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1772. MERCEDES-BENZ QUICKSILVER CENTURY. Karl Ludvigsen. 1995. Huge definitive history of Mercedes in competition from 1895-1995. An astonishing level of detail, both technical and historical. Illustrated with period photos and design drawings throughout more than six hundred pages. Ludvigsen is a noted authority and was granted unprecedented access to the previously secret M-B archives. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent virtually new condition. 8.5in x 11in. pp.617. £125 | |
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1768. RALLY. John Davenport. 1976. Great account of 1970s rallying by a highly experienced co-driver. Expert insightful text. Profusely illustrated in both colour and b&w. Hardback with dustwrapper in good condition. 7.5in x 10in. pp.157. £22 | |
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1764. EDDIE IRVINE "LIFE IN THE FAST LANE" 1999. How many racing biographies have used this title? Still, I suppose it's better than "My Autobiography"... This includes the full story of the whole of the '99 F1 season, the year Schumacher broke his leg and Eddie came within an ace of winning the world championship. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 6in x 9.5in. pp.232. £15 | |
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1761. BASILDON RETRO 1997. An extraordinary event, which has now passed into legend, the Basildon Retro was the brainchild of Canon Webber, Chaplain to the BRDC to raise money for a the local church bell tower. An amazing collection of cars from 8-litre CanAm Mclaren to V16 BRM took part, with drivers such as Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks, Chris Amon and Derek Bell driving on a (just about) closed-off road course round the town. The sight of '60s F1 cars sharing a roundabout with bemused Essex shoppers was surreal. Another highlight is Canon Webber's wonderful driver's briefing (after the policeman's safety briefing he offers to marry his parents for him!) Not available on DVD so this is a rarity. 45min. VHS (PAL) UK format, original and not a copy. £55 | |
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1758. CORVETTE 1953 TO THE PRESENT. Richard Nichols 1985. (reprinted 1988) Detailed history of Corvettes has the usual glossy pictures of immaculate examples of each model but also a good selection of production and racing shots, such as this gem of a publicity picture from 1954. Large format hardback with dustwrapper in good condition . 9.5in x 12in. pp. 192. £16 | |
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1750. THE CONSTANT SEARCH: Collecting Motoring and Motorcycling Books. Charles Mortimer. 1982. THE motor book collector's handbook and one which should be in every serious collection. . Written by the legendary Charles Mortimer who raced at Brooklands before becoming a book collector and dealer. Books are listed by subject category, author rarity, with date of first publication, the number of pages, the publisher as well as Charles's own opinion. Very good on the early pre-1900 titles, many of which are now super-rare. Not without its faults; it has been suggested the title refers to the rather eclectic layout of the information! Illustrated. Hardback with dustwrapper in superb near-mint condition. 8.5in x 11in. pp.303 £35 | |
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1747. BRDC / SILVERSTONE PLAQUE. Like the paperweight above this was produced to celebrate Silverstone's 50th anniversary in 1998, though I'm not quite sure what it's for. It would certainly keep papers flat as it's good and heavy. Pewter-type metal outline of the circuit with the corners named and beautiful relief models of what I guess are the 1948 and 1998 winning cars, all mounted on a wooden base with a BRDC shield in the corner. 5in x 7in overall. Mint condition in its original presentation box. £65. | |
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1740. JAGUAR YEARBOOKS. Sumptuous productions in the old tradition of achievements books of earlier decades. These are all all the presentation editions: hardbacks in slipcases bound in exotic materials and bearing the name of the recipient, "Eoin Young" Each volume is full of lavish photographs, both contemporary pictures of cars at the factory or on the track, and historic images from Jaguar's history.
1740a. 2000 yearbook. Heavy green card dustcover with window revealing engraved stainless steel nameplate. (no. 148 of 750). Slipcase is custom made from crystal acrylic/perspex. (small crack/chip from bottom corner) The book itself is in immaculate almost unread condition. - I leafed through them when they were new and then just put them on the shelf!. pp. 192 £55
1740b. 2001 yearbook. Pale tan suede-type material for the cover this time, embossed with the Jaguar 'growler' logo and an engraved stainless steel nameplate. Slipcase is printed with a large colour photo of an alloy wheel and lined with the same suede material . No page numbers this year but it's the same size as the others so I'd guess pp.190 £55
1740c. 2002 yearbook. Silver silk material for this year's cover, embossed with the title and logo, and with another engraved stainless steel nameplate. Slipcase is photo-printed black/silver card. pp. 190 £55
1740d. 2003 yearbook. White leather/parchment- feel cover with engraved stainless steel nameplate. Slipcase is photo-printed black/silver card. Some slight marking to the top edge of the slipcase and the parchment stuff takes fingerprints easily, otherwise as clean and unused as the others. pp.190 £55 |
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1738. WOMEN'S MOTOR GYMKHANA. A pin badge showing a winged motor radiator framed with the words "Womens Motor Gymkhana" Not sure what the metal is but my guess would be nickel silver. 1 3/4 in (45mm) long. £45 |
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