Jim and Nancy Schaut

email Nancy or call Cell: 623-680-2010

We are the founders (with the late Stan Cowan) and editors of Arizona Racing History.  We are constantly researching and updating the website content to accurately document the one hundred year+ history of motorsports in the American West.  

We have been antiques and collectibles dealers since 1980.  We specialize in automobilia and toys, especially vintage racing memorabilia.

You have probably met us at automotive swap meets and antique toy shows in Arizona and California.  Coming to this website September 2010:

The Autohobbies Store!

We have written three books and hundreds of articles, focusing on art, antiques and collectibles, auto racing history and vintage automobiles. I have been a regular columnist for Mobilia magazine,  Equine Images and readthewest.com.  My articles have also been published in Maine Antique Digest, eBay Magazine, Classic Toy Trains, Toy Cars & Vehicles, Antique Trader Weekly, Antique Week, and Old Cars Weekly.  

Published Books:

 

 

Horsin' Around, a Guide to Equine Memorabilia

 

American Automobilia, an Illustrated History & Price Guide

 

  Collecting the Old West

Published Articles:  

Collecting the Hot Rod Books of Henry Gregor Felsen

Cowgirl Up, Collecting Vintage cowgirl images

Fort Union, New Mexico

Warman's Today's Collector: 

"Home on the Range: Collecting Western Kitsch"

Maine Antique Digest:

"Historic Colorado License Plates Surface on eBay"

eBay Magazine: Automobilia: What's Hot What's Not

Classic Toy Trains: "Guinness Express Roars to World Record"

Equine Images - Columnist, "Found in the Attic", responding to  reader inquiries about equine themed antiques and collectibles. 

Ron McCoy's Collecting Newsletter, "Motorcycle Memorabilia"

Equine Images Column, "Found in the Attic: Calgary Stampede Rodeo Poster"

Antiques West: "Glendale’s Toy Show"

 

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body;

but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming,

"Wow! What a Ride! ..Anon.

 

c)2010 Jim & Nancy Schaut. Our mission is to preserve the rich history of automobile racing in the American West. We have done our best to credit the proper people for information contained on this site.  It is sometimes impossible to find the original source.  We welcome your comments & corrections. If you would like to submit items to the site, please send them  to Nancy.