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	1163. DESTINATION MONTE. Peter Harper. 1967 MBC edition of this book with a deceptive title. It actually covers all the big rallies such s the RAC, the Tulip, Acropolis et. as well as forays behind the iron curtain, the Mille Miglia and into production car racing. Small section of photos. Foreword by Raymond Baxter. Hardback with very good dustwrapper. 5in x 8in. pp.160 £10
	1161a. DUBAI GRAND PRIX 1981. Souvenir programme for this rather odd event in December (sic) 1981. Fangio, Moss, Brabham, Hulme and Scheckter were all invited guests. Events included a Pace Petroleum Aston Martin race (Eric Thompson in a DB2, Victor Gauntlett in a DB4, John Downe in Project 212) as well as Formula One demonstrations by Theodore and McLaren and the debut of the Aston Martin Nimrod. English language. In excellent condition A4 format with card covers. £22
	1160. DRIVE IT! The Complete book of LONG CIRCUIT KARTING. Mike Smith & Roger Calvert 1985. illustrated companion to the motor sport which has generated many Grand Prix stars. Karts, circuits, equipment, history and advice on how to enter the sport. hardback in excellent condition. 8.5in x 11in. pp. 122 £15
	1159. HOW MOTOR CARS RUN. 1939. Description of the physics and mechanics of the motor car with diagrams etc. explaining lubrication, gear systems, carburation etc. etc. variety of photos include the world' largest cast iron ingot and George Eyston's "Thunderbolt" at speed at Bonneville in 1938. £20
	1158. THRUST. Through the Sound Barrier. 1998. Richard Noble. The story of the Thrust SSC car and its attempts on the Land Speed Record, finally going supersonic in 1997. Glossy production with hundreds of terrific photographs accompanying the first hand account by the man who first broke the LSR in Thrust 2 "For Britain and the Hell of It" Essential for the Speed record enthusiast. Hardback in excellent dustwrapper 8in x 10in. pp 320 £25
	1156. B.R.D.C. SILVER JUBILEE BOOK. 1952. Limited numbered edition of the British Racing Drivers' Club book. Erudite articles on the club as well as every aspect of motor sport. Authors include S.C.H. Davis, Dr. Benjafield, John Cobb, Raymond Mays, George Eyston, Stirling Moss, Kay Petre, George Monkhouse, Earl Howe etc. etc. Beautiful photographs. Expensive-feeling production. Hardback in superb condition, clean and unmarked. 8.5in x 11in pp.216 plus 38 pages of photos and the inevitable Brockbank cartoons. £48
	1155. SPORTS CARS. Laurie Cade 1962. Foyles handbook covering a history of the sports car as a vehicle type, specific marques such as Jaguar and MG plus tuning tips, racing, rallies and trials etc. etc. Illustrated with period photos. Hardback in excellent condition. 7.5in x 5in pp.90 £6
	1154. The MOTOR YEARBOOK 1949. If you know and collect these annuals you'll know what to expect. A round -up of the (1948) year's motorsport as well as road car articles and specifications. Lots of photographs, technical cutaways, great period ads,and of course Brockbank cartoons. Hardback in very good condition although the dustwrapper is rather tired (now in a plastic protector) 7.5in x 10in ,pp.226 £30
	1153. BMW PIN BADGE. Factory supplied enamel badge with the famous blue and white quadrant design representing a whirling propeller. 1/4 inch (6.5mm) in diameter on 1.75in (42mm) pin. in original BMW parts dept. plastic bag. £15
	1152. TURBOCHARGING AND SUPERCHARGING. Alan Allard. 1982. "A practical guide to supercharging and turbo charging car, motorcycle and small diesel engines for road and competition use" this contains a wealth of technical detail plus lots of great period photos of Allard dragsters as well as vehicles of all types. Allard were distributors for Shorrock superchargers at one time. Hardback with dustwrapper in near-perfect condition (inside corner price clipped) 7in x 9.5in pp.192 £26
	1151. MOTOR MECHANICS' HANDBOOK. 1920. Published by Cassell in London this beautifully compact book is obviously designed to fit into a pocket or glovebox. Incredible technical detail on all aspects of motor vehicles with over 100 illustrations, diagrams and tables. Hardback with curved pocketbook style corners and durable leathercloth covers. In amazingly near-perfect condition. 4in x 7in pp.267 £40
	1149. BROOKLANDS Reunion meeting programmes. all in excellent clean condition: 1967. 60th Anniversary meeting. Programme for the concours, driving tests and displays of veteran, vintage and classic cars and motorcycles. Historical articles on the rack with period illustrations, list of competitors etc. Good condition. 6in x9.5in £10 1978. Includes a section reproduced from a 1933 yearbook. Particularly good for photos. 5.5in x 8.5in £8 1983. Full entry list, plus period photos etc. 6 in x 8.5in £8
	1148. GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 1975. Circuit Paul Ricard. Original circuit flyer giving admission prices, race weekend timetable, maps etc. In French, English, German Spanish and Italian. Single sheet folds out to 16in x 8in. £8
