American Victory

275 signed and number lithographs
image size 10 1/2” x 16"

July 25, 1921 marked the first of only two occasions when an American car and driver won an international Grand Prix. Jimmy Murphy's Duesenberg averaged 78.1 miles per hour for the 321 mile race, which lasted over four hours. It was run on the venue which would soon become famous for Les Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans in an extended version which measured 10.75 miles around. In this print, Murphy and mechanic Ernie Olsen speed through the very rocky White House turn.

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$105 matted, framed, and shipped

Proceeds shared with the International Motor Racing Research Center, Watkins Glen, NY.

Cunninghams at Le Mans 1952

275 signed and number lithographs
image size 9 1/4” x 17

Three C4-R's were entered by the Cunningham team for the June 14th running of the 1952 24 hours race. In the dramatic moment shown, the flag has dropped at 4 P.M. and the drivers are running to start their cars. Car #1 was driven by Briggs Cunningham and Bill Spear. Car #2, the C4R-K coupe, was driven by Phil Walters and Duane Carter. John Fitch and George Rice piloted the #3 Cunningham. The #2 and #3 cars suffered valve problems during the race, failing to complete the distance, while the #1 car ended up finishing a very credible 4th overall.

The Duel: Jim Clark and Graham Hill 1962

275 signed and number lithographs
image size11 1/2” x 15

Jim Clark, in Colin Chapman's Lotus 25, is shown just ahead of the BRM's of Graham Hill and Richie Ginther during the early stages of the 1962 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. After swapping the lead, Clark and Hill continued to Championship for Drivers, however, went to Hill that year. Jim Clark was to enjoy his first World Championship the following year.

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Cunninghams At Stone Bridge

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 15” x 18 3/4"

Late afternoon sunlight streaks through autumn foliage at the Stone Bridge turn during the opening lap of the 1952 Grand Prix. Briggs Cunningham and John Fitch in C4- Rs lead Fred Wacker's Allard. The race was soon halted, making this the last official lap of competition on the original 6.6 mile circuit.

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Giants At The Glen 1954

400 signed and numbered lithographs
image size approx. 16" x 20" 

Ned Jarrett’s Ford Galaxie leads Richard Petty’s Plymouth Belvedere into “The 90” during the early stages of the Watkins Glen NASCAR Grand National event held on July 19th, 1964. Jarrett led this race for many laps and had an excellent chance of winning until mechanical problems slowed his car.

Richard Petty drove among the leaders until a crash on lap 10 sidelined him on the back straight. Then Richard’s father Lee Petty, in his final NASCAR appearance, stopped and gave his son a ride back to the pits. Richard then took over David Pearson’s Dodge after it’s driver pitted, suffering from glass in his eye. Petty drove Pearson’s car to a sixth place finish.

The cars of Lee Petty and David Pearsons can be seen in the background along with Brigs Cunningham’s Ford Galaxie driven by Walt Hansgen, which finished third.

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Bill Milliken Watkins Glen 1948

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size approx. 16" x 20" 

Bill Milliken’s Bugatti 35A goes wide as he enters the village on lap 4 of the 1948 Watkins Glen Grand Prix. Moments later, he lost control and overturned. Milliken emerged from the car unhurt and the corner was named in his honor. 

Each print is signed by Bill Milliken. 
subject of 20" x 16" mural, Franklin St., Watkins Glen

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Shadows in the Glen  1974

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 10 1/4” x 12 3/4"

Don Nichol's Shadow DN-4s, driven by George Follmer and Jackie Oliver, triumphed in the final year of the original Can-Am series. At Watkins Glen, Follmer set the fastest qualifying time and dominated Saturday's sprint race until a shock absorber broke. Oliver won the 33 lap event the following day. Watkins Glen fans were again treated to the mighty Shadowswhen George Follmer won the 3-car Shadow Challenge which preceded the United States Grand Prix a few months later. Under a hot July sky, Jackie Oliver and George Follmer lead Scooter Patrick's McLaren M20. The cars are depicted in " the heel " of the boot and finished in the order shown . This was to be the final race of the original Can -Am series. 

