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A constantly changing collection of very rare and choice memorabilia and motoring books.
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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

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

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

1392. AYRTON SENNA. 'Audiosport' double cassette pack telling the story of Senna's life from priviledged 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

1391. ROLLS-ROYCE / CLAUDE JOHNSTON. 1926. Privately published colllection 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

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

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
1385b 1998   Grosser Preis von Osterreich (F1) Spielberg. pp.98 £15
1385c 1998   Foster's Belgian Grand Prix (F1) Spa Francorchamps pp.98   £12

1385e   2002   Vodafone Gran Premio d"Italia (F1) Monza. pp.112    £10
1385f   2002    SAP US Grand Prix (F1) Indianapolis. pp.128 £10
1385g    2002   Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix (F1) Suzuka. pp.146   £10

See the PROGRAMMES page for a full listing of all the programmes I have to offer.

1384. JOWETT JAVELIN JUPITER. The race-bred, high-speed 3-seater. "The thrill of owning and driving a race-bred car is one of the world's supreme pleasures..." Roy Nockolds colour art in fold-out poster-style sales catalogue. 14.5x10.5in opening to 29x19in. Full description and specifications. Excellent for wall display in motor house. £70

1383. 1950 VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING included in photographs of the motorcycle range in an original illustrated sales catalogue titled 'The World's Fastest Standard Motorcycle.' Landscape format, card covers, glossy. Photographs and full specifications of the 'C' Comet, 'C' Meteor, 'C' Grey Flash, 'C' Rapide, 'C' Rapide Touring Model, Sports Single Seater Sidecar, C'' Black Shadow, 'C' Black Lightning. 2 pages of racing records, 7 pages of international press comment on Vincent motorcycles. Rare item. 9x7in. pp.26 £175

1382. ALLARD Publicity material:

1382a. ALLARD J2 Competition two-seater sales catalogue. Single-fold 4-side illustrated item. 4 photos of car. Allard and Cadillac motors detailed. Action photos at Le Mans, Brighton Speed Trials and Watkins Glen. 10x8in. Double vertical fold for original mailing. Rare. £65

1382b. ALLARD CARS – Built for You. Illustrated sales catalogue, single-fold 4-side item. Shows Mk II Palm Beach and J3R racing sports car. Double vertical folds for original mailing. Average. 10x7.5in. £45

1381. BRISTOL Publicity material:

1381a. Type 401 illustrated sales catalogue. Single-fold 4-side illustrated card item. Side view photo of coupe, specifications etc. 9.5x7.5in. £55

1381b. BRISTOL “Account Rendered, 1950”. Single-side illustrated reprint from “The Motor” 10 Jan 1951. 9.5x7.5in. £40

1381c. BRISTOL “Appreciations”. 1950. Reprint illustrated test quotes from Daily Express, Tatler, Investor’s Chronicle, The Motor, etc. Includes Bristol comps slip. Rare. pp.16. £70

1380. FRAZER-NASH LE MANS REPLICA sales catalogue. Double fold-out, six-side item. Illustrates Le Mans Replica, Mille Miglia and ‘Foursome’ Cabriolet. 8x6.5in. £75

1379. FRAZER-NASH Publicity material:

1379a. FRAZER-NASH typed price list on headed paper. Lists Le Mans Replica, Mille Miglia and Drophead coupe. 7x8in. £25

1379b. FRAZER-NASH single-sheet American sales flyer. Quote from Lawrence Kulok. 1949/50 competition results in Europe and USA. 10x7.5in. £35

1379c. FRAZER-NASH “Autocar” reprint (August 5 1949) of Frazer-Nash performance at Le Mans 1949 – first English car. Single side, illustrated. 11.5x8.5in. £35

1379d. FRAZER-NASH “Autocar” reprint (Sept 16 1949) of models for 1950. Two-side illustrated item. 11.5x8.5in £35

1378. JAGUAR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. Seven languages. Details of 2.5, 3.5-litre Mark V engines and RARE 2-litre XK100 and 3,5-litre XK120 engines. Card covers. pp.12. £65

1377. JAGUAR TYPE C. Rare sales item for the competition 2-seater. Official Jaguar reprint from “Auto Course” Autumn 1951. Single-fold glossy 8-page b&w item. Full-page cover photo of C-Type with trade plates about to leave for Le Mans 1951. Factory photos, cutaways, sketches, etc. Very rare. 12x9.5in. £150

1375b. JAGUAR XK120 Publicity material:

1375a. JAGUAR 2-SEATER TYPE XK120. Nov 16 1949. “Motor” official reprint. Single-fold, 4-side item. Cutaway, photos, full test. Disclaimer on cover re exaggerated top speed. 11.5x8in. £40

1375c. JAGUAR XK120. “Such Elegance at 100mph”. 3 Feb 1950. Glossy illustrate reprint from “The Daily Mail”. 10x8in. £30

1375d. JAGUAR XK120. Official 16-page glossy reprint from “Automobile Engineer” July 1950. Photos, cutaways, detailed description. Rare. 12x8.5in. £100

1375e. JAGUAR XK120 Coupe. Official reprint from “Autocar” March 2, 1951. Double-fold, six-side item. Photos, cutaway, description. 12x8.5in. £65

1374. JAGUAR MARK VII. Publicity material:
1374a. THE NEW JAGUAR MARK VII SALOON. Preliminary Information folder. Photo, specifications. Single-fold, 3-side item. 8x5in. £35

1374b. JAGUAR MARK VII. “XK120 Engine in a Saloon”. Oct 20 1950. Official “Autocar” road test reprint. Single-fold 3-side item. Photos, cutaway, description. 12x8.5in. £45

1373. JAGUAR COLOUR SCHEMES. Single-fold 4-side item. Mark V Drophead coupe, Saloon Models and Super Sports. Not illustrated. 6x9in. £40

1369. JAGUAR XK150 ROADSTER. Rare illustrated silver-tint catalogue for the XK150 “S” two-seater roadsters. Single-fold, 4-side large-format item. Photos. Specifications. 14x10in. £55

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

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

1364. RUDOLF CARRACIOLA 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

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 impressve 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 dustwapper in protective sleeve. £35

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1347. VETERAN CAR OWNER'S MANUAL. E.F. Carter 1962. Despite the rather cheesey cover, this is a serious reference work covering all aspects of veteran motor engineering for the owner-mechanic. filled with photographs, cutaway drawings, diagrams etc. Rather tired condition (some loose pages and a rubbed/edge-torn dustwrapper) but clean inside. 7.5in x 10 in. pp.187 £18

1346. COMBAT. Barre Lyndon. 1933 1st edition. A rare and choice book which is rightly regarded as one of the 'standard works' on early motor sport and an essential for the MG specialist. It covers all aspects of racing from the first Grand Prix in 1906 through to the early 'thirties. There is detailed coverage of the MG Racing Seasons 1930, 1931 and 1932. Coloured frontispiece by Bryan de Grineau, 24 superb black and white plates and 7 circuit plans. This copy is from the collection of Graham Whitehead and signed in pencil by him on the flyleaf. A good, tight copy with clean pages (only a small amount of edge foxing is present) and clean undented covers. Colour copy dustwrapper in plastic protector. 6in x 9in pp.333 £75

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

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

1339. THE IMMORTAL 2.9. Christies International Motor Cars. Hard bound elegant collector’s edition of the special illustrated catalogue detailing the history of the Dusio 2.9 Alfa Romeo including Mille Miglia, Stelvio etc. 23 images in total including three double-spreads. Full history of the car including technical description and driving impressions by 1961 World Champion Phil Hill who launched his own racing career with a 2.9 Alfa. The auction was held at Pebble Beach, California, on 29 August 1999. Tipped-in colour sideview of car on cover. Splendid marque item from a very limited edition. 46-pages. £90

1338. IM ROMANZO DELLA TARGA FLORIO. W.F. Bradley. 1965. Italian text version of Bradley history of the Targa Florio to date. Excellent historic images. Full list of race results. 247 pages. £45

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

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

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

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

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

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!). The prints are:
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.

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

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

1321. FORD MUSTANG. Randy Leffingwell 1995. Beautifully photographed book from acknowledged Mustang expert. Detailed history of the car from 1962 concept to 1990s versions including lots on the Shelby cars with a good balance of technical facts and anecdotes. period ads and even toys are also covered. Hardback in superb condition with dustwrapper in protective sleeve. 10 x 10in pp.192 £30

1320. FERRARI DECAL This differs from those you get from the souvenir stalls at the Grands Prix in that it's a genuine (probably 1950s) one. It looks like the spirit transfer type (as in vintage motorcycles or old Airfix kits). The image is covered with paper which is peeled off when the decal is in place. The left image shows the decal cover paper, the right hand one shows the image by shining a strong light though it. The heart-shaped printing on the paper says "Fabbrica Italiana Decalcomanie Vetrofanie Fini Giuseppe Oppi Milano" 103mmx 80mm or approx. 4 x 3 in. £30

1319. JENKS & NORTON SIDECAR OUTFIT. A wonderful photo showing Denis Jenkinson refuelling a racing Norton sidecar combination from a War Sept. 'jerry can' in a leafy paddock setting which suggests a British hillclimb somewhere. 7 x 6in (18 x 15cm) original photographic print in excellent condition. £15

1318. 'AUTOSPORT' Magazine 1950. A bound volume of "Britain's motor sporting weekly from the very start: Volume 1. Number 1 in August 1950 to Vol. 1 no. 19 of December 29 1950. The first ever editorial starts: "In presenting the new weekly, AUTOSPORT, we feel confident that we shall give our readers a service which cannot be surpassed.." I wonder if they expected to be still going 56 years and over two and a half thousand issues later. Coincidentally the first issue was published the same week as the debut of the V16 BRM, the second issue covering its embarrassing start line failure. properly book bound with all the covers bound in at the back. This has suffered a little water damage to the red cloth binding but the pages inside are fine. £75

1314. ASTON MARTIN DBR1/250 A pair of photographs of the Brooks/Parnell Aston DBR1 2.5 prototype at Le Mans. Caption and reproduction notes for Autosport etc. pencilled on the back. Wonderful period photo; note the ubiquitous small boy! As a pair £25

1385b 1998 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX PROGRAMME. Grosser Preis von Osterreich (F1) Spielberg. Mint condition. Glossy . A4 format pp.98 £15

See the PROGRAMMES page for a full list of all the programmes in the catalogue.

