Defunct Speedway Tracks

 

 
 

Odds & Ends Part 2

 
If you have any odd cards from the following sets, please scan and email them to me John if you want to add to the collections shown. When we get a full set or nearly a full set via the Odds and Ends pages the set will be moved to it's own page.
 
 

 
 
Sweetule Products LTD
 
Sports Quiz
 
[A Series of 25]
 
Card 19
Speedway Racing
 
 
 
 

 
 
ABC Minors
 
Sports On Land
 
Card 2
Speedway Racing
 
 
 
This card credits the USA for inventing speedway and taking the sport to Australia.  I am happy to go along with this.  I believe Americans started dirt tracking in the early years of the 20th century before the Aussies in 1923
 
 

 
 
Famous Sporting Trophies
 
Issued By Colgate/Palmolive
In 1979
 
 World Speedway Championship Trophy
 
 
 

 
 
R & J Hill Ltd
 
Sports
 
[A Series of 50]
 
Motorcycling
 
Card 2
Billy Lamont
 
 
 

 
 
Card 3 Frank Arthur
 
 
 
John says: Billy and Frank appear to be riding American Harley Davidson Peashooters which were the "winning machines" before the British Douglas came along in 1928/1929.
 
 

 
 
Will's Embassy Cigarettes
 
British Sporting Personalities
 
[A Series of 48]
 
Card 44
Frank Charles
 
 

 
 
Card 45 Eric Langton
 
 
 

 
 
Trucards
 
[A Series Of 30]
 
Card 17
Rider Unknown
 
 
 
 

 
 
Flick Cards
World Of Sport
By Venorlandus Ltd
 
Our Heroes
 
[A Series of 48]
 
Card 8 Peter Collins
 
 
 

 
 
Freddie Williams
 
 
 

 
 
The following 3 cards were sent by Charles McKay: -
 
Champion
 
Sports "Queeriosities" 1933
 
 
 
Champion
 
Sail Skaters
 
 
 

 
 
Peter Craven
 
 
Charles says: my card is the worse ever drawing of Peter Craven.  John says: Yes I agree the artist should have been shot!
 
 
 

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