General Information:
The Grand Prix Un-numbered is identical to the standard production
Grand Prix #2, except that there is nothing etched in three places
on the car, rather than the standard number "2". It appears
at the moment there was a small production run of un-numbered cars,
although no one knows the exact number.
Thanks to fellow collector Steve O'Steen we now have some history
on the un-numbered Grand Prix. It turns out that Noel Theobald,
of N. Theobald stores in Indianapolis, started giving away Grand
Prix cars to the winners of the Indy 500. Noel, who was known as
"The King of Crystal", apparently placed a special order
with Daum for un-numbered Grand Prix cars. Being un-numbered, the
cars were appropriate for any and all Indy 500 winners. The Daum
cars were presented up to several years after the actual race. Per
the Indianapolis Monthly Magazine in 1995, the last known un-numbered
car had just been presented to Rick Mears who won the Indy 500 in
1991. It is also believed that some number of Un-numbered Prix cars
were sold direct to the public through the N. Theobald stores. Noel
Theobald passed away in 2003.
There may only be a few un-numbered cars in existance. In fact
at the moment we only know of somewhere under ten un-numbered cars
in existance. While some collectors might consider this a variation
of the number "2" car, I consider this car to be a unique
car in its own right and hence an additional collectible car that
a true collector should stirve to obtain.
See also Grand Prix #1 and Grand
Prix #2.
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