1952 Edmunds Custom Hi Speed Performance Equipment Sales Catalog W Orig Envelope on 2040-parts.com
US $19.99
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Frankfort, New York, US
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True Genuine Vintage Circa 1952 Twenty Two Page Full Line Sales Catalog for Eddie Edmunds Custom HI-Speed Power Equipment. Also included is the original Envelope as well as a business card of F.J. Dominianni. There is only one thing more scarce than finding Edmunds Hi-Compression Aluminum Heads and Dual Intakes and that is the Sales Catalogs for them! Extremely Scarce to find. Profusely Illustrated. I know Literature dealers that have several tons of auto paper but they do not have this piece. Excellent Condition. 22 Pages Folded & Stapled. Measures 8.5" x 5.5". It is actually more than a full line Edmunds sales catalog because in it, there are other Hi-Speed Manufacturers such as Edelbrock Racing Manifolds and Mello-Tone Mufflers listed. Eddie Edmunds was a High Performance Expert that was way ahead of his time back in the early 1950s. Performance Historians will probably debate a lot on the Edmunds Legend which is shrouded in mystery as so little is known. From what little I know, it goes like this. Eddie Edmunds' foresight was not with the racer but with the regular "Joe" who purchased ordinary cars of the time such as Hudson, Packard, Nash, Lincoln, Mercury, Lincoln, Kaiser Frazer and all other Domestic Makes. He wanted to fit brand new cars with his products which basically consisted of three major components of the engine: Dual Carburetors, Hi Compression Heads and Bird Bath Style Air Cleaners to match the carbs. He secured a loan with the Federal Government with which he purchased a large warehouse on Stoner Avenue in Los Angeles. Interesting enough soon after the building acquisition (and as this sales catalog indicates), he changed is address to Valley Stream, New York. It is rumored that Edmunds employed up to 50 workers on Stoner during this "Hey Day" and cranked out his products. There are documented photos that show Edmunds standing along stacks of aluminum heads during this time. His wife at the time was a graphic artist who was most likely involved in the design of his unique color Brochures but not the sales catalog. The sad part of the story is that Edmunds, although ahead of his time, was also out of time. He defaulted on the government loan and went bankrupt. By 1959, he had totally disappeared from Performance Euipment manufacturing altogether. In fact from 1959-1969 (his death), no one really knows anything about the man. It is particularly sad to note that this was a guy that should have enjoyed a dynasty like the Iskendarians and the Edelbrocks, but did not. Many surmise that his products did not meet the quality and/or government specs and others felt that his reported lifestyle of booze and women did him in, or maybe it was a combination of both. It is reported that his inventory was either sold off or melted down for scrap. Today it is extremely scarce to find an Edmunds intake or head. If you do it is usually for large money. Many Speed shops that have them actually display them as wall hangers as opposed to putting them on engines. This particular sales catalog although typical for the industry was actually atypical for Edmunds usual clever dramatic style and flare. Please check my other auctions as I will be listing several other Edmunds sales brochures that for Ford. Lincoln/Mercury, Kaiser Frazer, Packard, Nash, etc. I have recently come across what may actually be the best (and perhaps most complete) Edmunds Sales Brochure Collection in existence. I will running each individually to cater to each marque. Edmunds was a creative marketeer as the brochures show. He extensively used bar graphs, color, artist drawings of his products, emotion-filled faces, a B&W Photo of himself, a picture of his factory as well as the Edmunds "Coat of Arms" on almost all of his Brochures. This is a Rare Collectible. A Nice addition to any early Hi-Performance Memorabilia Collection. It is fresh to the market and hasn't been hauled back & forth to Hershey or Carlisle 14 times. Shipping is flat rate envelope for $5.25 anywhere in the U.S.A. Additional will be required for shipping outside the USA. Thanks for checking out our eBay site. We list thousands of different car collectible items weekly and drive old iron daily. Save $ with combined shipping on Multiple Purchases!
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