1303. PHIL HILL IN HIS OWN WORDS. "around The Racing Circuit With A Great American Driver". 1957 Riverside Records Sports Car Special (RLP 5005) re-issued a few years back as an audio CD. This takes the form of a wide ranging interview (or composite of interviews) with Phil Hill. Running time: 48 min approx. The original LP sleeve notes are reproduced. £15

1302. STIRLING MOSS. "A Portrait of Britain's Greatest Racing Driver". Riverside Records Sports Car Special (RLP 5004) re-issued a few years back as an audio CD. A long (50 min) interview with Stirling a couple of days after his victory in the 1956 Nassau Trophy Race. The original LP sleeve notes are reproduced. £15

1298. SOUND STORIES ON CD. The original Sound Stories documentary records are now very collectable and hard to find. When I had a complete set of all nine of the original EPs I had them recorded onto a double CD. Note that these recordings were taken direct from old 45rpm records and therefore have the original crackles and pops, which adds to the 50s atmosphere!
The track list is:

Disc 1:
1. Diamond Jubilee Brighton Run. 1 (Raymond Baxter commentary)
2. Diamond Jubilee Brighton Run. 2 (Raymond Baxter commentary)
3. 1955 British Grand Prix, Aintree. (Nevil Lloyd commentary)
4. 1956 British Grand Prix, Silverstone. (Nevil Lloyd commentary)
5. British Empire Trophy Race. 1 (John Bolster commentary)
6. British Empire Trophy Race. 2 (John Bolster commentary)
7. Monaco Grand Prix. 1 (Stirling Moss / Nevil Lloyd commentary)
8. Monaco Grand Prix. 2 (Stirling Moss / Nevil Lloyd commentary)
9. 1957 Le Mans. 1 (Nevil Lloyd commentary)
10. 1957 Le Mans. 2 (Nevil Lloyd commentary)

Disc 2:
1. 1958 Belgian Grand Prix, Spa. 1 (John Bolster commentary)
2. 1958 Belgian Grand Prix, Spa. 2 (John Bolster commentary)
3. British Grand Prix, Silverstone. 1 (John Bolster commentary)
4. British Grand Prix, Silverstone. 2 (John Bolster commentary)
5. Mercedes at Oulton Park. 1 (Nevil Lloyd commentary, Interviews by Laurence Pomeroy)
6. Mercedes at Oulton Park. 2 (Nevil Lloyd commentary, Interviews by Laurence Pomeroy)
7. The V16 B.R.M. 1 (Nevil Lloyd commentary)
8. The V16 B.R.M. 2 (Nevil Lloyd commentary)

The sleeve notes from the records (EP 501 -EP509) are also reproduced. As a complete double CD set: £20

NB: If you are collecting the original vinyl I still have EP 505 which is the 1957 Le Mans documentary with commentary by Nevil Lloyd at £10

1297. BEADED WHEELS 1955-56 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY EDITION. The way we were… A fascinating facsimile copy of the first two years of the New Zealand Vintage Car Club’s magazine exactly as it appeared half a century ago. There would probably have been a maximum of 100 copies printed for members of the emerging club and few single issues have survived, let alone the first two complete volumes as presented here in an elegant collector’s library edition with British Racing Green binding and gold titling. £50

1296. 1955 MONACO GRAND PRIX PHOTOGRAPH. Graphic official panoramic shot of Fangio and Moss in the works Mercedes-Benz W196s bracketing Ascari’s D50 Lancia away from the start. It was the only Grand Prix that season that the Mercedes team did not win and it was Ascari’s last race. The works Mercedes cars all retired with the same minor mechanical problem and Ascari took the lead only to lose control at the chicane and plunge through the barriers into the harbour. A few days later he was killed testing a Ferrari sports car at Monza. The race was won by Frenchman Maurice Trintignant in an outdated Ferrari and his facsimile signature is on this photograph copied from the private collection of Eoin Young as a limited edition. £80

1294. ITALIAN CARS. Short-lived magazine from the early 90s. Five very high quality magazines, Issues 1,2,3,4,5. perfect-bound so they feel almost like paperback books. Articles on Ferraris, Maseratis, Alfas, Oscas etc. as you'd expect but also historical features on the likes of Nuvolari and Ascari with some beautiful period photos. Each copy is A4 Approx / 8.5 x 11.5in and 80 or 96 pages. As a complete set: £40

1293. BRABHAM F1 TEAM. Glossy brochure from 1985 aimed at attracting sponsors. Nice pictures of the BT54 GP car in action, the team personnel (including Bernie Ecclestone of course) etc. Interesting rare item in mint condition with matching blue Brabham logo envelope. Double sided, three section item on heavy gloss card opens out to 11.5 x 24.5 in. £25

1292. IBEC HESKETH 308 LM. original sponsors sticker for Team Lloyd's / Alexander Howden. 3.5 x 6in. £10

1288. MASERATI / COUNT JOHNNY LURANI.

1288a: A Christmas card from "Johnny and Nelly Lurani Cernuschi" in the form of a postcard showing Sr. Lurani in his 1971 Maserati "Indy" in front of (presumably) his Italian Villa. 6in x 4 in £22

1288b. A similar card this time showing "Johnny" in his 1957 Maserati 250f . £22

1287. MORRIS - MG - RILEY - WOLSELEY Ashtray. A nice ashtray in aluminium made by Seluart of Worcester. Engraved with the names of Morris, MG, Riley and Wolseley and a fine decorative pattern of wavy and cris cross lines. Presumably from a dealership office. 4.5in across. £30

1284. TYRRELL TEAM LIGHTER. A matchbox- sized refillable gas lighter promoting the Grosser Preis von Europa - the August F1 race at the Nurburgring in 1974. Race date and F1 Elf Tyrrell car artwork on both sides. Complete in original box (with same artwork) and instruction leaflet. £20

1283. TYRRELL TEAM BADGE. Chrome and blue enamel lapel badge bearing the logotype of Ripley's finest, the Tyrrell Racing Organisation. Excellent condition with safety pin type fixing. 31mm x 16mm / 1.25in x 0.5in approx. £15

1282. BRITISH GRAND PRIX 1949. Programme for the first post-war British Grand Prix held at Silverstone. (note this is an original programme and not to be confused with the reproductions of of the '48 programmes which were made to celebrate Silverstones's 50th anniversary.) This one has some neat pencil marks on the entry list denoting non starters etc. but is otherwise clean and unmarked. Most importantly it is signed by race winner Toulo de Graffenreid. 9.5in x 6in. pp.36 £150

1279. MOTORS AND MOTORING 1916. Professor H. J. Spooner. Every aspect of motor car operation in the typical exhaustive detail you get from this period. Diagrams of engines, gearboxes etc. as you'd expect but also things like a 'petrol rectifying still' and copies of City Guilds motor car technology examination papers. Fascinating item for any veteran car library. Hardback in superb condition. 5in x 7in pp.326 £24

1278. CHEVROLET 1965. "The Beautiful shapes for 1965" Factory brochure for the range including the Chevrolet, Chevelle, Corvair, Chevy II and Corvette. Full colour photographs and artwork showing the models and their variants (convertibles, station wagons etc.) Softback 8in x 11in in very good condition. £25

1277b. COOPER CARS. Doug Nye. 1987 updated edition of this seminal work on Charles and John Cooper's Surbiton garage which changed the face of motor racing. Superb comprehensive text with 26 chapters of Nye's typically well researched and anecdote-filled writing, plus appendices and over 300 photographs. This is THE Cooper book. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition 7.5in x 10 in. pp376 £70

1276. ROLLS-ROYCE. 1925-39 Manual. c1950. John Haynes. This may be the first-ever technical tome produced by the now-famous Haynes publishing group. Basic printing and reproduction of photographs and drawings but remember this is a first! 8x5in. Softback. Pp.101 £40

1275. MOTOR YEAR BOOKS 1954-55-56-57. Opportunity to acquire a rare run of these annuals in extremely good dustwrappers. Full illustrated coverage of all the year’s new cars, complete road tests of all important new models, all the international motor racing with full results, driver profiles, speed records, etc. Each volume approx 250 pages = 1000 pages of contemporary illustrated library reference from this golden era of classic motoring in the mid-1950s. Large format 10x7.5in. As a set of 4 matching volumes: £145

1274. PROTOTYPE 1968-70. Mike Twite. Detailed analysis of all forms of racing cars in that three-year period, including F1, endurance racing, CanAm etc. Full technical information, cutaways, aspect drawings, etc. Rare now. Good dustwrapper. Pp.96 £45

