in green ink on a small slip of ruled paper Signature: "Barney Oldfield". 3¾x2 ruled sheet, affixed to 4½x2 2¾ sheet. Captioned in black ink in unknown hand: "Famous Auto Racer/Barney Oldfield/1932".Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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BARNEY OLDFIELD Signature of pioneer racecar driver Barney Oldfield in green ink on a strip of cardstock Signature: "Barney Oldfield" in green ink. 5½x¾ strip of cardstock. Oldfield (1878-1946, born Berna Eli Oldfield near Wauseon, Ohio) was the chief driver of Henry Ford's racing car, the "999".Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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Racecar driver Barney Oldfield wrote a short note in pencil on the back of this Firestone tire business card, asking the recipient to give the bearer a case and inner tube. It's signed with his signature phrase "You know me".Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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BARNEY OLDFIELD. Post Card Photograph inscribed and signed: "Hello John/Barney Oldfield". B/w, 3x5½ overall, image 3x3¼ (one surface). Windowed to show verso. Captioned: "Barney Oldfield, World's most famous race car driver - first man to drive an automobile a mile a minute.Sale Price $1,062.50
$1,250.00
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BARNEY OLDFIELD Racecar driver Barney Oldfield signed this typed letter on stationery from the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado to say that he'd been "tapped" to MC a Miss Handicapped America pageant. Typed letter signed: "Barney", 1p, 8½x11, on stationery from the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
