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Vinson's Treasures
Hudson Super Six Coach advertisement, 1926

Vinson's Treasures

Collecting Paper Cars: Z. Taylor Vinson's Collection of Automobile Advertising

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    • 1934 Hispano-Suiza Catalog
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    • 1955 Ford Thunderbird Catalog
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In Z. Taylor Vinson's unpublished "Auto-biography," he wrote of a selection of items in his collection he identified as his "Treasures." Below are a few of the items that Vinson considered the best of his collection:

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Pre-1900 catalogs
1934 Hispano-Suiza catalog
1940 Ferrari "815" catalog
1955 Ford Thunderbird catalog

To view more online examples from Vinson's Collection, visit the Hagley Digital Archives

Collecting Paper Cars: Z. Taylor Vinson's Collection of Automobile Advertising

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    • 1934 Hispano-Suiza Catalog
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    • 1955 Ford Thunderbird Catalog
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