1273. MY TWO LIVES. Rene Dreyfus. 1983. Dreyfus autobiography written with Beverly Rae Kimes. SIGNED BY DREYFUS IN A NUMBERED EDITION. English text. Dreyfus won the 1930 Monaco Grand Prix for Bugatti, also raced and raced for Maserati, Ferrari’s works Alfa Romeo team and won the 1938 Cork GP in a 4.5-litre V12 factory Delahaye. Involved himself in U.S. sports car racing post-war and also established his famous Le Chanteclair restaurant in New York. 9x11in. Mint dustwrapper. Errata sheet. pp.180. Unique signed, numbered item. £245

1272. FERRARI MONDIALE. 1975. Evangelisti and Rancati. Italian text. Glossy colour annual publication devoted to the Ferrari F1 team in the world championship. Ferrari letter with Enzo’s facsimile signature as official preface. Rated as a continuation of the rare softback Ferrari Yearbooks in the 1950s and 1960s. In this 1975 season, Niki Lauda won his first World Championship in a Ferrari 312T. Triple fold-out colour photograph of Lauda at speed. Softback. pp96. £90

1271. LA FERRARI. 2001-2002-2003. Glossy Ferrari annuals published by the factory. Text in Italian and English. Ferrari history, modern times, current team and company management, full technical description and photographs of new Ferrari models for the year, description of Ferrari F1 car, driver profiles, Ferrari history in F1, photos of Ferrari champions.

2001: 360 Modena, 360 Spider, 360 Modena Challenge, 456M GT e GTA, 550 Maranello, 550 Barchetta Pininfarina

2002: 360 Modena, 360 Spider, 360 Challenge, 575 Maranello, 456M GT e GTA,

2003: 360 Modena, 360 Spider, Challenge Stradale, 360 Challenge, 456M GT e GTA, 575M Maranello, Enzo.

Each: 12x8.5in. pp.44 £50 each. Deal price for set of 3: £130

1270. ROLLS-ROYCE & BENTLEY. A LIVING TRADITION. 1958. Lavish presentation book on "The Background Story of Current Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars" by Col. J. R. Buckley. Text concentrates on the traditional high standards of engineering and craftsmanship at Crewe. Pen and wash illustrations throughout and a line drawing of a contemporary Rolls on the endpapers. Hardback with superb dustwrapper, presented in a decorative slip case. 9in x 9in. pp.35 £75

1269. GOODWOOD Member's Sports Car meeting, 26 March 1955. Original programme for this BARC race day. Race details, entry and driver lists, circuit map, speed table etc. A little creased (it probably spent the day in someone's pocket 50 years ago) and some ticks written against driver's names, otherwise clean and intact with no tears etc. 5.5in x 8.5in pp.15 £15

1265. MONACO GRAND PRIX 1937. Sweepstake ticket from the 9th Monaco Grand Prix. Beautiful engraved item on thin tissue-like paper with details of the draw (top prize 2 million francs) in French and English. Still with counterfoil so I guess there's no chance of claiming a prize now. 5.5in x 2.5in approx. £80

1264. THE THREE-POINTED STAR. The Story of Mercedes Benz. David Scott Montcrieff. I can offer two volumes of this excellent book which has become one of the standard works on Mercedes Benz. Both Hardbacks in superb condition with similarly fine dustwrappers in plastic sleeve protectors. Illustrated.

1264a. 1955 first edition owned by John Morley and containing his bookplate, plus signature and date on a piece of his notepaper. Also inside is a Brooklands Society Christmas card from film maker Bill Mason with a note referring to "the film with Largenburg". 5.5in x 8.5in pp.360 £40

1261. MOTOR. SVENSKA AUTOMOBILKLUBBENS OFFICIELLA ORGAN 1906. A pair of copies of the Swedish Automobile Club magazine which appears to have been weekly. Each is a single sheet quarter folded to make 8 pages 7in x 10.5in Issue no. 1 contains Darraq, Salmson and Star photos, the motor show in Madison Square New York, plus technical articles etc. Issue 35 contains detailed plans for building a motorised hydroplaning speedboat. not bad for 1906. As a pair; £65

1258. STIRLING MOSS. Robert Raymond. 1953 first edition. One of the earliest Moss books and as such very good on his early career. Good racing and paddock photos, including a very nice one of a boyish, bobble-hatted Stirling talking, or rather listening to Raymond Mays by the BRM. Hardback in good condition with OK but rubbed / spine-faded dustwrapper. 5.5in x 9in pp.195. £28

1257. JAGUAR DRIVER'S YEARBOOK 1979-80. Edited by Paul Skilleter, this Jaguar Driver's Club annual contains features on the major meetings of the year, articles on such topics as a racing XK120 and V12 Engineer Claude Baily. Also race results, a "Jaguar Identifile" of chassis numbers of all models, plus directories of suppliers etc. Lots of photos, some in colour. Hardback in good condition with slightly rubbed dustwrapper. 8.5in x 12in pp.120. £20

1256. MOTOR RACING MANAGEMENT. JOHN WYER. 1956 first edition. Superb and rare book by the legendary Aston Martin team manager. Every aspect of running a successful team is discussed with typical attention to detail. Wonderful photos add to a unique insight into '50s sports car racing. Hardback in good condition with dustwrapper. Personal copy and Signed on the flyleaf by Marcus Chambers who as BMC Competitions manager knew a thing or two about this subject. - did he learn things from this book? 5.5in x 8in pp.152. £100

1255. BRDC DIAMOND JUBILEE BOOK "Pole Position" 1987 Similar format to the silver Jubilee book of 1952 (see item no.1156 below) this has a series of articles by high profile authors such as Cyril Posthumus, Denis Jenkinson, John Cobb, Richard Noble, Doug Nye et al on club history, British motorsport, the ERA and Williams teams, the Land Speed Record (including an account of Thrust 2's success in bringing the record back to Britain) , rules, awards, trophies etc. etc. terrific photos from recent events and the archives. Large format hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 9in x 11in pp.256. £22

1253. CARACCIOLA / MERCEDES Munchner Illustrierte Presse 23April 1936. Original German language/ gothic script newspaper containing a3-page feature article on the Monaco Grand Prix, plus a great cover photo of Rudolf Caracciola. Lots of action pictures of the race with crashed/retired cars at the chicane (it rained heavily). Other articles include celebrations for the Fuehrer's birthday, with some rather chilling pictures of a tank procession, youth parade with flaming torches etc. Terrific historical interest. Newsprint in excellent condition (hardly even yellowed) single horizontal fold.11in x 15in pp.36 £160

1249. LE AUTO DEI PAPI. SEVENTY YEARS OF VATICAN MOTORING. 1981. Valerio Moretti. Amazing large-format art book style volume on Pontiff's cars from the Bianchi 15 of Pius XI to the 4x4 "popemobiles' favoured by John Paul II. A fabulous and often bizarre selection of vehicles used on foreign state visits include a Citroen SM Cabrio, Lancia Gamma, Philipino 'Jeepney' and Fleetwood Cadillac. Beautiful photos throughout especially of the earlier cars which include an Isotta Fraschini, Graham-Paige, plus various Buicks, Cadillacs and Mercedes. Astonishing photo from 1981 assasination attempt with the hand holding the pistol clearly visible above the crowd's heads as it was fired. Italian and English text. Hardback with excellent dustwrapper . 10.5in x 10.5in. pp.213 £38

1248. THE ROYAL ROAD Robert Allan. 1946. A history of road transport in Britain concentrating on the carriers. Unusual photographs show a wide variety of specialist heavy transporters, particularly military vehicles carrying large Aircraft sections, Tanks and Mulberry Harbours etc. Hardback with dustwrapper which is intact but rather rubbed around the edges now. one small tear repaired with tape. 5in x 7.5in pp.192 £12

1247. ADAC/ NURBURGRING 1000km 1964 Commemorative plaque celebrating "10 Jahre Int ADAC 1000km Rennen 1964. Gold coloured metal with bas-relief scene of some kind of winged racing goddess overlooking a racing scene. Distinctive Nurburgring castle tower on hill in background. Stamped "Dessler - Munchen" on the back. 2in x 2.25in (50mm x 58mm) £90

1245. THE BULLNOSE AND FLATNOSE MORRIS. L.P. Jarman & R. Barraclough. 1976. Extremely detailed history by acknowledged marque experts which includes commercial versions, racing and early MGs. Photographs, line drawings and diagrams throughout. Good section on maintenance and tuning. Hardback with good dustwrapper (faded spine). 6.5in x 9.5in. pp.277 £45

1244. FORD AT WAR. Hilary Saunders. 1946. Fine British book on Ford's role in WW2 with great photos and colour paintings of scenes inside factories, of battlefield vehicles in action and of bomb damage, agriculture etc. Colour frontispiece fold out map of the Thames from Westminster to Tilbury showing historical sites as well as the Dagenham works. Softback in excellent condition considering the thin postwar paper. 6.5in x 9in pp. 94 £28

1243. MERCEDES PIONEER OF AN INDUSTRY. Alexander E. Ullmann 1948. Good history of the early days of Daimler and Mercedes. Illustrated with photos, line drawings and period advertisements. Lots of racing content especially pre WW1. Softback 8.5in x 11in. pp.48 £15

1242. TRANSPORT MUSEUMS. Jack Simmons. 1970 first edition. Collection of reviews of automotive, aviation and railway museums both in Britain and the rest of Western Europe. Principal exhibits described in detail. Illustrated with several photo sections. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition (inside corner price clipped) 5.5in x 8.5in pp.300 £10

1241. JAMES HUNT MAGAZINE. Two copies of this surprisingly good magazine published in 1977. both in very good condition. £20 each.
1241a. Issue no. 1. The world Championship, the Ferrari threat in the forthcoming season, Niki Lauda, McLaren M23, James Hunt Fan Club, F1 season calendar etc.
1241b Issue no. 3. Making a TV ad with Morecambe and Wise, Friends such as George Harrison and Barry Sheene, Paul Newman, Jody Scheckter and James' girlfriend Jane "Hottie" Birbeck etc.

