One Of A Kind David Pearson Holman Moody NASCAR 1969 Cutaway Ford Torino Exhibit
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:1228821 | Artist: David Bach |
| Date of Creation: 1969 | Style: Technical Illustration Art |
| Subject: NASCAR David Pearson Car | Medium: Exhibit Submission |
| Originality: Original |
From the Howard DeHart estate sale, we purchased multiple pieces of Nascar and Holman-Moody memorabilia, tools, and a few auto parts. Howard DeHart was one of the first employees with Holman-Moody; beginning his employment in 1957 through the closing of the doors of the original company in 1970. Howard was a senior executive working directly with the racing teams early in his career and later running the Specialty Car Services department.
This is an... earlier and unique variation of the famous lithograph cut-away poster of David Pearson's car. We purchased the remaining inventory of the original retail prints from the Holman-Moody inventory stock in Howard Dehart's possession since the early 1970's. This piece was also purchased separately from that same estate sale.
It looks as if John Bach or someone in the Holman/Moody offices submitted the work to the Technical Illustrators Management Association for their 17th Communications Graphic Convention Exhibit. It's a 23 1/2" by 19 1/2" version mounted to a 30" by 26" hard cardboard backer. A departure from the retail print, this version has no color on the car and most (not all) of the car's decals are not included. Without the colors and decals, the intricacies of the drawing are more visible on this piece. There is an exhibit entry tag on the bottom corner on the front side and hand written contact information on the back side. Also on the back side a hand written "Hon. Mention." A little rough condition for the cardboard backer and some marks on the print, but the area around the car is clear, clean and sharp. With a custom cut mat and possibly some clean-up on the print portion, this would be an incredible, one of a kind treasure.
As mentioned, we also have the original retail prints of this cut-away car and they are currently listed separately on eBay. The copies we have were never sold; truly new old stock.
Excerpts from a recent interview of David Bach:Q: Tell me a little bit about the years you worked for Holman & Moody?
A: "I started with Holman-Moody in '68, at Bill Stroppe's place, in Long Beach (California). Holman wanted me to make some illustrations for him. So I made some illustrations of the Ford marine engine so he could put it on the cover of his marine catalog. And he liked that. He said, "Well you seemed to work out pretty good. You want to come back to Charlotte?" And I said, "Yeah". When Bill Stroppe found out about it he tried to get me to stay with him, and told me, "You don't want to back to Charlotte". I said, "Yes, I want to go to Charlotte, and I want to get next to stock car racing." He tried to get me to stay, but I wanted to go back east and I did. So in February of '69, I moved back to Charlotte and started work at the shop there. I got to know Ralph Moody and all those guys working there at the time. One day I asked Ralph if I could get on the pit crew. And he told me, "Yeah, there's an opportunity coming up." And it came, and I was hired to work on the pit crew and keep score on the car, timed it and all that. And I worked there until David Pearson left in 1971, and Bobby Allison came on and I was on the pit crew on his car, the #12 Coca Cola Mercury. We won some races that year. It was just a really fantastic time, going to races and being associated with these great people. In '73 Holman sent me up to Ford to work on the smog program. When that was over, I went back to Charlotte, and Holman laid me off, because he said he didn't have any work for me there. I moved back to Oxnard California, and went to the Ontario race in '74. And Glen Wood asked me to work for him for the west coast races. And so I did from '74 through '88, when Riverside was closed and they didn't come out here any more. "
Q: Tell me about the cutaway Talladega print you did?
A: "One day in the Sunday Charlotte Observer, they had a full page ad of a '68 Torino. So I took the picture of the newspaper over to a photo shop, and had them reverse it, so it would look like the car was facing the grandstand, and they enlarged it until it was about three feet long. And I traced the outline of the Torino on vellum, and went down into the yard where all the parts for the wrecked cars were laying outside the fab shop. And I'd stand around and sketch the front end, and this and that. I'd go back upstairs and incorporate it into that line drawing and get the right perspective for it and everything. And I'd go back and forth and draw some more and put them all into the car. It's all freehand. Just managed to get everything right.
"I was working on it one day, and Holman came in and said, "What are you doing here?". I said, "I'm making a drawing for you." And he says, "Well who told you to do that?" I said, "Nobody, I just wanted to do it for you." And Holman told me, "Well, okay, keep up with it." Ralph Moody came in one day when I was working on it, and said, "Well, I hope you're not showing any secrets there." I said, "Ralph, I wouldn't know a secret if it hit me between the eyes." But there must have been something, otherwise he wouldn't have said that. But I didn't know anything.
"One day, Holman called me into his office and asked me if I'd go over to the airport and pick up David. At the time, I had a '59 Ford station wagon with a 427 in it.. We're coming back to the shop, and Pearson said, "What's this thing got in it?" I said, "A balanced and blueprinted 427 side oiler." He said, "Well stand on it!" So I did a little bit on the little road they've got there. And I asked Pearson up to the office to show him the drawing I was making. He looked at it and said, "How'd you get all those little bitty lines in there?" It's been great fun. I've had a lot of people talk to me about it."
