Brian Biegel is the man behind the mission in Miracle Ball, a Velocity special airing, Saturday, September 29 @ 8p E/P. We were fortunate enough to be able ask Brian a few questions about his incredible quest to investigate just what happened to the lost ball from the Bobby Thomson’s incredible home run in the 1951 National League Pennant. Learn about his search and the ways it’s changed his life:
On Tuesday 12/11, you'll get to see a classic episode of Chasing Classic Cars where Wayne Carini goes through his plan to market and then sell th Porsche Special Hill Climb Car. He takes it to the Hershey Hill Climb race to put it through its paces and has a darn good time doing it. But that doesn't stop him from taking it to auction.
THough the Hill Climb took place back in June, we were lucky enough to have Kenneth Visser - automobile fan, blogger and photographer extraordinaire on site and reporting back on the action. Take a walk down memory lane below, and don't forget to tune in to Chasing Classic Cars starting on Tuesday 12/11 starting at 9p.
Another fine tradition has been reignited with the second running of the The Grand Ascent Hillclimb held on the grounds of the Hershey Hotel. This is a VSCCA sanctioned hill climb exhibition and features a wide variety historic racing cars thundering up a five turn three quarters of a mile long course. A unique opportunity to see, hear and smell vintage race cars slamming gears. This event was reignited with the start of the Elegance At Hershey. We'll talk more about the Concours later. Let's take a look at some of the neat machinery that was attacking the hill.
Wayne Carini was selected as the Honary Grand Marshall of the Grand Ascent. He brought his smile and his driving skills to the hill.
Wayne Carini of Chasing Classic Cars took the Bill Rutan VW* special with a 356 four cam motor up the hill. Wayne spoke about the rides up later "I had a blast" And his sub 57 second times were reflective of his blistering pace.
Hot off the presses! Darren Russek from Grey Flannel Auctions sat down with the folks at Wikicollecting to discuss the upcoming Grey Flannel sale and major developments in the sports memorabilia market.
They even talked about what it is like to star in their own show, All Star Dealers airing Thursday nights at 10:00 and 10:30 pm E/P on Velocity Network.
Grab a coffee and learn all about sports memorabilia!
by Eileen Marable
When I saw the title for tonight’s episode of All Star Dealers I had to ask the guys from Grey Flannel Auctions just what this special item was! Turns out it is a football signed by a whopping 57 Heisman Trophy winners, and incredibly these guys were never in the same room together!
The Heisman Trophy, created in 1935, honors the player deemed as the most outstanding player each year in college football. Many Heisman Trophy winners have gone on to be number one NFL draft picks and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees. The list includes such household names as Roger Staubach, Doug Flutie, Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders and many, many more.
All Star Dealers airs Thursdays at 10:00p E/P Photo: Grey Flannel Auctions
So, considering the star power we are talking about, it’s nothing short of incredible that this football has 57 signatures. Even just one or two of these signatures would be enough to make the ball valuable!
The guys at Grey Flannel Auctions told me the incredible story.
In his never ending quest to uncover the greatest sports memorabilia, Rich heads to the Jewish Historical Society to have a look at a Sandy Koufax jersey. Even if he can't take it home, we get to learn about special piece of baseball history in tonight's All Star Dealers at 10:00 pm E/P.
Koufax is former Major League Baseball player who had a wicked left-handed, over-arm pitch. He played his entire career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, which ran from 1955 through 1966.
Koufax had a slow start in the game with a few minor injuries and trouble refining his fastball style. Things started turning around for him in 1959 when he set the record for a night game with 16 strikeouts and soon after pitching 18 strikeouts in one game.
He came into the ’61 season with guns blazing having worked out and led the league that year with 269 strikeouts.
Another great piece of Koufax memorabilia.
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