1236. GLANZVOLLE ALTE AUTOZEIT. Beautiful book on early cars with great glossy Julius Weitmann photographs on virtually every other page. Daimler, Mercedes, Maybach etc. feature heavily but all the thoroughbreds such as Bugatti, Rolls Royce and Hispano Suiza are here. Some unusual things too, such as the Rumpler Tropfenwagen of 1921 which looks like an airship gondola on wheels. German text. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition (faded spine but otherwise perfect) large format 9in x 11in pp.169 £20

1235. DYKE'S AUTOMOBILE & GASOLINE ENGINE ENCYCLOPEDIA. 1927. Incredibly detailed manual for very conceivable component of the motor car, motorcycle, truck or tractor. Engravings, diagrams and charts throughout. Repair, renovation and maintenance procedures. Data and discussion of specific models, both US and European. A terrific work of reference for any pre- 1930s vehicle. Hefty 1233 page tome in incredibly clean condition. 7in x 10in. £48.

1234. THE AUTOCAR 1907 July 6th 1907 (No. 611 vol. XIX) Includes accounts of S.F. Edge's 1,582 miles in 24 hours at Brooklands, The Scottish Reliability Trials and The 'Race for the Grand Prix' 10 laps of a triangular course from Dieppe - Londinieres - Eu, won by Nazzaro on a Fiat. In very good condition for an almost 100 year old magazine. All the pages are firmly stapled in and the cover is still attached, albeit with a few tears to the edge around the spine. 9in x 12in £85

1231. FORD GT-40 Print. Very crisp line drawing of an early looking (?) Ford GT-40 in side/3/4 view. Artist's credit is "Dixon" Printed on cream coloured semi-matt cream paper (it may have been white originally!). Will frame beautifully. 12in x 7in. £12

1230. PORSCHE CARRERA 6 Print. Similar to no, 1231 above, this one is of the Porsche Carrera 6, shown in slightly more 3/4 profile. 12in x 7in. £12

1228. TOURING CLUB ITALIANO ANNUARIO GENERALE 1912. Wonderful motor touring guide - (a close relative of the famous red Michelin Guide) detailing hotels, restaurants, Post offices, Chemists, Garages and a host of other services for every town in Italy. Streetmaps of principal towns, period advertisements etc. Large illustrated General Interest section at the front contains details of Locomotives, Cars, Aeroplanes and Dirigibles, plus information on subjects as diverse as winter sports, populations of European countries etc. etc. Fascinating. Italian text. Hardback pocketbook format (curved covers and page corners) in excellent condition 4in x 7in pp.752 £80

1226. 'MOTOR SPORT' MAGAZINES. Below is my current list of these. Prices as shown either for a single magazine to complete your collection or for a whole calendar year (12 issues). - Yes, you may collect in person (Great Bookham, Surrey UK) to save on postage. Please email me with your requirements.

Note that this listing is periodically updated as we add to the list as well as subtracting the sold issues. email me your wants list if you like..

1951 December issue available £4.00
1952. March issue available. £3.50
1953. SOLD
1955. August issue available. £3
1956 July issue available. (damaged cover) £2.00
1957. August and September issues available. £3 each
1958. August issue available. £3
1961. SOLD
1962. SOLD
1963. SOLD
1964. SOLD
1965. SOLD
1966. SOLD
1967. SOLD
1968. SOLD
1969. April issue available. £3
1970. Individual issues £1.50
1971. Individual issues £1.50
1972. Individual issues £1.50
1973. February, April and November issues available £1.50 each
1974. Complete year £9 Individual issues £1.50
1975. Complete year £9 Individual issues £1.50
1976. Individual issues £1.50
1977. Complete year £9 Individual issues £1.50
1978. SOLD
1979. Individual issues £1.50
1980. Individual issues £1.40
1981. Complete year £7 Individual issues £1.40
1982 SOLD
1983. Complete year £7 Individual issues £1.40
1984. Complete year £7 Individual issues £1.40
1985. Individual issues £1.20
1986. Complete year £6 Individual issues £1.20
1987. Complete year £6 Individual issues £1.20
1988. Complete year £6 Individual issues £1.20
1989. Complete year £6 Individual issues £1.20
1990. SOLD
1991. Complete year £5 Individual issues £1.10
1992. Complete year £5 Individual issues £1.10
1993. Complete year £5 Individual issues £1.10
1994. February issue available. £1.10

1225. ARCHIE AND THE LISTERS. Robert Edwards. 1995 first edition. Subtitled "The heroic story of Archie Scott Brown and the racing marque he made famous". Wonderful account of the man who not only had virtually no right hand but severely malformed legs, yet could outdrive almost anyone. His career is synonymous with Listers as they rose to fame together. Hardback with good dustwrapper. 6in x 9in pp.248. £25

1224. ALVIS / TRAVELS OF A CAPITALIST LACKEY. Fred Basnett. 1965 first edition. First hand account of a journey across Scandinavia to the Arctic Circle, then all the way across Russia to Tbilisi, then back to the UK via Istanbul and Southern Europe. All done in a 1926 12/50 Alvis. Hardback with good dustwrapper (in plastic protector) 5.5in x 8.5in pp.182 pp.224 £28

1223. THE SHAPE OF THE MOTOR CAR. Leslie. A. Everett 1958. History of the motor car from earliest experiments to late 50's practice. Good section on 3-wheelers. Lots of illustrations. Hardback with good dustwrapper. 5.5in x 8.5in pp.182. £16

1222. THE ROMANCE OF RENAULT. Edouard Seidler 1973. Large format handsome tome covering the company's history from the very earliest days with Louis and Marcel Renault, right through to the enormous industrial giant their company became. Competition in motor sport is naturally covered too. Hardback with dustwrapper in terrific condition. 10in x 12in pp.254 £30

1220. DAIMLER. 1896 to 1946. 50 years of the Daimler Company. St. John C.Nixon. Lavish illustrated history of the company, this copy has a plate in the front recording its presentation to B. England Esq., M.I. Mech.E., M.inst.T.F.R.G.S. with the compliments of the Chairman and Directors of the Daimler Company Ltd. Hardback with dustwrapper in good condition (edges a little rubbed )7.5in x 10in pp.232 £32

1219. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. Gregor Grant. 1959. History of the Grand Prix World Championship of Drivers. Very detailed (the drivers' championship was only started in 1950) with lots of photographs. Preface by Mike Hawthorn. This copy is signed and dated by Aston Martin and Connaught driver Eric Thompson in '59, and a handwritten note on the flyleaf directs to the pages referring to his Grand Prix drive in 1952 for Connaught, finishing 5th behind Ascari, Taruffi, Hawthorn and Poore. Hardback with dustwrapper in superb condition (it's been on Eric's shelf for over 45 years) 6in x 9in pp.208 £50

1218. GOLDEN MILESTONE - Fifty Years of the Automobile Association. 1955. Detailed history of the AA with chapters by the likes of Raymond Baxter and L.H Cade describing the Association's activities from patrols and touring assistance to technical advances. Lots of photographs (some in colour) cartoons etc. throughout. Hardback in good condition with rather tired dustwrapper 6in x 8.5in pp.240 £15

1217. FERRARI. Hans Tanner. A choice of copies of this famous marque book. Chapters on Enzo Ferrari's early career with Alfa Romeo, the formation of the company, the racing cars, sports and touring models etc. etc. lots of appendices full of data: full race results, engine data etc.

