Challenger - Mickey Thompson's own story

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Here it (finally) is, ladies and gentlemen.  It's an auction of this first edition of the book.  It's a paperback, written by Mickey Thompson with Griffith Borgeson.  while Griff may have done the writing per se and Mickey told him what to write -- it's mostly in first-person and a fine read.  I took about 5 evenings to "preview" the book, and it lasted that long because I'd purposely put it down after reading for a while -- wanting to prolong the enjoyment and delay the finality of having finished it.  It "ends" just before the 1963 Indianapolis race.  The spine of the book is not cracked and the pages haven't been folded over or anything.  Here are a few photos:







It's a Signet Key Book, priced at 50 cents.  Just inside, on the first page of paper, there's a penciled-in "15-", implying that $15 was the market price once, probably at a swap meet or something.  I'm going to auction it to benefit landracing.com after settling with them Forum member that donated it for the site.  He gets a (fixed part of the) price.

Bidding will continue 'til bedtime Monday -- to make sure that folks who might not visit this Forum on the weekend have a chance at it.  The bidding will be open - post your bid right here on the Forum, and that'll allow one and all to see where the current price is. 

$20 starting price, please.  I'll wrap and ship it to the winner.  Remember, this is an auction to benefit landracing.com, so bid early, bid high, and bid often -- the site's bankroll is at the wintertime low point and could use a nice shot in the arm.

Start at twenty bucks -- and stay tuned for the next auction, which will be a landracing.com t-shirt -- autographed by Andy Green.

[SaltRat]

I must be early . . .

$20 (no laughing) - it will be a great addition to the collection.

[Geo]

Another good cause to send money. 

$21.00   Going once, going twice....   

Geo

[RIFLEMAN]

  $25.00

[Kiwi Paul]

i`m in for $27.50....

[RIFLEMAN]

Auction Sniper work on this thing?

[John Noonan]

4,001 cents  USD Cents that is

[debgeo]

$45.00

[DocBeech]

50.00

[racefanwfo]

$50.25

[DocBeech]

can we set a minimum to raise the bids:P

[debgeo]

$55.00

[John Noonan]

6001 cents...

[John Noonan]

can we set a minimum to raise the bids:P

Doc

Just bid what you are willing to pay and then double it  Kinda like a racing budget..

[lsr202]

Put me down for $70 USD