Tommy Ivo Autograph
Tommy Ivo (born April 18, 1936), also known as "TV Tommy" and "Instant Ivo" is an actor and drag racer, who was active in the 1960s racing community. More about Tommy Ivo
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Ivo was born in Denver, Colorado. His acting career began in the early 1940s, with notable performances including Cousin Arne in I Remember Mama (1948), Joey in Prejudice (1949), and William Button in Plymouth Adventure (1952). In 1955 Ivo appeared as Shelby in the "Heart of a Cheater" episode of the Lone Ranger TV show. He also appeared in Make Room for Daddy as daughter Terry's boyfriend Walter in "Terry Goes Steady" in 1958. The teenage Hot Rod film entitled Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959), features a brief appearance of Tommy Ivo as a dragster racer and race car builder. From 1959 to 1961, Ivo appeared as Herbie Bailey on The Donna Reed Show.
Tommy also appeared in the 1950 film as David in "The Lost Volcano" with Johnny Sheffield.
Ivo guest starred in an episode of the syndicated adventure television series, Rescue 8 and in two episodes of Leave It To Beaver. He also guest starred on the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Sugarfoot and on the NBC western series The Tall Man. In several episodes of Father Knows Best, he played one of the Bud Anderson's friends. During the 1961–62 TV season, Ivo played the role of Haywood Botts in another ABC sitcom, Margie. In 1963 he appeared in the "Honeymoon Hotel" episode of the Petticoat Junction.
In the late 1950s, Ivo raced a twin (side by side) Buick nailhead-engined dragster which was the first gasoline-powered dragster to break the nine-second barrier. Read even more about Tommy Ivo at Wikipedia
In the late 1950s, Ivo raced a twin (side by side) Buick nailhead-engined dragster which was the first gasoline-powered dragster to break the nine-second barrier. Read even more about Tommy Ivo at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Tommy Ivo
In total, we tracked 74 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Tommy Ivo (2014 CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION POSTER SIGNED BY 31 TOMMY IVO JERRY RUTH OLSON) was sold in August 2015 for $49.00 while the cheapest item (TOMMY IVO Authentic Hand Signed AUTOGRAPH BUSINESS CARD - ACTOR & DRAG RACER) found a new owner for $2.25 in November 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2012 with an average selling price of $14.99 for an autographed item of Tommy Ivo. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2015 with $49.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.25 was September 2009. In average, an autographed item from Tommy Ivo is worth $13.63.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tommy Ivo were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2017 NHRA SIGNED TOMMY IVO HOT ROD LEGENDS HANDOUT POSTCARD/HANDOUT | $12.99 | |
| 8X10 PHOTO OF TOMMY IVO'S 4 ENGINE SHOWBOAT HAND SIGNED BY TOMMY | $19.99 | |
| Drag Racing Legend Childhood TV Star Tommy Ivo autographed letter & photo set! | $13.99 | |
| T.V TOMMY IVO/HOT ROD NHRA AUTOGRAPHED MAY 1975 MAGAZINE | $15.00 | |
| TOMMY IVO AUTOGRAPH 8X10 HERO CARD NHRA DRAG RACING PHOTO | $16.99 | |
| TV TOMMY IVO 2 Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO S - ACTOR & DRAG RACER | $4.36 | |
| TV Tommy Ivo Autographed Brochure 1982 | $12.00 | |
| TV TOMMY IVO NEW SIGNED NHRA AHRA DRAG RACING HANDOUT/POSTCARD | $16.99 | |
| TV Tommy Ivo NHRA Dragster Promo Card signed autograph | $30.00 | |
| TV Tommy Ivo NHRA Legend Driver Autographed Rod - Signed in Pomona | $32.99 | |
| TV TOMMY IVO SIGNED 2016 HOT ROD REUNION 25 ANNIVERSARY HANDOUT | $6.99 | |
| TV-Movie Star & NHRA Drag Racer TV Tommy Ivo signed autograph card & photo set! | $14.99 | |
| TV-Movie Star & NHRA Drag Racer TV Tommy Ivo signed autograph card & photo set! | $14.99 | |
| TV-Movie Star & NHRA Drag Racer TV Tommy Ivo signed autograph card & photo set!* | $13.99 | |
| TV-Movie Star & NHRA Drag Racer TV Tommy Ivo signed autograph card & photo set!* | $13.99 | |