1953 Archive MORRIS MINOR WINS DAYTONA MILEAGE RUN Photos + Negatives BOB GEGEN For Sale

OUTRAGEOUS, RARE, UNIQUE and 1-OF-A-KIND, AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, and HISTORIC 1952 to 1953 ARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL EPHEMERA DOCUMENTING BOB GEGEN's WIN OF THE 1953 "DAYTONA BEACH MILEAGE MARATHON" BY DRIVING A MORRIS MINOR AN INCREDIBLE 70.44 MILES ON A SINGLE GALLON OF GAS, as shown! - - - Robert (Bob) Gegen, at this time, was Sales Manager of the famous Waco Motors British Cars dealership in Miami Florida; was one of the original founders / developers of the Sebring International Raceway in the late 1940's; - - - And might best be known as having finished 4th overall in the 1953 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix World Championship race driving a Jaguar C-Type!
Includes: 1. AN ORIGINAL 10" X 8" B&W PRESS RELEASE PHOTO OF BOB GEGEN STANDING BESIDE THE WINNING MORRIS MINOR plus THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE FOR SAME; 2. THE ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE SHEET DESCRIBING THE MILEAGE MARATHON and THE MORRIS MINOR WIN; 3. THREE (3) ORIGINAL SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WINNING MORRIS MINOR (all 5.75" X 3.5", PLUS the original negative for one, as shown); 4. VARIOUS NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS WITH PHOTOS REPORTING ON THE EVENT AND THE MORRIS MINOR WIN and/or WACO MOTORS ADS (some shown BUT some other smaller also included but not shown); 5. AN ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED WACO MOTORS #10 ENVELOPE; 6. AN ORIGINAL HAND-WRITTEN and HAND-SIGNED 2-PAGE LETTER plus ENVELOPE DATED AUGUST 3, 1954 FROM THE UK's MR. G.L. STEVENSON, CP.O. ABOARD THE H.M.S. "FORTH", ADDRESSED TO BOB GEGEN, INQUIRING OF HOW BOB WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 70+ MILES ON A SINGLE GALLON - - - and 7. BOB GEGEN's PERSONAL CARBON-COPY 2-PAGE TYPED LETTER OF REPLY TO MR. STEVENSON's INQUIRY WHICH PROVIDES BOB's HIGHLY DETAILED EXPLANATION OF HOW THIS HISTORIC and RECORD-BREAKING FEAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED!
Seeall24 images including close-ups AND see the 12-inch ruler in images for size perspective! A TOTALLY FASCINATING, UNIQUE, and ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF EPHEMERA RELATED TO THE HISTORIC 1953 DAYTONA BEACH MILEAGE MARATHON!FANTASTIC - - - ANDWE COMBINE ITEMS FOR ECONOMICAL SHIPPING, JUST ADD ITEMS TO YOUR CART AND REQUEST AN INVOICE- - -Some isolated light long-term storage wear, soiling, and/or age-toning here and there but ZERO actual flaws or damage - - - Overall in very good+++ or better VINTAGE condition! CHECK OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE GREAT STUFF!

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