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1415. WOLFGANG VON TRIPS. Portrait postcard most likely issued by Porsche as it's similar in design to their other fanmail cards. Facsimile signature on reverse, together with his full title of "Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips" 3.5in 5.5in. £23 | |
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1414. CAN-AM / AUTOSPORT. All the season's CanAm articles from Autosport: Race reports, Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme's columns etc. bound together in two volumes. Original magazine front cover, card back. 1414a January 1969 - November 1969 £25 1414b June 1970 - November 1971 £25 |
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1413. STIRLING MOSS PRINT. A beautiful 8in x 10in print from a Tony Smith pencil drawing showing Stirling in 1959. Signed in blue pen by Stirling Moss. £60 | |
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1412. VETERAN CAR CLUB 50 Years Pictorial History. Elizabeth Nagle / Michael Sedgwick. 1981. Published by the V.C.C. this history centres on the UK but covers the Australian, American, New Zealand, South African and European sections too. Hundreds of photographs of rallies etc. accompany the text. Foreword by founder S.C.H. 'Sammy' Davis. Hardback in excellent condition (very slight damage to corner of dustwrapper) 8.5in x 12in. pp.172 £35 | |
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1410. PATRICK DEPAILLER. La Course Est Un Combat. Jose Rosinski. 1978 French language book on the Tyrrell F1 driver (includes a preface by Ken Tyrrell). Lots of wonderfully evocative photos accompany the text. 6.5in x 9.5in softback in very good condition. pp.126 £30 | |
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1409a. CAR DRIVING AS AN ART. SCH Davies. 1965 edition of this long-running classic which was first published in 1952. Fully updated to include such cars as the Mini, Hillman Minx, Triumph 2000 etc. as well as contemporary road signs, regulations and conditions. Lots of great photographs of driving on real 50s/60s roads as well as toy cars (remember the old Highway Code illustrations?) showing road positioning etc. Diagrams, charts, etc. 5.5in x 9in Hardback with good, slightly surface rubbed dustwrapper. pp.177 £20 (1409b Also available:- 1957 edition without dustrapper £15) |
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1406. LOUIS BLERIOT. Three beautifully printed engravings with embossed and gilded detailing all in perfect condition. Similar in style to the labels you find on cigar boxes so that's what I guess they are. Full colour portrait of the pioneer aviator with "Douvres Calais" and "Juillet 1909" and scenes of the historic cross-channel flight on each. Wonderful. The largest image is 7in x 5in approx. £60 set of three. |
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1405. TEAM McLAREN CANAM. 1971. Koni presentation mounted cheque made out to Team McLaren for $1000 as a CanAm bonus. Dated Oct. 30 1971. Silver cheque mounted on wood-effect board. . Peel-off adhesive on back for wall display. Superb unique original team item. 11 x 5in. £75 | |
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1396. CHEVROLET / DESERT ENCOUNTER. Knud Holmboe. 1936 English edition of the 1931 book by a sort of Danish 'Lawrence of Arabia' who conceived of driving a 1928 Chevrolet through North Africa to study Arab culture. He encountered dreadful privations becoming lost in the desert and getting captured by both Arab and Italian forces. He doesn't shrink from portraying the brutality of the times in words and pictures. Good hardback with rather crumbly dustwrapper. 5.5in x 9in. 60 photographs "taken by the author under great difficulties with a small camera" pp.282 £35 | |
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1395. AMERICAN MOTORTOYS. Lillian Gottschalk 1986. A lavishly produced tome which acts as a comprehensive guide to commercially made motoring toys from about 1894 to1942. Hundreds of model cars and trucks in cast iron, tinplate, pressed steel etc. form the majority but games, garages, bridges etc. are also covered. Detailed information and photographs (colour and B&W) throughout, plus sections on restoration and repair, manufacturer histories etc. 11in x 11.5in. hardback with dustwrapper in superb condition (perfect but for one corner wrinkle) pp.328. £35 | |
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1394. AUTOMOVIL CLUB DE PORTO RICO. An embroidered cloth patch type badge for race overalls etc. Excellent unused condition. 3.5in (9cm) in diameter. £25 | |
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1392. AYRTON SENNA. 'Audiosport' double cassette pack telling the story of Senna's life from privileged childhood in Brazil to his triumphs, his death and the aftermath - including the court case. Over 150 minutes of powerful narration and sounds which capture the atmosphere of Formula One racing. Written by Senna expert and biographer Christopher Hilton. Narrated by Julian Harries. Includes Chris Rea's song dedicated to Ayrton; "Saudade" Excellent condition. £20 | |
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1391. ROLLS-ROYCE / CLAUDE JOHNSTON. 1926. Privately published collection of tributes to "C.J." who was the first secretary of the Royal Automobile Club and effective creator of Rolls-Royce. As its secretary and later managing director he balanced the talents of Royce, the doughty engineer and Rolls the racing driver, aviator and salesman. See the excellent biography by W.J. Oldham; "The Hyphen in Rolls-Royce" which sums up his role perfectly. Soft covers with portrait print on inside page. Water damage to bottom corner is extensive but doesn't affect the legibility of the text of this extremely rare item. (more detailed pictures on request) 9in x 11in. pp.23 £125 | |