1217a. 1959 First edition. B&W photos and line illustrations, Hardback. with good dustwrapper slightly rubbed) 5.5in x 8.5in pp.212 £45
1217b. (not shown) 1964. Second edition. similar to above. History and results lists updated Hardback. no dustwrapper. 5.5in x 8.5in pp.316 £38
1217c. 1968. Third edition. similar to above but extended and brought up to date. Formerly the property of A.F. Rivers Fletcher, -his name handwritten on the flyleaf. Excellent dustwrapper. pp.396 £35

1215. WOLSELEY. A Saga of the Motor Industry. John C Nixon 1949 History of the company from early days as a maker of sheep shearing machines, before their fist car in 1895, right through to the 'forties. War production and racing covered as well as road cars. Illustrated throughout with period photos. Good hardback 5.5in x 8.5in pp.161 £40

1214. THE AUTOCAR-BIOGRAPHY of OWEN JOHN. 1927 Excellent first hand account of early motoring. Illustrated throughout with cartoons and line drawings, also some fine "art plate'' photographs including the incredible crowds at Reigate celebrating emancipation from the Red Flag, plus pictures of Napier, Edge, Jarrott etc. etc. Hardback in good condition (a little rubbing to covers) 6in x 8.5in pp.248 £45

1213. THE MOTOR BOOK. An Anthology 1895 - 1914 First edition 1962. great collection of early writings on motors and motoring. Illustrated with period advertisements, 'Punch' cartoons and photographs. Great picture of the Zust car in the 1908 New york - Paris Race. Hardback with dustwrapper in good condition 6in x 8.5in pp.320 £25

1212. FORMULA 2. Gregor Grant. 1954. Full history of the formula with a manufacturer by manufacturer guide from A.F.M to Veritas. Period pictures including a nice cover photo of Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper Bristol. Hardback with dustwrapper in good condition 5.5in x 9in pp.128. £25

1210. FORMULA 3. A record of 500cc Racing. C.A.N. May 1951. Comprehensive book covering the history of the formula as well as a first hand account of competition. Great period photos. Hardback with dustwrapper in good condition (slightly rubbed at edges) 5.5in x 9in pp.210. £35

1209. ENZO FERRARI - MES JOIES TERRIBLES 1964 French language edition of Ferrari's autobiography. Softback in very good condition. 4.5in x 7in pp.215 £40

1206. HISTORY OF THE MG. F. Wilson McComb. 1960s reprint of a feature in Automobile Quarterly (Vol. IV, no. 2) by the noted marque expert McComb. Lavish AQ style means beautiful layout, colour and B&w pictures throughout. Nice little section on record breaking. £12 softback in excellent condition 10.5in x 8.5in. pp.30 £12

1205. BODIES BEAUTIFUL. A History of Car Styling and Craftsmanship. John McLellan. 1975 Very authoritative work starting with coachbuilding for horse drawn carriages, before analysing the forces at work in all eras in both race and road car design. Aerodynamics obviously play a big part, but styles and fashions in art design and architecture are acknowledged too. Fascinating and illustrated throughout. Also included is the previous owner's bookmark- a newspaper clipping of a topless girlie. Ho, Ho... Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition (inside corner price clipped) 7in x 10in pp.192. £15

1204. MEXICO OR BUST! Mark Kahn. The 1970 World Cup Rally as a first-hand account from a competitor. Kahn joined Peter Jopp and Willy Cave in a BMC 1800 driving across Europe as far as Belgrade and Sofia, before turning towards Lisbon. The Rally continued in Rio de Janeiro and ran to Buenos Aires before turning North and running all the way up South America, through Panama to finish in Mexico City. Great photographs. In good condition but for tired dustwrapper which is missing a piece of its spine. It's now in a protective plastic sleeve. 6in x 9in. pp. 176. £22

1203. WINNERS: A Who's Who of Motor Racing Champions. Brian Laban(ed) 1981. Excellent reference book giving biographical details of every driver to win a Grand Prix, plus successful drivers in other fields. (Richard Petty and Key Petre are both here for example) Illustrated. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 6in x 9.5in. pp. 190 £15

1202. FORD RS ESCORTS 1968 - 1980 Brooklands Books collection of road tests, new model articles, comparison tests and a rally report taken from contemporary publications such as Motor, Autosport, Motor Sport etc. In excellent as-new condition. Softback 8in x 10.5in pp.100 £15

1201. THE WORKS ESCORTS. Graham Robson. 1984 second edition. Foreword by Roger Clark. Complete history of the race and rally cars produced by the company. All the models from Twin Cam and GT1300 through to the RS 1600, RS 2000 and RS 1800 are covered in the highly detailed text. Period photos throughout. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 7in x 9in. pp. 296 £25

1199. JAMES HUNT Glossy poster of James Hunt in action in the McLaren. Inset portrait picture with caption "James Hunt World Champion 1976". Some very light creases and rubbing to edges. Supplied rolled in a tube. 11 in x 17 in £15

1197. BMW M1 Poster. Numbered, limited edition poster artwork of racing BMW M1 on thick glossy paper. Metal BMW badge (from bonnet or wheel centre?) stuck on bottom L corner. Signed but I can't read the signature and don't recognise the artist. numbered 531/1000 . Size 27in x 19in. Pin holes in corners but otherwise in very good condition. Will frame beautifully. Supplied rolled in a tube. £30

1194. ALFA ROMEO. 1910 Sales brochure reproduced by the factory in 1961. Alfa-badged folder containing very high quality photographs of the original. Typescript and duplicated pages give technical details. Also fabulous factory archive photos of selected cars including the 1924 P2 shown here. Handwritten notes in English have been inserted on paper slips. 16 pages including details of all models 1910 - 1953. 9in x 12.5in £50

1193. THRILLS OF THE SPEEDWAYS. Terrific 1930s book for boys with a mixture of fiction and contemporary articles on racing and record breaking. Not surprisingly Brooklands features heavily, but the Ards T.T., Indianapolis and European Grands Prix all get covered too. Good LSR content with Segrave's "Golden Arrow"& 1000hp Sunbeam, Campbell's "Bluebird and Eyston's "Speed of the Wind" etc. Pen and ink drawings plus photographs illustrate the chapters. In excellent condition, dedicated to "Roy ... from Aunt Mary and Uncle George" - I bet he was delighted with it. Hardback 7.5in x 10.5in pp.124 £38

1196. MOTOR STORY BOOK. Similar to above, this one was given to Roy by his granny in 1934. This one has no photographs but the line drawings are wonderful, as is the cover artwork of 'Bluebird'. A mixture of fiction and factual articles taken from "The Autocar" etc. Hardback in good condition- inside is superb, but the spine is starting to peel a bit. 7.5in x 9.5in £24

1189. ROAD RACE. Chris Jones. 1977 first edition. The history of road racing from the turn of the century to the mid 'seventies. covers the great city-city races as well as the Targa Florio, Carrera Panamericana etc. etc. fully illustrated throughout. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. (plastic protector) 7.5in x 10in pp.240 £25pp £32

1187. BOUVERIE STREET TO BOWLING GREEN LANE. Arthur C. Armstrong. 1946 first edition of the history of Temple Press who published "The Motor" and "The Aeroplane" as well as many other titles. Colour as well as b&w illustrations. Hardback in good condition. 7in x 10in pp.224 £32

1186. JAGUAR. Andrew Whyte. 1980. History of the company by noted marque specialist. Part 1 covers the people, part 2 the products. Profusely illustrated with period photos. Foreword by Sir William Lyons. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 7in x 9.5in pp.250 £25

1185. THE JOHN L. GODDARD COLLECTION. Catalogue for an auction in Sydney, Australia in 1984 of "Jumbo" Goddard's collection of 'Vintage and Thoroughbred Cars & Motorbikes, Automobilia, Steam Models and Artifacts, Clocks and Horological items, Marine Models, Flight-Aircraft Engines and Models" Mouthwatering collection of treasures, illustrated in both colour and b&w. tributes from Briggs Cunningham and Tom Wheatcroft. Publicity leaflet, poster and addendum/corrections sheet all included. Hardback 7.5in x 10.5in pp.64 £25

1183. F.W. DIXON. "Flying Freddie" 1986. Produced to coincide with an exhibition held at Preston Hall museum to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the motorcycle and car racer who won the Ulster T.T, raced at Brooklands, Le Mans etc. He later bought the Sunbeam 'Silver Bullet' for an attempt on the Land Speed Record in 1934. Lots of illustrations. Softback 8in x 8in approx. pp. 48 £25

1180. HUMBER SNIPE. "TRIP-TYQUE" Charles Graves. 1936 first edition. An account of a journey from England, across France and into northern Spain and back in a Humber Snipe. Illustrated hardback in good condition. 5.5in x 9in pp. pp.240 £45

1179. JOHN De LOREAN. - ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE GENERAL MOTORS. 1981. J. Patrick Wright. John Z. De Loren's account of his time at GM which he refused to publish for years, fearing reprisals threatening his own fledgling car company. The book was eventually published without his cooperation, or that of GM or the original publisher. Softback in very good condition. 6in x 9in pp.236 £20

1178. MOTORS AND MOTOR DRIVING. 1902. Alfred C. Harmsworth. First edition of Badminton Library imprint of sports titles. Very early book with contributions by The Marquis de Chasseloup - Laubat, The Hon. John Scott- Montagu, MP., R.J. Mecredy, S.F Edge, Charles Jarrott, The Hon. C.S. Rolls etc. etc. Erudite writings on all aspects of motoring, with photographs, diagrams and engravings of artwork throughout. A beautiful thing in as perfect a condition as you could wish. - Amazing to think it's over 100 years old. 5in x 7.5in pp.456 £145

1177. FELICE NAZARRO / TARGA FLORIO 1927. F. Gordon Crosby colour print 22" x 16" Some foxing to the white border - easily solved by framing. Supplied rolled in a tube. £40

1174. INDIANAPOLIS 1972 Gasoline Alley pass badge. " Good on Race Day Only When Used with Official Badge" Bronze coloured metal badge with bas-relief design stamped no. 3547. With original card in terrific condition. Badge is just over 1 inch wide, card is approx. 3in x 3in. £25

1173. MG T -SERIES. Richard Knudson (ed) 1975. Comprehensive collection of reproductions of MG factory brochures, photographs and original advertising. Evocative and also an excellent reference work for collectors of MG brochures. All models covered from TA of 1936 to TF 1500 of 1954. B&W and colour. Softback in very good condition 8.5in x 11in pp. 256 £40

1172. WILLIAMS. The Business of Grand Prix Racing. Alan Henry 1991. Authoritative history of the Williams team, and of course Frank Williams. Foreword by Nigel Mansell. Illustrated. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 6in x 9.5in pp.232 £20

