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Older Automobile, Motorcycle and Motor Racing Cards

printed in Australia

(Cards generally printed prior to 1988)

The following card sets were printed/distributed in Australia. We would appreciate any additional documented information on the companies, how the cards were distributed, or other companies/sets printed in Australia.

Allens Confectionary

(1927) Speedway Riders – 52 cards

 

Amalgamated Press

(1926) Modern Motor Cars  – 32 numbered cards measuring 67mm x 35mm. Cards 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, and 32 have Triumph backs. The other 16 cards have Champion backs.

 

(1926) Modern Motor-Cars – 8 numbered cards measuring 95mm x 69mm.

 

 

 

Ampol Oil

(1957) Cars of 1957 – 32 numbered cards measuring 63mm x 39mm.

 

 

 

(1958) Cars of Today  32 numbered cards measuring 76mm x 48mm. Following the close of the contest, cards were issued with the phrase “PRIZES TO BE WON” blacked out.

Atlantic Petroleum

(1957) Racing Cars

64 cards

Australian Licorice

(1928) Motor Cars – 24 numbered cards measuring 67mm x41mm.

British American

Gallery of Great Cars – This set listed in “The Australian and New Zealand Index” with very little additional information. This is probably the USA set of the same name. See the USA section of this website for more information.

 

Birkel

(1940’s) Motor Cars – at least 14 cards

 

 

Dandy Gum

(1980’s) – 72 cards

 

 

Douglass, W.C.

(1927) Motor Cars – 30 cards

Ennever & Appleton

(1920’s) Motor Car Radiators – at least 17 unnumbered cards measuring 63mm x 35mm. Cards are blank backed.

 

Flood, James Charity Trust

(1968) James Flood Swap Cards – 180 cards relating to early motoring. The cards are numbered, but there are omissions in the numbering sequence. First sequence is 1 through 72. Numbers 73 through 100 are omitted, and numbers resume with 101 through 208 inclusive. Various albums were also released.

 

 

Ford Motor Company

Ford Vehicles – 27 cards

 

 

 

Ford Vehicles 50th Anniversary – 13 cards

 

 

 

Ford Escort Rally Team – 6 cards

 

 

 

General Foods Corporation

Automobile Series 1 – 48 cards marked Riviera Confectionery

 

 

 

Automobile Series 2 – 48 cards marked Riviera Confectionery

 

Golden Fleece

(1961) Cars Today – numbered set in album of 36 cards with rounded corners measuring 89mm x 57mm

 

Goldentop Bread

Vintage Car Series (1970’s) – 15 cards available at the Royal Agricultural Society’s Show in Melbourne

 

Gregg & Company

Vintage Cars – 8 unnumbered cards.

 

 

Griffiths

(1920) Motor Car Radiators – 50 cards

 

 

 

(1920) Modern Cars and Cycles – 151 cards

Holden Motor Vehicles

Holden Motors – 3 cards known

 

 

Joubert & Joubert

(1930’s) Motor Cars –  2 cards known

 

 

Malties

(1950’s) – Know Your Cars – 40 cards

 

(1950’s) Modern Motor Cars – 40 cards

Matchbox

(1960’s~1970’s) Car Cards – 16 cards known.

 

 

 

Mobil Oil

(1971) Story of the Grand Prix – 36 cards

 

(1966) Top Performance Cars – 20 cards

 

(1962) Veteran & Vintage Cars – 25 cards

 

(1966) Vintage Cars – 24 cards

 

 

Nabisco

(Weeties) Vintage Model cutouts – 8 cards, probably released in the 1940’s.

 

Nestle

(1961) The World on Wheels

Sticker set of 118 stickers of varying sizes. Nestle produced a hard cover book of 74 pages narrating the history of the automobile. The stickers were to be stuck into the book. The introduction to the book is by Jack Brabham.

 

 

 

Vintage Cars Wrappers – 20 unnumbered cards with wall chart.

 

 

 

Parsons

(1965) Famous Cars of the World – 60 cards

 

 

Rickard Brothers

Motor Cars – 1 card known

 

 

 

Sanitarium Health Foods (Weet-Bix)

(1956) Age of Speed, The – 52 cards

 

 

 

(1983) Big Rigs – 20 cards

 

 

 

(1972) Car Transfers – 20 stickers

 

 

 

(1976) Cars of the ‘70’s – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1992) Cars That Made Australia, The – 20 cards

 

 

 

(1960) Cavalcade of Cars – 50 cards.

 

 

 

(1976) Cars of the ‘70’s – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1977) Cavalcade of Cars – 20 cards.

 

 

 

 

(1987) Classic Motorcycles – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1978) Fast Wheels – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1967) Grand Prix – 20 cards.

 

 

 

 

(2005) Holden/Ford Supercars – 8 cards

 

 

 

(1973) Hottest Hotrods – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1986) Matchbox Vintage Cars – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1980) Rally Cars – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1971) Super Cars – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1961) Veteran & Vintage Cars 1896 to 1936 – 40 cards

 

 

 

(1966) Veteran & Vintage Cars – 16 cards.

 

 

 

(1979) Veteran & Vintage Cars – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1988) World of Wheels – 20 cards.

 

 

 

(1962) Young Motorist Book of Cars – 25 numbered cards, measuring 92mm x 66mm. Note card front has no border. Album (pictured) was available.

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Scanlens

 

(1971) Auto Stickers – 16 auto stickers

 

 

 

(1974) Choppers and Hot Bikes – 66 numbered cards. See Donruss set of same name in USA section for more information.

 

 

 

(1966) Hot Rods – Set Donruss set of same name in USA section for more information.

 

 

 

(1976) Motor Cycle Action Series – 12 cards

 

 

 

(1971) Way Out Wheels – see Topps set of same name in the USA section.

 

 

 

Smalls Chocolate

(1930’s) Motor Cars – at least 33 cards

 

 

Stephens Inks

(1930’s) Motor Vehicles – 12 cards

 

 

Super Six Confectionary

(1950’s~1960’s) Story of Motoring – Veteran Cars – believed to be 6 cards.

 

 

 

Universal Confectionary

(1950’s) Automobile Series 1 – 48 cards

 

(1950’s) Automobile Series 2 – 48 cards

Vauxhall Motor Cars

(1960’s~1970’s) Vauxhall Cars – 2 known

 

 

 

Victorian Egg Board

(1970’s) Vintage Car Series – at least 17 cards

 

Weston Biscuit

(1961) Veteran & Vintage Cars – 24 cards

 

(1962) Veteran & Vintage Cars Second Series – 24 cards.

 

White Signet

(1928) Motor Monikers – 30 cards.

 

White Wings

Vintage Car Series – 16 cards

 

 

 

Holden Car Series – 15 cards

 

 

Wincris Panels

(1930’s) Veteran and Vintage Cars – 10 cards known.

 

 

Young, Scott

(1965) Veteran Cars – 6 cards