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1388. MOTORACES. George Monkhouse. 1936 First edition of the original Newnes edition of this seminal motor racing photography book. The author was the UK Kodak representative with a passion for Grands Prix and photography and the publication of this book led directly to an invitation from Mercedes to accompany their team in subsequent seasons, leading to more wonderful photographs and the equally famous "Motor Racing With Mercedes-Benz" also listed here. Hardback with silver-gilt lettering to spine and some rubbing to the corners. No dustwrapper (I'm not sure if this book was published with one) Some foxing to the pages. Dedicated to Richard Seaman who contributes an introduction. Appendix of tables of Grand Prix, Voiturette and Sports Car race results 1934-1936. Picture shows the title page. Each photograph has a paragraph's worth of highly detailed caption information.7in x 9.5 in approx. Un paginated but approx pp.128 £85 | |
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1385. FORMULA ONE PROGRAMMES. A collection of relatively recent programmes but no less collectable at that. All are in the language of the country and in English. Each is A4 format (approx 8 in x 11.5in) and in mint condition. 1385a 2002 Mobil 1 German Grand Prix (F1) Hockenheim. pp.112 £10 See the PROGRAMMES page for a full listing of all the programmes I have to offer. |
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1368. THE VIKING DRIVERS. Biographies of Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson by Fredrik Petersens. 1979 first edition. Hardback in perfect condition with excellent dustwrapper. 5.5in x 9in. pp.208 £40 | |
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1367. SEVEN YEAR TWITCH. Marcus Chambers. 1962. The inside story of the BMC works rally team by its legendary manager. Photos of MGAs, A35s, Minis etc. in action. First edition in very good dustwrapper and signed on the title page by Marcus Chambers. 6in x 9in pp.225 £70 | |
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1364. RUDOLF CARACCIOLA Postcard. A nice period postcard of a studio shot ("Lazi" photographer's mark in bottom R corner) showing the driver in his racing suit with silk scarf and goggles. probably for publicity and/or fan mail. In excellent clean condition with no writing on the back.) one tiny crease in extreme bottom corner) £35 | |
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1363. CORVETTE, FERRARI, MERCEDES, PORSCHE. Four For The Road. Henry Rasmussen. 1989. Four books (the 'Survivors Series') combined in one volume. Originally published as 'Ferraris for the Road', 'Corvettes for the Road' etc. This makes for an impressive tome. Lavish photography (as you'd expect from Rasmussen) of a huge variety of models but also historical background and terrific archive pictures of production, racing, period publicity shots etc. Worthwhile as a marque book for any one of the four covered with the others as a bonus - superb. over 950 photographs, 500 in colour. 11in x 9 in c600page hardback in excellent condition with similar dustwrapper in protective sleeve. £35 | |
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1362. BRDC YEARBOOK. 1967. A nice little pocket sized hardback from the BRDC with membership lists, lap records, major race results for 1966 and racing calendar for 1967 plus articles on the club and a great selection of archive photos from the 'thirties onwards. £18 | |
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1354. FLAT 12. The Racing Career of Ferrari's 3-litre Grand Prix and Sports Cars. Alan Henry. 1981 first edition. Terrific history of some of the best-sounding racing cars of all time, with photographs throughout. Foreword by Niki Lauda. Hardback with dustwrapper in as-new condition. 7.5in x 10in. pp.144. £22 | |
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1353. UNSAFE ANT ANY SPEED. Ralph Nader. 1965. The legendary thesis on the "designed-In dangers of the American Automobile", with particular emphasis on the Corvair and its notorious tendency to kill its occupants. A hugely influential book which probably did more to transform the way cars are built than any other. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. (owner has written his name on the flyleaf, slight foxing to the edges of the pages). 6in x 8in approx. pp. 365 £24 | |
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1352. WE AT PORSCHE. Ferry Porsche & John Bentley. Autobiography of Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferry Porsche which is also of course, an excellent history of the company. Published in 1976. Foreword by Baron Huschke von Hanstein. Illustrated hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 6in x 8.5in approx. pp. 290 £22 | |
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1351. FLYING ON THE GROUND. Emerson Fittipaldi & Elizabeth Hayward. 1973 Autobiography of the '72 World Champion. Hardback with plastic-sleeved dustwrapper in excellent condition. Illustrated. 6in x 9in approx. pp. 256 £28 | |
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1350. MESSERSCHMITT CABIN SCOOTER Owners' Manual . This is in a bit of a state but it's a rare item; an English-language original manual for The Messerschmitt Cabin Scooter ("Kabinenroller") This covers the KR200 model, the "Sport" and 'Roadster versions and the splendidly named 'Cabrio-Limousine'. Total technical detail on all aspects of care and maintenance, as well as Service coupons services every 300 miles up to 60,000. Sachs engine guarantee card etc. Full engine, gearbox etc. stripdown/rebuild data, photos, diagrams. An essential item for anyone who owns one of these glorious devices. The front cover is well-covered in workshop grime and the pages inside have absorbed quite a bit of oil, but every page is legible. Back cover missing. £55 | |
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1348. ADVENTURER'S ROAD. The Story of the 1907 Pekin - Paris Road Trial and the 1908 New York - Paris Motor Race. T.R. Nicholson. 1957 1st edition. Two of the most famous epic early motor competitions in one volume. Lots of photographs accompany the text. Hardback in good clean condition (dustwrapper only slightly frayed at the edges) 5.5in x 9 in approx. pp. 235 £28 | |
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1341. UP TO SPEED – The Roycroft years in New Zealand motor racing. Scott Thomson. 2006. Hardback collector’s edition of only 100 copies (regular editions are softback). Cover action photo of Ron Roycroft at speed in his famous 4.5-litre Ferrari –the actual car Gonzalez drove to win the first GP for Ferrari at Silverstone in 1951. Roycroft raced the Nuvolari P3 Alfa Romeo plus various Bugattis in New Zealand but his most famous car was the big V12 Ferrari GP machine. Large format (10.5x8.5-inches) with a wealth of photographs, many I’ve never seen before. Foreword by Chris Amon. 395 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR SCOTT THOMSON £85 |
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1340. BRONZE NUVOLARI-STYLE KEYRING. Presented to competitors at the 2003 Classic Speedfest at Teretonga in New Zealand, the world’s southernmost circuit. Sideview image of vintage driver in single-seater cockpit. Lettering on reverse. £25 | |
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1337. CECIL B. DeMILLE and CUNNINGHAM. A wonderful publicity photo from Paramount Pictures showing the film director in magnificent tweeds/plus fours posing with his custom-built Cunningham ("Five Wheels Long") 8 x10in original photo in good condition apart from a crease across the foreground. Caption info on the back. £30 | |
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1335. COLIN CHAPMAN The Man And his Cars. The Authorised Biography. Gerard ('Jabby') Crombac. 1986. Foreword by Enzo Ferrari. One of THE standard works which no Lotus collector should be without. Authoritative book by Jabby who was a close friend of Colin Chapman for many years. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of photos, many of them from private collections. A press cutting from 1997 on the death of Yahaya Amad who had saved Lotus in 1996 is neatly stuck inside the front cover. 7 x 9.5in Hardback with very good dustwrapper (corner price clipped). pp.383 £30 | |
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1332. GILLES VILLENEUVE. The Life of the Legendary Racing Driver. Gerald Donaldson. 1989. Superb biography of one of the most popular drivers of the 80s and certainly the most spectacular to watch. As Nigel Roebuck says "The crowds loved him because he, of all the men out there was so clearly working without a net" Colour photo section. Hardback in excellent condition with similarly perfect dustwrapper (in plastic protective sleeve. 6in x 9in. pp.352 £25 | |
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1330. MINI. Rob Goulding. A superb book on the history of the Mini from earliest concept through to production and racing. Cooper, Downton and competition models are covered as well as van, pick up and Moke derivatives, plus specials etc. etc. Lots of photographs and excellent historical anecdotes throughout make this one of the must have works in any Mini library. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 7.5in x 10in. pp.208. £25 | |
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1329. GRAHAM HILL. Portrait poster of Graham with "World Champion 1962 (BRM) 1968 (Gold Leaf Team Lotus)" captioned alongside. 11.5in x 16 in (30 x 40cm) approx. Single horizontal fold. £10 | |
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1328. INDIANAPOLIS PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS. Six fine 10in x 8in photographs with original crop lines and caption information, as well as retouching (mainly of oil stains on the ground!). Clockwise from top left: Gilmore Speedway Special (Petilla/Durham,) Boyle Products Special (Cummings/Haversham), Flying Cloud Special (de Paulo) Boyle Special (later print), Tydol Special (Meyer/Hassio), Gilmore Special (Shaw/Johnson) £30 each or £150 the set. |
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1327. TAZIO NUVOLARI/ INDIANAPOLIS. A great photograph of Tazio Nuvolari sitting in the Bowes Seal Fast Special. Captioned from writing on the neg (as all Indy photos seem to be) "Tazio Nuvolari Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1938" Nuvolari had walked out on the Alfa team after his Tipo 308 caught fire at Pau and went on a long holiday to the USA with his wife. - This then is effectively a holiday snap! Pin-sharp glossy print. 10in x8in. £25. |
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1323. MERCEDES 1903 GORDON BENNETT Postcard. A rare item from what was the first ever British motor race and therefore over 100 years old. Captioned "Jenatzy's Good-Bye" This shows The event winner Camile Jenatzy aboard his Mercedes "sixty" - A last minute substitute after a factory fire destroyed the works 'nineties'. Published by Hely's Limited, Dane St. Dublin. 5.5in x 3.5 in (14 x 9cm) good condition and unwritten. £65 |
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