1171. ROLLS ROYCE. THE MAGIC OF A NAME. Harold Nockolds. with illustrations by Roy Nockolds. 1966 revised edition of this RR Classic, first published in 1938. History of the company from the first car in 1904 to the legendary automotive and aeronautical organisation it became. This edition also covers WW2 aero engines in detail. Terrific Roy Nockolds paintings are reproduced in colour. Hardback 5.5in x 9in pp.283 Two editions offered here:
1171a. (left) 1966 edition as described above. Dustwrapper slightly rubbed at corners. Signed by Roy Nockolds. £35
1171b. (right) 1972 Third edition. Superb condition in mint dustwrapper. £20

1170. INNES IRELAND. MOTOR RACING TODAY. 1961. Highly personal account of racing history, Lotus, Le Mans, contemporary rivals etc. plus "conversations at a hospital" where Ireland was convalescing after crashing out of the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix, talking with Peter Roberts, the late Chris Nixon and Colin Chapman. In the photos they have glasses of wine and Innes is smoking a cigarette in his hospital bed! Lots of period photos. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 6in x 9in pp.128 £30

1168. LE MANS / PORSCHE 1968. A sheet of 20 stamps for the 1968 Le Mans in September 1968 with artwork of what looks like a Porsche 904. Not postage stamps, my best guess is that these are publicity stickers for altering posters, programmes etc. The race was postponed from the usual June date because of civil unrest in France. Overall sheet size 9.5 in x 8in. £12

1166. FERRARI ANNIVERSARY MEDAL. Numbered, limited edition medal struck to commemorate the 1st anniversary of Enzo Ferrari's death in 1989. Mint condition in plastic case inside velvet lined presentation box with numbered certificate. Medal is 42mm (just over 1.5 in) in diameter. £85

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' larges 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

1157. TRIBUTE BY TROPHY Rex Hays. 1958 first edition. The master model maker takes a series of model cars he made as trophies as starting points for a description of the races, cars and drivers which inspired him. As much about motor racing as it is about modelling. Photographs of real and miniature cars as well as the author's own perfectly scaled aspect drawings. Hardback in excellent condition with similar dustwrapper. (inside corner price clipped) 5.5in x 9in. pp. 165 £24

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. (not shown) 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. 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

1124. LE MANS 24-HOURS:
1960. Immaculate race programme. Full entry list. Circuit map. Photos. French text. 270x210mm. pp.96. £100

1123. BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS. 1946 programme. Full entry list. Period ads. Great cover art. pp.32 £35

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

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

1120. BRITISH GRAND PRIX PROGRAMME:
1961. Full entry list. Driver profiles and photographs. The year of Ferrari domination. pp.72 £30

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:
1104a. Signed by BMC Competitions manager Marcus Chambers. £30
1104b. not signed. £15

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

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 £1

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

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

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 on this one)

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

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

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.
1972 £9
1975 £9
1976 £9

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

1090. SUNBEAM ALPINE AND TIGER The Complete Story. 1996 Graham Robson book in the Crowood Autoclassic series. This is up to the usual standard with the full history of the model starting with the Rootes Group's Sunbeam Talbots of the '30s through design and development before covering the story of Carroll Shelby and the Tiger. Profusely illustrated with period and contemporary photographs, many in colour and meticulously researched. Hardback with dustwrapper in as-new condition. 8in x 10in pp.208 £20

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

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

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

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

1079. MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX. Kuala Lumpur 2000. FIA official programme for the race. Sauber on the cover (the race was sponsored by Petronas). A4 format softback in brand new condition. still sealed in its original plastic in fact. English text on cover (that's all I can see!) £20

1076. THE MAD MOTORISTS. Allen Andrews. 1964 MBC edition of Andrews' book on 'The Great Peking - Paris Race of '07' An account of the incredible pioneer race won by Prince Borghese and Luigi Barzini on their Itala. Amazing photographs of cars being manhandled over impossible terrain. An ideal companion to Luigi Barzini's book no. 1075 below. Hardback in superb condition with similar dustwrapper (rare on these editions) 8 in x 5 in. pp.256 £40

1073. SPEED FROM THE SPORTS CAR. A Textbook for the Sports Car Enthusiast by 'Calculus'. 1951 Floyd Clymer U.S. publication giving highly detailed information on all aspects of tuning the engines of many different models . Heavily biased towards British models: MGs, Jaguars etc. feature heavily. Lots of illustrations. Softback in excellent condition 5.5 in x 8.5 in pp.190 £20

1072. GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONAL -

Individual issues: £4 each:
No. 33     1981 Monaco Grand Prix
No. 34     1981 Spanish Grand Prix
No. 60     1983 Long Beach Grand Prix
No. 61     1983 French Grand Prix
No. 62     1983 San Marino Grand Prix
No. 63     1983 Monaco Grand Prix
No. 64     1983 Belgian Grand Prix
No. 65     1983 Detroit Grand Prix
No. 67     1983 British Grand Prix
No. 68     1983 German Grand Prix / Austrian Grand Prix
No. 69     1983 Dutch Grand Prix
No. 71     1983 European Grand Prix
No. 72     1983 South African Grand Prix
No. 81     1984 French Grand Prix / Silverstone 1000km / IMSA Laguna Seca & Riverside
No. 83     1984 Canadian Grand Prix / Le Mans / IMSA Charlotte & Lime Rock
No. 91     1985 Grand Prix season preview, Swedish Rally / Portuguese Rally
No. 93     1985 Portuguese Grand Prix / San Marino Grand Prix / Monaco Grand Prix/ Corsica Rally / Endurance races: Mugello, Monza, Silverstone
No. 96    1985 German Grand Prix / Austrian Grand Prix / Argentina Rally / F1 powerboats

1071. THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THAT ANY MORE. James Leasor. 1969 novel based in the world of international car-dealing with the story of intrigue surrounding a Mercedes 540K. Leasor knows his cars and it's fascinating to see the depiction collector's car market as it was back then. hardback in excellent condition with similarly fine dustwrapper. 5.5 in x 8 in pp.250 £30

1068. SPECIALIST BRITISH SPORTS/RACING CARS OF THE '50s and 60s. Anthony Pritchard. 1986 This edition 1999 reprint. Subtitled "a marque by marque analysis from AC to Warrior-Bristol" this covers the likes of Arnott-Climax, Astra (Costin-Nathan), Beart-Roger, nomad, Landar, Halseylec and JBW as well as the more well known marques such as McLaren, Connaught, Chevron etc. Thirty nine different marques are covered all with period photographs and other illustrations on almost every page. hardback in mint as-new condition including dustwrapper. 8 in x 11 in pp.224 £35

1066. MOTOR RACING YEAR. Anthony Pritchard . Two editions of this annual review of the year's motor sport. The Grand Prix and Sports Car seasons are covered team by team and race by race, plus other important international races such as the Indy 500, Tasman, CanAm, F2, European Hillclimb championship etc. etc. Lots of illustrations and excellent technical detail, right down to modifications and chassis numbers used in each race.Both volumes are similar in format at 5.5 in x 8.5 in Hardback in excellent condition with perfect dustwrappers.

1066a. No. 1 (1969 season). pp.240 signed by the author £28
1066b. No. 3 (1971 season). pp 270 £28

1065b. MAINTAINING THE BREED. The Saga of MG Racing Cars. John W.Thornley. 1956 A revised edition of the book on early racing MGs as well as the EX 120, EX 127 and EX 135 record breakers. Highly authoritative with lots of technical detail and terrific illustrations. Content and illustrations are the same as the 1951 edition (the Gordon Crosby illustration is present as a colour frontispiece) Hardback 5.5 in x 8.5 in Good condition with good dustwrapper (old tape repair to top edge) £30

1062. THE ALVIS CAR. 1920 to 1966. K.R. Day. Highly detailed book on all things Alvis, from a history of the company, car specifications, maintenance and repair points, chassis number lists and appendices on the Saracen, Saladin, Salamander and Stalwart military vehicles and Alvis aero engines. Lots of period photographs, diagrams and cutaway drawings. In very good clean condition although the dustwrapper is a bit tired. (it's now in a clear sleeve to protect it) Hardback 6 in x 9 in pp.170 £70

1060. BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB REVIEW. Three editions of the B.D.C. publication. All in good condition with no tears, but signs of oily finger marks; obviously from a genuine vintage Bentley owner! All have plenty of editorial content, discussion between members, "Technical Gen", photographs of cars in action etc. 5.5 in x 8 in approx.
1060a. No. 13. June 1949 pp.48 £20 SOLD
1060b. No. 15. December 1949 pp.44 £20
1060c. No. 21. September 1951 pp.54 £20

Deal price on all three: £50

1054. AYRTON SENNA / JPS LOTUS. A double-size beer mat with the JPS logo in black, white and yellow on one side, a great picture of Senna's Lotus F1 car in JPS livery on the other. On absorbent "beer mat" card (so don't get it wet!) £20

1046. ISLE OF MAN T.T. 1967. A couple of original souvenirs from the island. Unusual design combining black and white enamel with the outline of the Isle of Man in two shades of gold metal, plus a diamante type'jewel' in the centre.
a) Lapel badge. pin/hook type fitting. 3/4 in (20 mm) high. £25.
b) The same badge, on a black key fob. £30
Deal price for the pair (one for the leathers, the other for the keys to the Manx Norton?) £50

