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Photo ID # I11.09.12_NOV_STD_UNK_0061S_1
Car #: #NA
Driver (s) : NA (Al and Jeanne Otto)
Location: Flemington, NJ
Date: 1961
Photographer: Bruce Craig Collection
Photo provided by: Russ Dodge
Comments: Senior Moment From Russ Dodge:

Always A Tough Decision, What to Buy Next! 

Many photos, decals and novelty racing souvenirs in my collection were purchased from Jeanne and Al Otto's novelty stand at the Flemington Fairgrounds.  Each week it was a fun task as a young teen, to decide whether to buy a decal, a souvenir of some type or an Ace Lane Sr, John Reilly or Virgil Plum photo of a "Flemington Regular".

The Otto's were friendly people and displayed great patience as young potential customers carefully surveyed their inventory for something new each week.  They always had the "neatest stuff" and besides from also having stands  at Old Bridge and other speedways, they operated a wholesale business called Motor Speedway Specialties Co., supplying other speedway novelty stands across the country.

Ironically, the "choosing experience" returned for me some 25 years after my first purchase.  In the early 1980's I managed the novelty stand at Bridgeport speedway.  One of my suppliers was, you guessed it, Motor Speedway Specialties Co.  Then being managed by Mrs. Otto and basically selling off the old remaining stock from their glory days.  How thrilled and lucky I was to be able to buy the original "stuff" I didn't buy in my youth!

Thanks for listening

Senior Moment by Russ Dodge

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11.09.12 Bob Burd

Great Senior Moment - brings back the night's experience.  Any kid who went to the races back then, had to make a trip to their stand.  Over 50 yrs later or what ever the time frame, most of us still have what we purchased there - a lasting memory of what it used to be.  Thanks for sharing..

11.09.12 Ned Stites III

Great memories here!  I wish I still had my plastic helmet a goggles.  I still have some photos and a Tasnady button.

12.20.12 George Pavlisko

I spent all my money every time buying those $.25 Plastic Stock cars with the melted on wheels  and then painted them best I could to look like my favorite drives. Thanks for the memories.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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