• Vintage postcard featuring a 1930 Cord L‑29 four‑door Sports Sedan, issued for Automobilorama at Holiday West on U.S. 15 near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
  • Gene Zimmerman's Automobilorama HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA Vintage Postcard
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Gene Zimmerman's Automobilorama Harrisburg Pennsylvania | Vintage Chrome Postcard

Gene Zimmerman's Automobilorama Harrisburg Pennsylvania | Vintage Chrome Postcard

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AT A GLANCE

Title:
"1930 Cord 4-Door Sports Sedan (Model L-29)"
Publisher:
Zimmerman Advertising
Type:
Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Subject:
Antique car
Style:
Documentary, early transportation
Circa:
Produced 1960s; mailed 1971
Print type:
Photochrome print
Condition:
Good (G)
Color:
Glossy
Postcard:
Chrome
Location:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA
Postmark:
Postally Used | Stamped | Message
Notes:
August 1971 Rutter, Ontario postmark; 7c Queen Elizabeth II Canadian postage stamp, affixed / canceled

Vintage postcard featuring a 1930 Cord L‑29 four‑door Sports Sedan, issued for Zimmerman Automobilorama at Holiday West on U.S. 15 near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The image shows the rare front‑wheel‑drive Cord in cream with red fenders and wire wheels, parked in front of a mid‑century glass‑front building at the museum complex. Cards from Automobilorama are sought after for their documentation of early American car‑museum culture and their focus on pre‑war classics.

This postcard was mailed to Ohio from Canada with a handwritten travel message describing visits to the antique car museum, caverns, a zoo, Mount Vernon, Niagara Falls, and Burlington, Canada. Postmarked August 1971 - Rutter, Ontario, Canada with an affixed and cancelled 7c Queen Elizabeth green postage stamp.

It remains in excellent visual condition and arrives in a protective sleeve. A great addition for collectors of classic automobiles, Cord ephemera, Pennsylvania roadside attractions, and mid‑century car‑museum postcards.

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