1045. FERRARI POSTCARD -- Pat Hoare/ Ferrari Dino Formula Libre. Published by Shell in New Zealand for fanmail, this rarity has a b&w illustration of Hoare at speed in the actual Dino driven by Phil Hill to win the last Grand Prix to be won by a front-engined car -- the 1960 Italian GP at Monza. The car was then fitted with a 3-litre Testa Rossa V12 engine for the New Zealand series. Hoare's success in 1961/62 include wins at Renwick, Dunedin and Ohakea. He was NZ Champion in 1961/62. Specifications and facsimile signature on reverse. £25

1041. MOTORING IS MY BUSINESS John Bolster 1958 first edition. First hand account of thirty years of motoring, competing and commentating by the legendary BBC commentator. 64 illustrations. Hardback with good dustwrapper in clear protective sleeve. 5.5 x 9 in. pp. 175 £45

1040. COMPLETE HINTS & TIPS FOR AUTOMOBILISTS From The AUTOCAR. 1910 Wonderful, profusely illustrated book on all aspects of motoring including maintenance, repairs, accessories, vehicle care and even a chapter on "How to Drive a Car" - Always handy. No page numbers but the tips themselves are numbered 1 to 519 - I'd guess about 250 pages. Full index. Inscribed "John Farnham, August 1910 " on flyleaf. Original hard covers 7.5 x 5 in. £110

1038. JOCHEN RINDT - TRIBUT AN EINEN WELTMEISTER, Heinz Pruller. 1970. Written by journalist and close friend of Rindt, Heinz Pruller and started before his death, this is the rare German language edition with Rindt's letter in English to Colin Chapman which the UK publisher didn't dare include. ("honestly..we would still be competitive with a few extra pounds used to make the weak parts stronger...") . Excellent condition in very good dustwrapper. 8x6 in. pp. 216. £55

1037. THE WORLD'S AUTOMOBILES 1862 -1962 A Record of 100 Years of Car Building. G.R. Doyle & G.N. Georgano. 4th Edition. Entries for over 5000 makes of Automobile. Articles on very early cars, legislation including the "Red Flag" act, numbers and identification etc. The main part of the book is given to "An alphabetical and international list of names..of a number of the principal or more interesting makes of private passenger car built during the last 100 years, with occasional notes on their characteristics or circumstances of manufacture. No idea why they put an Austin 1100 on the cover. - to represent the height of modernity? Excellent condition in good (very slightly corner rubbed) dustwrapper. 9 x6 in pp. 180 £25

1032. THE MOTOR CYCLING CLUB. Peter Garnier. 1989. Despite the title this book covers many of the early car events in Britain from the dawn of motoring when the Motor Cycling Club also hosted the major car trials, London-Edinburgh-London, the Exeter and Lands End trials and the specialist high-speed trials at Brooklands. Rare now. pp.221 £45

1030. INNES IRELAND "ALL ARMS AND ELBOWS" New Transport Bookman edition 1994 updated with Innes's approval from the1967 original and published just after his' death . Full of stories of hair -raising moments on the track and Hell-raising off it. £25

1027. THE F2 COOPER. Reprint from Autosport February 1 1957. Single fold four side item (nothing on outer 2 sides except title and typewritten lists of improvements for 1958 model) Nice cutaway drawing, photos, spec and description by Maxwell Boyd. Coopers didn't do a catalogue at this time, just these magazine reprints. £40

1026. SPEED - JOHN SURTEES OWN STORY. 1963. Surtees' first autobiography covering his career on two wheels and four to date. Good early detail. Hard to find now. Very clean, tight MBC edition with excellent dustwrapper. pp.168 £25

1022. ALBERTO ASCARI "THE MAN WITH TWO SHADOWS" Kevin Desmond's 1981 Biography . Illustrated. Good condition in dustwrapper. 6.5 x 9.5 in. pp.178 £30

1018. GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 1967 Beautiful large-format race programme filled with large B&W and full colour shots of cars, drivers and race action. Particularly nice pictures of pit, paddock and driver's briefing. One of the best evocations of the atmosphere of a '60s grand prix. A lovely thing. 12x12in. excellent condition. card covers pp.20 £65

1013. GOGGOMOBIL - "GO BUY GOGGO" Flyer from Glas of Bavaria advertising the "New Family Car" - the four seater saloon with a 293 cc engine developing 17 hp. Concessionaires were Mansell & Fisher of London SW1. Excellent condition single sheet 2 side item in red, black and white. Ideal for framing.8.5 in x 6in £30

1012. JACK BRABHAM / B.A.R.C. Signed Menu. Menu card for B.A.R.C Annual Dinner Dance at Grosvenor House, 4 November 1966. The occasion was the presentation of the B.A.R.C Gold Medal to Jack Brabham. - Dexter Brown portrait of JB and Gold Medal on the cover. Menu dishes include "Le Consommé a la Queue de Kangarou, Filet de Turbotin Tauranac" and "La Surprise Brabham" Signed on the cover by Jack Brabham. 8 pages including printed covers. approx 8.5 x 6 in . £85

1005. GRAND PRIX CARS OF 1960. Colour photo/art fold-out poster featuring Michael Turner art of important contenders for the 1960 season. Art of cockpit and cars in paddock etc. Colour photos of the car and drivers. Full "Motor" technical description. 10 x 7.5in opening to 22 x 20in. Fine display item. £25 each .
No. 1 - Cooper-Climax
No. 2 - Lotus-Climax SOLD
No. 3 - B.R.M.
No. 4 Ferrari.

1003. RENAULT GORDINI Pewter-coloured badge with relief of what looks like the engine and rear transmission etc. of turbo F1 car. £20

1001. LE MANS NEWSPAPERS.
a) Nouvelle Republique Sat. 23 Jun 1962 Special race guide issue with the cars listed on the cover ready to cross out as they retire. - All the locals buy these to this day and seem to take a morbid delight in the crossing out. -they all do it! No one has written on this one though. Quarter folded and a little fragile at the edges but complete, legible and suitable for framing? £20

b) Nouvelle Republique Sat. 15 Jun 1963. Similar to above. £20

d) Nouvelle Republique Sunday 14 June 1970. Race update (bizarre to be able to read news reports of a race while it is still going on) with the headline "Porsche a la conquete totale du Mans". They weren't wrong; Porsche not only won the race for the first time but won ALL categories and classes! Excellent condition. quarter folded. £15

e) Le Maine Mon. 13 June 1977. "Fantast..Ickx!" Colour pics on cover and pics and text inside giving full results. Complete but one inside page has a tear and a small (2x3 inch) piece missing. £12

998. CAR BADGE. Bar fixing. Two orange shields with yellow crosses. - or are they faded Swiss red/white flags? £25

994. LE FIAT NELL'INTERPRETAZZIONE DEI CARROZZIERI TORINESE 1899-1984. Registro Fiat Italiano. Glossy b&w illustrated history including the racing and sporting models. 8 x 11 in. 38-pages. £50

992. CASTROL LAND SPEED RECORD POSTER. Reproduction of original Castrol poster celebrating Sir Malcolm Campbell's record of 272 mph in 1933. Pictures of 1933 Bluebird car plus Campbell's five previous record breakers. Perfect unused condition. Printed on heavyweight quality laid paper. 14 x 19.5 in. £10.

991. BUGATTI OWNERS CLUB CLASSIC PRESCOTT POSTER. Michael Turner artwork on this poster for the Golden Jubilee event of 1979. Perfect unused condition 15 x 23.5 in £15

990. ARDS TOURIST TROPHY RACES POSTER for Golden Jubilee event in 1978. Gordon Crosby artwork of Nuvolari in MG K3 Magnette, plus list of T.T. winners 1928 - 1936. Perfect unused condition. 17.5 x 25 in.

986. S.U. INFORMATION SHEETS. - Limited facsimile edition (no. 173 of 250) produced by Midel Pty Ltd. of Australia to commemorate 45 years of association with the SU carburettor Co. It says 1953 on the cover so I guess this edition was produced in 1998. Set of pocket sized fold-out info sheets on carb setup information for about 40 different British marques covering models from the early 'thirties to the 'fifties. soft card covers with original presentation envelope. 6.5 x 8 in. £25

985. DAIMLER SOVEREIGN SALES BROCHURE 1967 (I think?) "Prestige Motoring in the Modern Manner" single fold 4- side item with extra 2 1/4" flap. full colour illustrations, dimensions, spec etc. 8.5 x 12 in opens to 19.5 x 12 in. £25

984. BROOKLANDS GOLDEN JUBILEE 1957 Official programme. Colour illustration of early motor race on cover. Cord tied, 4pp plus covers. 5 x 8 in. List of Brooklands facts, plus programme of events - unveiling of a memorial, parades of cars, fly-past plus tea at 4.30 pm and finishing with cocktails at 6.00. absolutely.. £30

983. SHELL LAP TIME CHART. Original pad of lap chart sheets with Shell logo and art of a stylised race car (looks like a 500 club racer) in top left corner. Practice time sheets on reverse. Some sheets are separating from glue along top edge, but all are clean and unused. Approx. 14 pages. 8.5 " x 10.5" £15

982. INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME. Set of "signed and numbered likenesses of the second class of inductees to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talledega, Alabama." Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist, Jeanne Barnes . No. 12 of 400. "At the modest cost of $79.95 we feel these sets are sure to escalate in value over time. However, the IMHOF makes no guarantees as to the estimated value of the sets. " Released in 1991.
Plates have portrait drawings of Tony Bettenhausen, Ralph De Palma, Jim Flock, Phil Hill, Ned Jarrett, Fred Lorenzen, Bruce McLaren, Wilbur Shaw, Carroll Shelby & Billy Vukovich, plus 2 sheets of cameos of the inaugural inductees, Brabham, Campbell, Clark, Fangio, Gurney, Hill, Moss, Stewart, Unser etc. etc.

Set of loose 8.5" x 11" sheets with embossed cover sheet, certificate, Artist info sheet and backing card. Pristine condition. £50

980. MG/ 1934 ARDS TT. "The Luck of The Game Again". Barre Lyndon. MG achievements book covering the marque win in the 1934 TT at Ards. Clearly SIGNED AND DEDICATED ("Good Luck") BY TT WINNER CO.I.P. DODSON on cover. Profusely illustrated with sepia photographs and Bryan de Grineau art. One photo shows E.R. (Eddie) Hall during practice in his Bentley with Rolls-Royce development engineer Rowbotham beside him! Professional spine reinforcement. Some marking but general good and unique with winner's signature. pp.24 £200

976. IMMELMANN -- Der Adler von Lille. 1934. Gothic German text. Biography of the WW1 German fighter ace. Lots of illustrations. pp. 187 £55

973. GRAN PREMIO PARCO DI MILANO. 1986 retro event. Glossy programme. Anniversary of 1936 race. Photos of all historic cars competing. 12 x 8 in. pp. 36 £25

971. FERRARI PAPAL VISIT. 4 June 1988. Programme/ order of service. 9x7in, opens to 27x9in. Photos of Pope and of statue commemorating the occasion. Italian text. Enzo Ferrari was ill and missed the event. £65

970. MILLE MIGLIA 1956. Original single-sheet Press releases on XXIII Mille Miglia headed paper with miniature circuit map. No. 3, No. 6, No. 7. From February, March and April so they concern arrangements for the race rather than results. Italian text. The three: £35

966. FARINA / JAGUAR. Giuseppe Farina, World Champion in 1950, with Jaguar 420 outside Jaguar dealership. B&W 8.5x6.5in photograph. £30

964. MG / LE MANS. 1955. Rear view b&w action photo of the MGs driven by Lund and Lockett (41, 64). £30

963. 1950 / 1951. Original typescript quarto and foolscap. Notes from The British Racing Motors Association. Branch 275, Kingston & District. 11 pages in total. Fascinating 'internal notes' on the early races and the myriad problems. As a set: £60

961. GRAND PRIX CHRONOLOGY. Stephen Hurst. 1972. Pocket history of all the GP races and results since 1950. Paperback. Ideal reference with each season reviewed in detail and all results. pp. 240 £30

960. ANATOMY OF A GRAND PRIX DRIVER. Richard Garrett. 1970. In-depth studies of Graham Hill, Piers Courage, Vic Elford, Bruce McLaren and Stirling Moss. Dustwrapper. pp. 160 £30

957. GREAT NAMES IN MOTOR RACING. Souvenir postal covers with postmarks. Colour art of drivers on envelopes containing sets of cards charting each driver's career plus photographs with facsimile signatures. Each postal cover has an ORIGINAL signature by the driver in question. The Great Names in Motor Racing series was produced in around 1979. Looking at the postmarks I'd say many of the cards were sent from each driver's home town so they not only signed them, but posted them too! 6.5 x 4.5 in.

1.CHRIS AMON Auckland, NZ postmark £35 SOLD
2.C.H. DAVIS (Sammy) Monaco postmark £40 SOLD
3. C.A.S. BROOKS (Tony) Reading, UK postmark £30 SOLD
4. JACKIE STEWART Dunbarton, UK postmark £30 SOLD
5. KAY PETRE Reading, UK Postmark £40 SOLD
6 HOWDEN GANLEY Auckland, NZ postmark £30
7. JACK FAIRMAN Curiously signed on Stirling Moss card. (was Stirling unavailable?) Reading, UK postmark £30 SOLD
9. SIR JOHN ARTHUR BRABHAM (Jack) Melbourne, Australia postmark £35 SOLD
12. THE DUKE OF HAMILTON (Angus) Haddington, UK postmark, £25
13.R.F.SALVADORI (Roy) Monaco postmark £30 SOLD
15. T.A.S.O MATHIESON (Taso) Reading, UK Postmark £40

956. LE MANS / MATRA. 1973. 50th anniversary postcard with art of Matra, Automobile Club de L'Ouest badge, postmark of Matra franking stamp featuring the same Matra #15. £25

955. GILLES VILLENEUVE.
a. Canadian first day cover with a block of four identical stamps featuring Gilles in a Ferrari F1. Postmarked June 1997, 15 years after Gilles' fatal crash at Zolder. Colour art of Gilles and Ferrari on cover. 7.5 x 4.5 in. Brief biography of Gilles in English and French on reverse. £35
b. Same cover but with two different stamps of Gilles in the F1 Ferrari. Same details as above. £30

954. SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX GOLDEN JUBILEE. 1984. First day cover with sepia art of Dick Seaman on the starting line of the 1934 race with his K3 MG. Postmarked East London, venue of the original race. Numbered edition of only 500 copies with authenticating signatures. 8.5 x 4.5 in. £30

953a. FERRARI / The Prancing Horse. Del Cavallino Rampante. Fascinating First Day Cover with colour art of Cortese winning Ferrari's first race in 1947, with a Lockheed P38 flying overhead linking the prancing horse with the Italian Air Force and Ferrari. A printed sheet in the envelope provide a detailed history of Francesco Baracca whose Squadriglia carried the prancing horse as their banner in WW1. Following is death in action, his mother presented Enzo Ferrari with the prancing horse badge suggesting that it might bring him luck. This first day cover was carried in an Italian Air Force Starfighter which overflew Ferrari at Modena on the 50th anniversary of the first Ferrari victory. Ferrari on special Goodwood Festival of Speed postmark (20 June 97) for the Isle of Man Philatelic Bureau. 20p Isle of Man stamp features Reg Parnell in a 4CLT Maserati (!) in 1951. 8.5 x 4.5 in. £35

952. SQUIRE CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 1934. I can offer a unique set of original stationery from the Squire Company: Original unused letterhead on elegant watermarked Royal Celtic Bond paper, listing the company base at Remenham Hill Works, Henley-on-Thames. Directors: A.M. Squire, G.F.A. Manby-Colegrave, R.A. Slay. Order sheet listed for Specifications. Original printed large format envelope 12 x 10 in. "Motor Sport" road test descriptions of the Squire reproduced as a 4-side folder with the 1934 description and the 1935 road test. 'The 1-1/2-litre Squire in Profile Publications No. 64. Fully illustrated 12-page history of the car with colour art and photographs. Amaze your friends with a letter on antique motoring stationery. As a collection: £45

935. KAMPF MIT 500PS. Manfred von Brauchitsch. 1940 autobiography of the Mercedes works driver. Gothic German text. Berlin published. Frontis photo with facsimile signature. Illustrated with cartoon-type art. Dustwrapper has photograph of Brauchitsch sitting on Mercedes front bumper. 7.5 x 5in. pp.158 £130

936. INDIANAPOLIS. 1952. Gold lapel pin featuring early front-engined car with wings. A.A.A. in gold against blue oval. Lettered in relief: Race Driver. Tiny- just over half an inch long. Very rare handsome item. £200

934. FRANCOIS CEVERT. 1973. Biography of the dashing French driver written after his death in the Tyrrell during practice before the 1973 U.S. GP at Watkins Glen. French text softback. Foreword by Jackie Stewart. 10.5 x 7in. pp.110 £35

932. WOLSELEY. Splendid original brass chassis plate engraved 'The Wolseley Tool & Motor Car co. Ltd for a 4-cylinder car Chassis No. 10948. 4.3 x 3in. £60

940. 203 mph - THE SUPREME SUNBEAM! Embossed covers. 1927 The Greatest Motoring Achievement Ever Recorded. 203 mph. The story of Major H.O.D. Segrave’s epoch-making performance on the Supreme Sunbeam, March 29, 1927. Large format. Photographs, art, cutaway. Extremely rare marque item. pp. 24 £350

933. LEO VILLA. 1912. Engineer to Malcolm and Donald Campbell on world speed record cars and boats. Athletics medal engraved for 3rd place in 130 yards race. (he would have been 12 or 13) Engraved on front 'L. Villa'. Included on chain is a small 1912 threepenny coin. Unusual item of memorabilia. £60

928. SCHAEFFER 500 POCONO. 1971. The Triple Crown of Auto Racing -- Ontario, Indianapolis, Pocono. Pin fixing. 1.25 x 1.25in. £20

927. STUTZ MOTOR CAR CO OF AMERICA. Brass embossed chassis plate for car No. M8-PC-CY380. 3.5 x 2.5in. Wish I'd kept my Stutz... £45

921. GRAND PRIX DRIVER GUIDE. 1988. Marlboro / Autocourse media book with photographs and potted profiles of 36 F1 drivers. pp.40 £25

920. WILLIAMS-RENAULT WORLD CHAMPION 1992-1993. Full information on the title seasons and detailed background team history. Spiral bound. 8.5 x 6 in. pp.80 £25

919. ANSON SA2. 1977. Press pack on the formula 3 car designed by now-and-then Jordan F1 Technical Director, Gary Anderson. Printed folder, 6 pages. £25

915. VAN DIEMEN. RF89. Colour folder with technical description of formula 3 car. Plus typescript detail of Van Diemen FR89 Formula Renault. 12 x 8 in. £20

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