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This is an... earlier and unique variation of the famous lithograph cut-away poster of David Pearson's car. We purchased the remaining inventory of the original retail prints from the Holman-Moody inventory stock in Howard Dehart's possession since the early 1970's. This piece was also purchased separately from that same estate sale.
It looks as if John Bach or someone in the Holman/Moody offices submitted the work to the Technical Illustrators Management Association for their 17th Communications Graphic Convention Exhibit. It's a 23 1/2" by 19 1/2" version mounted to a 30" by 26" hard cardboard backer. A departure from the retail print, this version has no color on the car and most (not all) of the car's decals are not included. Without the colors and decals, the intricacies of the drawing are more visible on this piece. There is an exhibit entry tag on the bottom corner on the front side and hand written contact information on the back side. Also on the back side a hand written "Hon. Mention." A little rough condition for the cardboard backer and some marks on the print, but the area around the car is clear, clean and sharp. With a custom cut mat and possibly some clean-up on the print portion, this would be an incredible, one of a kind treasure.
As mentioned, we also have the original retail prints of this cut-away car and they are currently listed separately on eBay. The copies we have were never sold; truly new old stock.
Excerpts from a recent interview of David Bach:Q: Tell me a little bit about the years you worked for Holman & Moody?
A: "I started with Holman-Moody in '68, at Bill Stroppe's place, in Long Beach (California). Holman wanted me to make some illustrations for him. So I made some illustrations of the Ford marine engine so he could put it on the cover of his marine catalog. And he liked that. He said, "Well you seemed to work out pretty good. You want to come back to Charlotte?" And I said, "Yeah". When Bill Stroppe found out about it he tried to get me to stay with him, and told me, "You don't want to back to Charlotte". I said, "Yes, I want to go to Charlotte, and I want to get next to stock car racing." He tried to get me to stay, but I wanted to go back east and I did. So in February of '69, I moved back to Charlotte and started work at the shop there. I got to know Ralph Moody and all those guys working there at the time. One day I asked Ralph if I could get on the pit crew. And he told me, "Yeah, there's an opportunity coming up." And it came, and I was hired to work on the pit crew and keep score on the car, timed it and all that. And I worked there until David Pearson left in 1971, and Bobby Allison came on and I was on the pit crew on his car, the #12 Coca Cola Mercury. We won some races that year. It was just a really fantastic time, going to races and being associated with these great people. In '73 Holman sent me up to Ford to work on the smog program. When that was over, I went back to Charlotte, and Holman laid me off, because he said he didn't have any work for me there. I moved back to Oxnard California, and went to the Ontario race in '74. And Glen Wood asked me to work for him for the west coast races. And so I did from '74 through '88, when Riverside was closed and they didn't come out here any more. "
Q: Tell me about the cutaway Talladega print you did?
A: "One day in the Sunday Charlotte Observer, they had a full page ad of a '68 Torino. So I took the picture of the newspaper over to a photo shop, and had them reverse it, so it would look like the car was facing the grandstand, and they enlarged it until it was about three feet long. And I traced the outline of the Torino on vellum, and went down into the yard where all the parts for the wrecked cars were laying outside the fab shop. And I'd stand around and sketch the front end, and this and that. I'd go back upstairs and incorporate it into that line drawing and get the right perspective for it and everything. And I'd go back and forth and draw some more and put them all into the car. It's all freehand. Just managed to get everything right.
"I was working on it one day, and Holman came in and said, "What are you doing here?". I said, "I'm making a drawing for you." And he says, "Well who told you to do that?" I said, "Nobody, I just wanted to do it for you." And Holman told me, "Well, okay, keep up with it." Ralph Moody came in one day when I was working on it, and said, "Well, I hope you're not showing any secrets there." I said, "Ralph, I wouldn't know a secret if it hit me between the eyes." But there must have been something, otherwise he wouldn't have said that. But I didn't know anything.
"One day, Holman called me into his office and asked me if I'd go over to the airport and pick up David. At the time, I had a '59 Ford station wagon with a 427 in it.. We're coming back to the shop, and Pearson said, "What's this thing got in it?" I said, "A balanced and blueprinted 427 side oiler." He said, "Well stand on it!" So I did a little bit on the little road they've got there. And I asked Pearson up to the office to show him the drawing I was making. He looked at it and said, "How'd you get all those little bitty lines in there?" It's been great fun. I've had a lot of people talk to me about it."
Take a moment to review our other wonderful estate finds as we docombine shipping on multiple purchases when feasible to combine for safeshipping. If you wish to combinethe shipping for multiple purchases from our store, please send a message requestingcombined shipping and wait for an updated invoice prior to paying. The shippingcalculator is often incorrect, if you feel the shipping charge is excessive, please send us a message and we will give you an accurate shipping quote.
Visit Our eBay Store: Andrews Vintage
