Bobby Ballard (2 results)

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Collectible first edition, first printing of 1937 All-American Soap Box Derby and International champion Bobby Ballard's How to Build a Soap Box Racer: Blueprints, Construction Details, Helps and Hints. Published near the dawn of the soap box derby era, Ballard's how-to includes detailed instructions for building the Ballard car, blueprints and numerous photos of the then 12-year-old Ballard. Also includes an 11" x 8 1/2" sheet of additional instructions (presumably issued with the booklet) and a 1938 red, white and blue 8" x 5 1/2" Soap Box Derby entrant badge - Class A - with a Chevrolet logo along bottom edge. Topics include Tools and Materials, The Frame of the Car, The Axles, The Sections of the Body, The Brake, Assembling and Placing the Sections, Steering Gear and Covering the Body of the Car. Ballard was later a long-time inventor - among his accomplishments were the automobile rain switch and heated seat - he recently passed away at the age of 96. Scarce. 48 unnumbered pages. 9 1/2" x 7 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with tiny corner crease to front panel and light age toning to internals. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book size about 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches with some 48 pages. Bound in color illustrated wraps. Illustrated throughout with numerous photos, drawings and blueprints. Ballard was the 1937 International Champion Soap Box Racer at Akron, Ohio and this book is full of 'Blueprints--Construction Details--Helps and Hints'. He was the winner over some 200,000 boys who entered. Exceedingly scarce book--I can't find another copy. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.