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341. BUGATTI VALVE SPRING Packed
in a plastic bag with a slip of card from the factory with figures (tested
strength in Kg?) written in pencil, a photograph (shown here)
and a brief history of the car. The printed card bag header also states:
"A Valve Spring from the Last Grand Prix Bugatti.
Production was geared to a run of eight cars, and
this hairpin valve spring (authenticated as a genuine Bugatti part by the
Bugatti Owners Club) is a souvenir of the very last Bugatti." £30 |
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337. WOLFGANG VON TRIPS. Illustrated
biographical funeral folder. 10 September 1961. German text.
single fold four sided item 3in x 5in £30 |
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336. JIM CLARK TROPHY COLLECTION. Illustrated
catalogue of items in the collection open to the public at Duns in Scotland. 46-pages. £30 |
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319. AMERICA'S FIRST AUTOMOBILE
RACE -- 1895, The Golden Anniversary of. Charles
B. King. 1945. Glossy detailed illustrated coverage of the
race, photographs of cars and drivers, map of the course. Plus illustrated
details of the King automobile engine and the 550 hp aero engine used in
WW1. 8.5 x 11in. pp. 52 £100 |
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318. JOHN SURTEES ON RACING. 1960. Detailed illustrated booklet. Biography of Surtees motorcycle racing career, preparation of the motorcycle, engine tuning, race starts, cornering and advice on braking, slipstreaming and overtaking. Photographs and diagrams. 5 x 7.5in. pp. 57 £30 |
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312. FRAZER-NASH LE MANS REPLICA SALES CATALOGUE. Fold-out b&w 2-fold, 6-side illustrated item. Art of Le Mans Replica, Mille Miglia and 'Foursome' Cabriolet. Specifications of each. Cover side view photo of No. 26 in Le Mans pit. Signed on cover by Roy Salvadori who was one of the early drivers . 8 x 6.5in. £80 |
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310. BROOKLANDS GOLDEN JUBILEE. 1957. Programme listing all participating racing cars, motorcycles and Light Aeroplanes. Cars include Hampton's 5-litre 'Black Bess' Bugatti, Napier-Railton, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang II, Parry Thomas' 1927 Leyland Eight plus Bentleys, Sunbeams, etc. 6.5 x 8.5in. pp. 19 £30 |
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264. BROOKLANDS SNAPSHOT ALBUM. Pocket
sized fold-out item originally available from vending machines at the track. Envelope
titled Snapshot Album to be used for mailing like a postcard. 4x3in. Fold-out
titled: The Snapshot Album of Brooklands Motor Course, Weybridge. Vest
Pocket Souvenir. Twelve views in sepia gravure. 1920s action
views, pits, paddock, test hill. Unusual postally unused item. £55 |
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294. RICHARD NOBLE/ THRUST 2 . Colour
magazine published to celebrate Project Thrust taking the World Land Speed
Record in 1983. 8x12in. pp.24 SIGNED ON COVER BY RICHARD
NOBLE. £45 |
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227. MONACO GRAND PRIX 1929-1963. Folder
containing a 6-page typescript listing of GP performances from 1929, car
by car in alphabetical order. An 8-page alphabetical list of driver
appearances, by year. Large illustrated cutting from a French newspaper
covering the first five Monaco GPs 1929-1933. Double spread from
'Motor', Sept 1940, feature on the 1932 Monaco GP by Laurence Pomeroy. Nevin
art of Nuvolari's winning P3 Alfa in 1932. As a collection: £18 |
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145. MONACO GRAND PRIX 1950. Press
bulletins relating to the GP won by Fangio (158 Alfa Romeo) from Ascari (Ferrari)
and Chiron (Maserati.
a. 3-page typescript preview on Monte Carlo Bulletin
headed paper. French text. Details of Fangio's entry in this first world
championship GP to be held at Monaco. Also entry details for the 500cc
race. £45
b. 3-page coverage of the GP including a description
of 'Le Carambolage du Premier Tour'! £45 |
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