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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 |
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| 1388. MOTORACES. George Monkhouse. 1936 First edition of the original Newnes edition of this seminal motor racing photography book. The author was the UK Kodak representative with a passion for Grands Prix and photography and the publication of this book led directly to an invitation from Mercedes to accompany their team in subsequent seasons, leading to more wonderful photographs and the equally famous "Motor Racing With Mercedes-Benz" also listed here. Hardback with silver-gilt lettering to spine and some rubbing to the corners. No dustwrapper (I'm not sure if this book was published with one) Some foxing to the pages. Dedicated to Richard Seaman who contributes an introduction. Appendix of tables of Grand Prix, Voiturette and Sports Car race results 1934-1936. Picture shows the title page. Each photograph has a paragraph's worth of highly detailed caption information.7in x 9.5 in approx. Un paginated but approx pp.128 £85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1385. FORMULA ONE PROGRAMMES. A collection of relatively recent programmes but no less collectable at that. All are in the language of the country and in English. Each is A4 format (approx 8 in x 11.5in) and in mint condition. 1385a 2002 Mobil 1 German
Grand Prix (F1) Hockenheim. pp.112 £10 See the PROGRAMMES page for a full listing of all the programmes I have to offer. |
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| 1368. THE VIKING DRIVERS. Biographies of Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson by Fredrik Petersens. 1979 first edition Hardback in perfect condition with excellent dustwrapper. 5.5in x 9in. pp.208 £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: £30 each or £150 the set. |
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| 1327. TAZIO NUVOLARI/ INDIANAPOLIS. A great photograph of Tazio Nuvolari sitting in the Bowes Seal Fast Special. Captioned from writing on the neg (as all Indy photos seem to be) "Tazio Nuvolari Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1938" Nuvolari had walked out on the Alfa team after his Tipo 308 caught fire at Pau and went on a long holiday to the USA with his wife. - This then is effectively a holiday snap! Pin-sharp glossy print. 10in x8in. £25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1301. CARROLL SHELBY. "The Career Of A Great American Driver". 1957 Riverside Records Sports Car Special (RLP 5006) re-issued a few years back as an audio CD. This takes the form of an interview covering all aspects of "Shel's" Career. Approx. 51 min long. The original LP sleeve notes are reproduced. £15 |
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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! Disc 1: The sleeve notes from the records (EP 501 -EP509) are also reproduced. As a complete double CD set: £20 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 good condition with similar dustwrappers 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 excellent dustwrapper in plastic sleeve protector. £40 1264c. 1979 revised edition Expanded and updated edition. Good condition (dustwrtapper is good but has a couple of minor marks/tears5.5in x 8.5in pp.435 £28
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| 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; £25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |
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| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 1171a. 1966 edition as described above. Dustwrapper slightly rubbed at corners. Signed by Roy Nockolds. £35 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1118. PIRELLI ALBUM OF MOTOR RACING HEROES. John Surtees 1992. Surtees picks twenty of his favourite drivers from Nuvolari to Senna. Fabulous period photographs accompany the text. Softback. large format 12in x 11in. pp.160 £20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1110. BRM COLLECTION at Earl's Court Motorfair 1981. Glossy dustwrappered hardback which is actually the catalogue for the Christie's auction in October 1981 but it might as well be a book in its own right. 55 lots all described in typical auction catalogue style but the cars (which are from all eras of the company's history) are extremely well served, with several pages of description, history and photographs, both period and contemporary dedicated to each one. The sale finished with the Fangio V16 Chassis. This copy is accompanied by a 1998 letter from David Owen, chairman of Rubery Owen Ltd. 1/01. 9.5in x 7.5in pp.66 £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| 1103. McLAREN FORMULE 1. CAN-AM. INDY. Doug Nye 1984. French text version of Doug Nye's excellent book. Hundreds of photographs accompany Doug's usual meticulous research. Letter inside from the publishers of Grand Prix International magazine informing subscribers of their demise "we forward the enclosed book which we hope will go some way to making up for the issues you have paid for". Hardback with good dustwrapper (one small tear repaired with tape) 7in x 9.5in pp.270. £24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| 1091. LINCOLN: - The
Classic Tradition of the LINCOLN Motorcar. 1968.
Produced by the editors of Automobile Quarterly magazine, this
is described as "A special edition to commemorate the introduction
of the Continental Mark III." In typical Automobile Quarterly
style, there are lavish photographs and double page spreads depicting
all aspects of Lincoln cars from early 'twenties models through
to the (then) new Continental Mark III of 1968. A beautiful book
and a great collector's piece of Lincoln literature. Softback
72 pages 8 x 10.5 in approx. In excellent clean condition with
no rips, tears or stains to the pages. the cover is just a little
grubby but is undamaged. As the cover is simply cream card with the title in gold script, I've shown four typical illustrations from inside. If you know Automobile Quarterly you'll know what a high standard to expect. - it's all like this! Canvas-effect softback with glossy pages inside. 8.5in x 10.5in pp.72 £28 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. 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 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 . 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. 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. £12 994. 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. £25 992. 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.
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