1971 Topps Matchbox Speed Kings: 4 Prototype Cards on Art Board - One of a kind

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1971 Topps Matchbox Speed Kings: 4 Prototype Cards on Art Board - One of a kind:
$8000.00

This is a 12-inch by 16-inch concept art board featuring the only four known1971 Topps Matchbox Speed Kings Trading Cards.

The four Topps Matchbox Speed Kingsshowcased are: K-33 Magenta Citroen SM, K-30 Mercedes Benz C111, K-31 Bertone Runabout, and K-34 F1 Formula 1 Thunderclap. It is worth notingthat the famous car that Burt Renolds took joyriding in "TheLongest Yard" was a 1973 Citroen SM.

Theseprototypes are affixed to the concept art board along with Topps' originaldesign heading. The size is 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches for each card and the color is as nice as theyday they were created. It is unknown why the Matchbox license was notissued to Topps and the cards were never manufactured for widespread distribution.

ORIGIN:

Obtained directly from an executive and board member of the Topps Shorin family along with an extensive collection of proofs, concept prototypes on art boards, test issues, promotional sheets, 3-card advertising strips, original art, company documentation, uncut sheets, uncataloged production products, mock-ups, demos, variations, banquet sets, type 1 photographs, and many other one-of-a-kind pieces. The entire collection was purchased in 1995 and stored carefully since.

The two pieces sold to date were a display prototype for a 1978 Star Wars card storage locker and an art board with 1973-74 Topps Basketball Test Super cards, which were individually removed from the art board and encapsulated by PSA: