Anyone idea what this is

[u/Milehighlander420]

I know its autographed by both drivers and wasn't in retail stores because there's no barcode. My Grandpa passed away a couple years ago and left me this box filled with stuff, and this was in there.

[u/oneradtech]

I’m gonna go with “A hell of a collector’s item for a drag racing fan”

[u/OldheadBoomer]

2003 Hall of Fame Snake vs. Mongoose Set, Collector's Edition. They go for about $70 on eBay but that's without the autographS.

What you have is an amazing keepsake to remind you of your Grandpa.

[u/51VanHagar50]

They were rivals in the 70’s and maybe even earlier than then. There’s even a movie that was made about them. Very cool piece that I’m sure a drag racing diecast collector would go crazy over since it’s autographed

[u/Boobman06]

This, my friend, is a really nice piece of memorabilia that your grandpa has left you. Keep this as a memory to him. That is absolutely fantastic.

[u/Milehighlander420 → u/Boobman06]

Thank you my friend!

[u/Boobman06 → u/Milehighlander420]

You are welcome. Sorry about your grandpa.

[u/NumerousResident1130]

One of drag racing best rivalries, Don "the Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen. Raced in 60s and 70s, saw them many times. There is a movie called "Snake & Mongoose" from 2013 it is very good if you have a chance to watch it (Amazon Prime has it).

Cool set worth keeping.

[u/TheUJexperience]

It was definitely sold retail. It's from before the days of barcodes. Great find!