	1147. THE SEBRING STORY. Alec Ulmann. 1969 first edition. Highly detailed history of the Sebring track by an author who was president of the Automobile racing Club of Florida and a leading official at Sebring since the start. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardback with excellent dustwrapper 5.5in x 8in pp.204 £30
	1146. JACK BRABHAM. Great photo of a cheerful looking Jack in the paddock wearing his BRDC race overalls. Original Barry McKay photograph signed in blue pen by Jack Brabham. 6.5in x 8.5in will look wonderful framed. £55
	1145. THE MUSTANGS. 1964-1973. Richard Langworth. 1988. One of the excellent Collector's Guide series, this has typically well researched text covering the whole history of the Ford Mustang through all its variants including the Shelby cars and the racing models. Period photos throughout and appendices on identification production numbers, specs, chassis codes etc. etc. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 7.5in x 9in pp.144 £18
	1144. AUTO UNION / AUDI TRADITION. Lavish press pack produced by Audi to celebrate its 90th Birthday and the 50th anniversary of the 'four rings' in 1999 Heavyweight canvas-effect card folder folds out into three sections with pockets holding press releases, archive photos (detailed captions on the backs) and collectors postcards of original posters for Horch, Audi, DKW and Wanderer. Opens out to 12in x 26 in. Mint condition. £40
	1141. TIM BAKER. MOTOR MECHANIC Bruce Carter 1957. One of a series of "Career Books for Boys" This tells the story of a young lad who "finds the scent of exhaust smoke as satisfying as the crack of leather on willow is to the cricket fan" Entertainingly detailed view of sports car racing in the '50s (all these stories seem to involve Le Mans sooner or later!) Hardback with slightly tired dustwrapper (rubbed at edges, small piece missing from top of spine) £10
	1140. ALAIN PROST. Competition Driving. 'The Professor' discusses his own and all types of driving technique in a Marlboro Autocourse publication from 1990. Highly detailed with lots of diagrams and beautiful photos of '80s Formula One. Hardback 8in x 9in pp.192 £12
	1135. IRISH GRAND PRIX Programmes: Each 250x150mm. Two programmes for each meeting (Saturday and Sunday). Photos and driver profiles. Entry list. 1929. First day. (shown here) Rear cover missing. Colour cover art. pp.64. £200 1930. First day. (shown here) Excellent. Racing colour cover art. pp.80. £250 1930. Second day. Same cover art as Day 1. pp.80. £250 1931. First day. (shown here) Racing colour cover art.. pp.48. £250 1931. Second day. pp.48. £250
	1134. ARDS INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACE. Fold-out colour map of the Ards Circuit with circuit landmarks illustrated. International Motor Car Race. 18 August 1928. The Belfast Telegraph. Folded 145x200mm. Opens to 570x600mm. Tear at fold professionally repaired. Rare. £300
	1132. TOURIST TROPHY Programmes: 1929 International Tourist Trophy race programme. Ards. Bryan de Grineau colour cover art. Photographs. Full entry list. Driver profiles. 250x150mm. pp.60. Winner: Caracciola/Mercedes. £250 1950. (not shown) Dundrod. Colour cover art. Cover worn. Photos. Entry list. pp.56. Winner: Moss/Jaguar. £120 1955. D-Type Jaguar on cover. Photos, features, full entry list. pp.72. Winner: Moss/Fitch/Mercedes-Benz. #150
	1131. CORK INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACE Programmes: 1938. First day. Driver profiles, circuit map, full entry list (includes Wimille). Pp.34 £175 1938. Second day. As above. Pp.36. £175 1955. Driver and rider profiles. 215x140mm. Pp.32. £45
	1130. ULSTER TROPHY RACES Programmes: 1947. Ballyclare circuit. Driver profiles, full entry list. 220x140mm. pp.68. £150 1951. Dundrod. Full entry list. Driver profiles. pp.60. £150 1952. BRM, Maserati, Ferrari art on cover. pp.60. £150
	1129. PHOENIX PARK RACE Programmes: 1960. Photos. Driver profiles. History of racing at Phoenix Park. pp.28. £60 1962. As above. pp.32. £60 1965. As above. pp.32. £50 1967. As above. pp.40. £40 1982. As above. pp.42. £15
	1128. LEINSTER TROPHY RACE Programmes: 1948. Full entry list. Race history. Photos. pp.32. £90 1954. Full entry list. Race history. Driver profiles. £70 1963. Full entry list. Circuit map. Driver profiles. £50 1965. Full entry list. Circuit map. Driver profiles. pp.30 £40
	1127. CURRAGH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACE Programme. 1954. Full entry list. Driver profiles. pp.36 £70
	1126. LIMERICK INTERNATIONAL CAR RACE Programme 1938. Full entry list. Driver profiles. Circuit map. pp.28 £100
	1125. TOURIST TROPHY MOTORCYCLE RACE. 1931. Programme with full entry list. Rider profiles. Photos. Circuit map. Glossy. 110x135mm. John Bull Tyres. pp.48 £100

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