All prints signed by Robert Gillespie and George Follmer

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Fred German Commemorative

image size 10 1/4” x 12 3/4"

Fred German, founder of Race Communications Association (RCA), accompanied by fellow RCA veteran Myron “Whitey” Bennett is depicted working a safety station during the 1964 U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. Jim Clark’s Lotus, Graham Hill’s B.R.M, and Dan Gurney’s Brabham duel past the station while past Glen heroes Miles and Sam Collier race in the clouds. It was Sam Collier’s fatal accident in 1950 that inspired Fred to organize RCA in 1951, pioneering the first communication system in American road racing history and setting the standard for safety in auto racing.

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The Colliers at Archie Smith's 1948

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 15” x 18 3/4"

A trio of MGTC's round Archie Smith's corner in the 8 lap 1948 Grand Prix. Sam Collier's supercharged 1946 machine minus headlights and fenders leads Miles Collier's 1947 car as Phil Stiles trails in a normally aspirated 1948 TC. The cars finished 4th, 5th, and 6th respectively.

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The Ardent Alligator 1949

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 15” x 18 3/4"

Miles Collier and Briggs Cunningham charge down Franklin Street for the dramatic finish of the 1949 Grand Prix. Collier's Ardent Alligator, a 1929 Riley powered by a Ford flathead V-8 passed Cunningham's Ferrari 166 in the downhill segment as the cars approached the villiage on the final lap.

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1952 Carrera Panamericana

Luigi Chinetti gets his Ferrari 340 Mexico “on the marbles” while a Mercedes-Benz 300SL takes the inside line. Chinetti’s Ferrari finished third while the well prepared Mercedes-Benz team took the first two positions in the three day dash through Mexico.

Alexandria Bay 1939

George Huntoon breaks loose in his MG N Magnette turning onto Bolton Ave. during the early stages of the “round the houses” event. Bill Dewart presses hard followed by Dan Hamilton, both in MGT/A. Huntoon went on to finish second “seeming to be continuously sideways”, according to a newspaper account.

 Junior Prix, Lap 1 1948

1961 Start Green Flag, U.S.G.P.

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size

This dramatic illustration accurately depicts the positions of Clark, Moss, Brabham, Hill, McLaren,Surtees, Gurney, and eventual race winner Ireland soon after the green flag was waved by Tex Hopkins. This race was the first of twenty U.S. Grands Prix held at the Glen.

Seneca Cup 1952

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 10 1/4” x 12 3/4"

Jaguar C-Type

All prints also signed by John Fitch

$50 shipped in tube

Stingray Dawn

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 10 1/4” x 12 3/4"

150 of these signed  and numbered prints have also been signed by Dr. Dick Thompson and Angie Pabst

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Queen Catherine Cup 1952

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 10 1/4” x 12 3/4"

The M.G.s of Denver Cornett and Ben Harris lead the field as Nils Mickelson's green flag drops on Franklin Street. September 20th, 1952 would mark the last day of racing on the original 6.6 mile Watkins Glen circuit. Eventual race winner Bill Spear is shown in the red OSCA as well as the LeMans Nash-Healeywhich is on display for the crowd. Included with the print is a written description of a lap around Watkins Glen with Denver Cornett.

All prints signed by Denver Cornett and Robert Gillespie

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Sherwood Johnston 1955

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 10 1/2” x 16"

Fall colors dominate the landscape while Sherwood Johnston, in Briggs Cunningham's Jaguar D-Type, sweeps from Wedgewood Road onto Bronson Hill Road. Johnston is chased by the Maseratis of Bill Spear and Bill Lloyd. These cars finished the race in the order shown here. Fred Wacker can be seen cresting the hill in the C-4RK. This interim Watkins Glen circuit consisted of 4.6miles of extensively reworked country roads. It was used from 1953 through 1956.

All prints signed by Robert Gillespie

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Flying the Union Jack

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 10 1/4” x 12 3/4"

Alex Miller  Mini-Cooper

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Watkins Glen Grand Prix 1954

275 signed and numbered lithographs
image size 15” x 18 1/2"

Celebrating Phil Walter's victory in the C4R, this is a companion piece to Cunninghams at Stone Bridge 1952.

subject of 18" x 21" mural, Franklin St., Watkins Glen

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Fire and Rain

Corvette C5-R Daytona 2001