1931 Irish Grand Prix Eireann Cup Auto Car Race 1930s Trade Ad Card

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1931 Irish Grand Prix Eireann Cup Auto Car Race 1930s Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
1931 IRISH GRAND PRIX EIREANN CUP
This event for cars above 1,500 c.c.
capacity, was run off on the Phoenix
Park circuit on July 6, 1931, this race
being desperately contested during
intthunderstorms. Earl
Howe broke the lap record twice in
the first half hour with 91.8 m.p.h.,
but Sir Henry Birkin drove an Alfa
Romeo to victory at an average speed
of 83.73 m.p.h., Earl Howe finishing
sixth owing to supercharger trouble.
G. Campari took an Italian Maserati
into second place with 82.56 m.p.h.,
and Brian E. Lewis was third with a
British Talbot car, at 79.92 m.p.h.
Iu spite of the fierce pace there were
only two who did not finish.
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
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THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
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SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - WEAK CORNERS
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