Description: Grab a piece of Americana history. Here's your chance to own an item found in the Smithsonian. https://www.si.edu/object/fisher-body-craftsmans-guild-trophy%3Anmah_692208 7.75" L x 3.75" W x 7" H. Weight = 3 lb 15 oz. Wood base with solid metal car. This trophy was awarded to my father, David G. of Davenport, Iowa as a state winner in the junior division for his entry in the 1957 Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild contest. David G. went on to enter a futuristic blue car in the 1963 senior division that earned him a $4,000 second place national scholarship. The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild contest was divided into junior (ages 12-16) and senior (ages 17-21) divisions. Winning designs from the state level would then compete in one of 20 regions. A junior and senior division winner was selected from each region to advance to the national level to compete for scholarships. General Motors awarded four scholarships in each division; first prize was a $5,000 scholarship, second $4,000, third $3,000 and fourth $2,000. From 1930 until 1968, the Fisher Body Division of General Motors sponsored the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild and its annual model-building competition. For the young men of the Guild, the contest was a chance to win scholarships, cash prizes, and an all-expenses paid trip to Detroit for the regional winners. Below is my dad in 1963, in back row, 2nd from left.
Price: 1250 USD
Location: Pittsboro, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-10-16T03:07:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year: 1957
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
