1936 US Poster Stamp Join In The South's Greatest Party Memphis Cotton C...

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1936

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1936 US Poster Stamp Join In The South's Greatest Party May 13-16 Memphis Cotton Carnival MNH Serious Misregistration Of Colors In Printing. FYI: The first road race ever held in the South was likely the one that was a Cotton Carnival event on Wednesday May 13th, 1936 - The Memphis Grand Prix. Advertised as "Great speed drivers of America competing for the Southern Title." The four mile course, including two hump back bridges, was on what was the outskirts of Memphis at that time. The event was an ARCA (Automobile Racing Club of America) event - the forerunner of the SCCA, and not the same as the current ARCA organization which was founded in 1953. Permission was gained for the race by the Collier Brothers (Sam and Miles) - early MG racers of Vanderbilt Cup and Watkins Glen fame. British cars didn't win the race. Sam Collier finished first in an Auburn Speedster. But....MGs finished 3rd (an MG L Type Magna driven by Barron Collier, Jr.) and 4th (an MG J2 piloted by Hugh Bancroft). Special Thanks To And More Information At:

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