Rare 1937 Porcelain Trophy Caracciola Rosemeyer Stuck 12 Greatest German Motorcycle & Race Car Drivers Start Price USD 5,500.00 Current Price USD 5,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Nashua, New Hampshire See more about 'Rare 1937 Porcelain Trophy Caracciola Rosemeyer Stuck' Description Original 1937 porcelain presentation trophy charger from Continental Tires given by Continental tire company to the very best 1930's German racers and dated 1937. Of the 12 that are known to have been made, I only know of 3 others and I chased after one for years after seeing the one in Indy. One that Continental Tires has. The other one like this is in the Indy 500 museum where I first saw it about 20 years ago. That one belonged to Caracciola and came from his estate and is so documented. This one came from Germany but not sure whose it is or had belonged to. There are 12 racers pictures around the edge and one was given to each of them by Continental. It is presumed that most were destroyed during the war and the bombing of Germany. The Indy one, Continental factory one and this are the only 3 I have heard of except one that was all scratched like it had been used for pasta but have never confirmed that or found out who had it. The pictures of both Motorcycle and race car drivers are of: Caracciola, Rosemeyer, V. Brauchitsch, Lang, V. Delius, Stuck, Hasse, Vahrmann, Braun, Kluge, Gall and Fleishmann. In the center ring is "1937 Das Jahr Der Siege Deutscher Rennwagen Und Kraftrader Auf Continental-Reifen" roughly translated means "1937 the year of the victories of German racing cars and Kraftrader on Continental tires ". The charger was made by Furstenberg of Germany and is the highest of quality porcelain with Perfect gold and blue and pictures. Flawless like it was stored for these past 71 years. Measures 12" across x 2 3/8" from base to top edge and very bowl like although shallow. The bottom part is 4 1/4" across x about 1/2" high and even that has a gold ring around it. It has hole thru the base ring by the factory with cord to hang it on the wall. NO chips, cracks, flakes, nicks, scratches. Perfect as new. Very Rare!!!! Bank transfer prefered for payment. All my items are guaranteed original. I do not believe in owning or selling reproductions. I am listing some other interesting items in different catagories so please see my (view seller's other auctions) and combine to save on shipping. Delivery confirmation is included in shipping. Please Note! If insurance is not purchased by the buyer, the buyer will by bidding on this item agree to these conditions , not to hold me, the seller, responsible if article is lost in mail as I have no way to track it. Shipping to any country outside the USA: I will accept the following forms of payment, oops, I guess just paypal now or some other form wholy approved by the powers that be!!!!!!! . Following applies to buyers using Paypal. If using paypal, items will be shipped using US Postal Priority International at a minimum as that is only documentation paypal accepts. Overseas buyers will be charged actual shipping costs as quoted by post office with no packing or handling fees. Other forms of payment, besides Paypal, used will not require insurance and can be shipped cheapest possible way. Please keep in mind that US postal fees are the least expensive in the world. Please be advised that I am now notifying winners within hours of auction end thru ebays "send invoice to buyer" system so there is no way you will not receive full payment instructions. Please do not use the checkout feature unless you have not heard from me in 24 hours. Packing: When shipping paper items, they are protected by plastic bag and placed between 2 pieces of cardstock and placed inside a priority mail flat rate or a manila envelope. Additionally, a note saying "Please Do Not Bend" is written in marker on the envelope. All items that are boxed go individually in plastic bags, are wrapped in newspaper with newspaper packing all around in stiff cardboard boxes. Place a Bid!