Rail & Road Auctions is pleased to present a well-rounded selection of automotive memorabilia, motorsports literature, dealership promotional materials, and historical ephemera. This auction brings together a broad range of items that document the culture and industry of American cars and racing across multiple decades. Leading the catalog is a signed limited edition of Holman Moody – The Legendary Race Team by Tom Cotter and Al Pearce, a standout volume that chronicles one of NASCAR’s foundational race shops.
The catalog is led by a strong grouping of Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 memorabilia, including event programs, commemorative glasses, and race-day souvenirs. Featured lots include sets of whiskey and tall glasses highlighting winning cars from the 1970s and ’80s, as well as official programs, yearbooks, and lanyards from races spanning the 1970s through the early 2000s.
The sale also includes a wide variety of material related to drag racing, reflecting the popularity and heritage of the sport. Offerings include photographs by Geoff Stunkard, guest books from the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, and assorted NHRA/IHRA items such as hats, lapel pins, and event credentials. Several periodicals, including issues of IHRA’s Drag Review, provide additional context on the racing scene.
A number of dealership promotional items are featured—pieces originally intended for showroom use or internal distribution. These include Cadillac and Oldsmobile sales displays, photographic materials from Ford, Pontiac, Buick, and Cadillac, dealership display transparencies, and showroom posters for Chevrolet, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, and Buick.
Collectors and restorers will also find a solid assortment of dealer literature, including factory service manuals, accessory brochures, and product sheets. Highlights include 1957 Thunderbird documentation, 1930s Chevrolet literature, and promotional packets spanning the 1950s through 1970s. In addition, the sale features hundreds of General Motors factory service manuals, spanning Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and more, with some starting bids as low as one dollar.
The catalog rounds out with a group of automotive and racing books, including technical manuals, model reference guides, and hardcover volumes of Automobile Quarterly. Other notable pieces include a new old stock Lincoln hood ornament and reproduction porcelain signs for Auburn, Cord, Ford, Coca-Cola, Mack, Packard, and more.
🔍 Highlighted Lots
Lot 9560 – Holman Moody – The Legendary Race Team – LIMITED SIGNED EDITION by Tom Cotter and Al Pearce
A signed edition chronicling the work of one of NASCAR’s foundational racing teams.
Lot 9762 – Thirty-Five Pieces Of Mercedes-Benz 1975–2000s Dealer Literature – International Brochures
Lot 9677 – 1946 National Service Manual: A Perpetual Maintenance Guide For All Automobiles
Lot 9579 – Three Early 1950s Buick Dealer Showroom Transparent Displays
Lot 9640 – NHRA/IHRA Mixed Ephemera Group – Six Hats, Twelve Pins, Stickers, and Pit Passes
Lot 9637 – Approximately 110 Early Chevrolet Black and White Publicity Photographs
Lot 9686 – Thirty Pieces Of Promotional Literature And Sales Brochures – 1930s to 1960s
