Automobile, Racing, Gasoline & Oil Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a factory-engraved Zippo advertising lighter for the General Motors Corporation's gasoline and diesel trucks. It shows the company's early logo on the front. VINTAGE: 1952 SIZE: This is a full size Zippo: 2-1/4" H x 1-1/2" W x " D...

ARTIFACT: This is a 7-color factory engraved advertising Zippo lighter made for the Gateway Tire Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The lighter has its original insert and shows a caricature of an old, bearded Confederate soldier still carrying his Rebel flag...

ARTIFACT: This is a large, rare and wonderful tinnie for Gautag Ost-Hannover 193The tinnie shows a Vokswagen at the top, at the time called a KdF-Wagen: the KdF stood for Kraft durch Freude (strength through joy). Volkswagen at the time was a fledgling...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce sport shirt patch for the NSKK (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps), or the German National Socialist Motor Corps. A Nazi Party organization, the NSKK was organized primarily for the education of both automobile and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s one year member pin for the National Hot Road Association. Around since 1951, NHRA was established to oversee drag racing. The pin is shaped like a slice of pie, shows a car at center and reads DEDICATED TO SAFETY...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Blue Point CF-12 valve lifter tool. The tool is for use on valve-in-block engines, including the Willys Jeep used by the United States Army and the Ford GPW model. These two vehicles were manufactured only between...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1950s K-D Manufacturing Company K-D 930 valve compression tool. The tool is for use on Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 13-1/4" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool old circa 1950s or 1960s State of Maine Inspection Station sign. The two lines at the bottom read "Authorized by Maine State Police". The sign is in a mustard yellow screen-printed plastic with rounded edges and two holes for...

ARTIFACT: This is a very early Massachusetts professional chauffeur license badge numbered A169The badge is round with a finely notched border and lettering painted in black. VINTAGE: Circa 1904. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous, early Professional Chauffeurs Club of America badge (Badge #52). Chauffeurs were a vital part of the early automotive years as not everyone had the knowledge or wherewithal to operate early automobiles. VINTAGE: Circa 1915...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1921 registered chauffeur badge from the state of Michigan. The badge is numbered 12966 and has an expiration date of December 31, 192It shows the state seal with its great eagle, elk and moose mascots. VINTAGE: Circa 1921...

ARTIFACT: This is a very early Massachusetts professional chauffeur license badge numbered #A3658. VINTAGE: Circa 1904. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical...