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1123. BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS. 1946 programme. Full entry list. Period ads. Great cover art. pp.32 £35 | |
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1122. PRESTCOTT SPEED HILLCLIMB Programmes: 1946. May 19 event. Full entry list. Climb plan. pp.20. £30 1946. July 28 event. As above. pp.20. £30 |
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1121. SHELSLEY WALSH HILLCLIMB Programme. June 1 1946 climb. Full entry list. Course plan. Photos. Includes Official Yearbook of the Midland Automobile Club 1946-7. pp.56 £40 | |
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1120. BRITISH GRAND PRIX PROGRAMME: 1961. Full entry list. Driver profiles and photographs. The year of Ferrari domination. pp.72 £30 |
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1117. THE JEEP Olyslager Auto Library. Highly detailed history of the US Army's General Purpose Vehicle with all its variants including half tracks, snowmobiles and swimming versions. Amazing picture of a bubble-topped version made from salvaged bomber perspex. Hardback with very good dustwrapper (inside corner price clipped) in plastic protector. 10in x 7.5in. £22 | |
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1115. FIT FOR THE CHASE. Cars and the Movies. 1969. Raymond Lee. Literally hundreds of period stills from movies, from early silent comedies, through thrillers, action pictures and of course race movies to studio publicity pictures. Not much except a brief introduction to each section but every photo has a caption identifying car, stars and movie. Very comprehensive, especially when compared with recent books in this genre. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 8in x 10in pp.237 £25 | |
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1114. BP BOOK OF THE RACING CAMPBELLS. Richard Hough, 1960. Excellent history of Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell's exploits breaking speed records on land and water. Published before the Bluebird Proteus had made its first attempt on the. record. Lots of photographs going back as far as before WW1. Hardback in very good condition with very good dustwrapper (two small tears repaired with tape) 5.5in x 8.5in pp.127 £ 25 | |
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1113. AUTOMOBILE IGNITION STARTING AND LIGHTING. 1924. Charles B. Hayward. "A comprehensive analysis of the Complete Electrical Equipment of the Modern Automobile, Including many Wiring Diagrams and Details of all the Important Starting-Lighting Systems Including the Ford System" Comprehensive it is! 819 pages of description, photographs, diagrams etc. on all aspects of vehicle electrics. The first edition was in 1918 and it was updated almost every year. This one covers US models from 1912. Essential manual for those with early motor cars. In amazing condition for its age, still tightly bound, the only damage is a couple of tears on the flyleaf and title pages (repaired with tape). Original leathercloth-type semi flexible cover. 5.5in x 8in (and over 2 in thick!) £35 | |
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1109. HARRAH's AUTO COLLECTION . "Die Autoshow des Jahres" Bild magazine production on the cars of 'Kings, Maharajas, Millionaires and Film Stars. Featured cars include Bugatti Royale, Phantom Corsair, Mercedes 500K, December Dual Cowl Phaeton. Pierce Silver Arrow etc. Twenty cars from the Harrah's Museum studio photographed in detail. Large format glossy softback. 13in x 9in pp.54 £12 | |
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1108. FANGIO. A Pirelli Album by Stirling Moss. Wonderful large-format glossy book produced in association with Mercedes-Benz. This is no coffee table special. The beautiful photographs old and new are accompanied by a highly authoritative text (written by Moss with Doug Nye) which combines historical accuracy with first-hand analysis by Moss who still cites Fangio as the sole reason he was never World Champion. Softback in good condition (some gloss has come off the cover but it's hardly noticeable) 11.5in x 10.5in pp.168 £28 | |
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1107. DICING WITH DEATH. Peter Lewis 1961. Subtitled "Men and cars who have raced against time and danger", this is a series of accounts of great races, from Hawthorn's victory at Reims in 1953, through events like the Mille Miglia, Le Mans (1955) to Fangio's epic drive at the Nurburgring in 1957, Jack Brabham at Monaco etc. etc. Softback with pen and ink illustrations. In very good condition (slight crease to the very corner of the cover, otherwise immaculate) 9.5in x 6.5in pp.93 £10 | |
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1106. THE JAPANESE CAR The complete history of. Marco Ruiz 1988. Fully illustrated (528 B&W and colour illustrations) account of the Japanese Car from 1907 to the date of publication. chapters on the earliest days of the industry, the change from 'Copy to Innovation' and Japan's role in motor sport. Also detailed histories of the principal manufacturers and their key models. Hardback in as-new condition. 9 in x 11 in pp.192 £24 | |
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1105. HARRY FERGUSON. Bill Martin. Ulster Folk & Transport Museum 1996 publication covering the life and work of the man from his early motoring and flying career through his work on the Ferguson tractor system, his dealings with Ford and the Jensen FF 4WD car. Softback in very good condition 8in x 6in pp.30 £9 | |
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1104. MARCUS CHAMBERS - RALLYING WITH B.P. 1965 book by B.P. and covering the whole international rally scene with profiles of drivers (particularly the Carlssons), Works teams, events etc. Full of terrific photos of 'sixties and earlier rallying. Hardback in excellent condition including dustwrapper. 7in x 10in pp.128. Choice of two copies: |
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1103. McLAREN FORMULE 1. CAN-AM. INDY. Doug Nye 1984. French text version of Doug Nye's excellent book. Hundreds of photographs accompany Doug's usual meticulous research. Letter inside from the publishers of Grand Prix International magazine informing subscribers of their demise "we forward the enclosed book which we hope will go some way to making up for the issues you have paid for". Hardback with good dustwrapper (one small tear repaired with tape) 7in x 9.5in pp.270. £24 | |
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1102. FREE FOR A BLAST. R. King-Clark. Terrific account of 'a young man's quest for adventurous life in an "amateur" decade - the 'thirties' Stories of touring Europe and the USA, racing a J4 MG at Brooklands and flying his Miles Whitney Straight monoplane. Softback in excellent condition 6in x 8 in pp.272 £12 | |
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1101. COME MOTOR RACING WITH ME Rodney Walkerley . 1961 book written primarily for the young enthusiast with detailed descriptions of Grand Prix, Sports car and Hill climb events, rules, organisation and the finer points of driving technique. Great pen and ink drawings illustrate the text (sample here). Hardback in very good condition but with no dustwrapper. 5in x 7.5in pp.208 £12 | |
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1100. FERRARI V12 SPORTS CARS 1946 - 1956. Anthony Pritchard Fully illustrated account of the V12 Ferraris with the emphasis very much on competition cars. A wealth of detail for such a small book. Hardback with good dustwrapper (one small tear repaired with tape) 8.5in x 6in pp.80 £30 | |
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1099. HULME SUPERCAR PROJECT. Initial brochure for the new Hulme supercar currently being developed in New Zealand. Carbon Fibre composite shell, 450hp BMW engine, 6 speed sequential gearbox etc. should make it a serious contender. design drawings , artists' renderings and a photograph if the prototype under construction as well as a spec list. Look out McLaren! single fold, 4 side item page size 4 in x 10 in. £6 (free postage) | |
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1098. IACOCCA - An Autobiography. 1986. The life story of the legendary auto executive who was the father of the Ford Mustang and rescued Chrysler from the brink in the 1980s. Tough talking and funny with an insider's view of the US auto industry. Recommended. Paperback in excellent condition. 8in x 5in pp. 368 with illustrations. £15 |
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1097. MY FATHER MR. MERCEDES. Guy Jellinek Mercedes. 1966. Emil Jellinek was the sole agent for Daimler outside Germany. He gave his daughter's name; Mercedes to the cars he sold and later changed his own surname to match. This illustrated biography is therefore also an account of the earliest days of motoring and of one of the oldest car companies of all. Hardback in very good condition. Tape reinforcement to top and bottom of dustwrapper. 6in x 9in pp.319 £25 | |
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1094. JOHN PLAYER MOTOR SPORT YEARBOOKS. Edited by Barrie Gill, these cover Formula One, Sports Cars, F2, F5000, F3, Formula Atlantic, Formula Ford, Formula Nostalgic, Saloon cars and a round-up of other major international races. Illustrated throughout plus tables of grids, results and other data. Very comprehensive. All softback 7in x 8in and in excellent condition. |
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1091. LINCOLN: - The Classic Tradition of the LINCOLN Motorcar. 1968. Produced by the editors of Automobile Quarterly magazine, this is described as "A special edition to commemorate the introduction of the Continental Mark III." In typical Automobile Quarterly style, there are lavish photographs and double page spreads depicting all aspects of Lincoln cars from early 'twenties models through to the (then) new Continental Mark III of 1968. A beautiful book and a great collector's piece of Lincoln literature. Softback 72 pages 8 x 10.5 in approx. In excellent clean condition with no rips, tears or stains to the pages. the cover is just a little grubby but is undamaged. As the cover is simply cream card with the title in gold script, I've shown four typical illustrations from inside. If you know Automobile Quarterly you'll know what a high standard to expect. - it's all like this! Canvas-effect softback with glossy pages inside. 8.5in x 10.5in pp.72 £28 |
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1084. VOLKSWAGEN. - Small Wonder: The Amazing Story of the Volkswagen. Walter Henry Nelson. 1967. Exhaustively researched history of the Volkswagen company from its conception by Ferdinand Porsche before WW2 through to the Beetle becoming the world's best selling car in the 'sixties. Illustrated hardback with excellent dustwrapper. (inside corner price clipped) 6x9 in pp.304 £25 | |
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1083 GUY LIGIER . 1976 book on the charismatic French team boss by Jean-Pierre Gosselin and Renaud de LaBordiere. Profusely illustrated with period photos and detailed technical diagrams of suspension setups etc. French text softback in excellent condition 7in x 10in pp.112 £28 | |
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1082 CITROEN Le Double Chevron No. 31 Spring1973 . Quarterly bulletin published by Citroen's publicity dept. Articles on long distance African 'Rally raids' , Factory history, rallying, the Maserati connection as well as a summary of Citroen models over the years. French and English text. magazine format 7in x 10.5in approx. pp. 54 £12 | |
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1081. JAMES HUNT. Order of Service for a "Celebration of the life of James Hunt" held at St. James's Church Piccadilly on 29 September 1993. Readings and addresses by Murray Walker, Stirling Moss, Lord Hesketh and Innes Ireland (reading Kipling's poem "If") A5 pamphlet on thick cream paper. pp.8 £20 |
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