AUTOMOBILIA FOR SALE
(Prices do NOT include Postage and Packing. Australia Post’s interstate charges vary so much as do the items for sale that prices for P&P will be quoted on demand and agreed with the purchaser ahead of despatch)
I am downsizing my motoring archives and felt that some or all of these items may be of interest to some other people for various reasons – nostalgia, research or collecting. So, rather than throw them out, I have catalogued them for your perusal. Values have been difficult to set so please make offers if you wish. Anything left over will be donated to a motoring museum with a reference library which already has my 30 year run of Thoroughbred &
Classic Car magazines
A Literature
1 Goodwood Revival Programme Sept. 1999, VGC. 100 pages A4. Features on Rob Walker, Sterling’s cars, Westhampnett RAF base, 1950’s fashion. Also incl is the A5 Official Programme of 9 races over the w/e........$20
2 Goodwood Revival Programme Sept. 2000, VGC. 100 pages A4. Features on Clark, Surtees, Tony Gaze, HWM and Maserati. Included is also the A5 Official Programme of the 9 races over the weekend......................... $20
3 Goodwood ’99 – The year ahead VGC. A4 72 page full colour, top quality brochure/magazine outlining in feature story style what was to happen in 1999 at Goodwood covering horse racing, mini series TV filming, fashion and of course the circuit and the motor cars!............................................................ $20
All three Goodwood products above for $50
4 Goodyear & Grand Prix Racing quality brochure by Goodyear’s PR Dept 1979. VGC. 28 b/w A4 landscape pages with colour cover. Profiles of drivers and Goodyear’s GP successes 1965-78........................................................... $20
5 Official Programme of the Brooklands Society 10th Reunion to celebrate 70 years of the Brooklands Motor Course and Aerodrome Sun 26 June 1977. Excellent cond. A5 52 pages B/w. Historical articles/ pictures.... $10
6 Official Programme of the Brooklands Society 12th Reunion 14 June 1979. Good condition with some minor rust around staples. A5 28 pages B/w. Includes reproduction of the Official Race Card of the 7 August 1939 12 race meeting of another 40 pages.......................................................................... $10
7 Brooklands Raceday at Thruxton Circuit Official Race Card 1979. Essentially this is the programme for a British Automobile Racing Club’s 8-race day. Good condition with some practice times etc added in biro. A4. Feature on the history of Brooklands where the BARC started. List of Brooklands era cars for the demo 4-lap event and entries for the round of the Historic Single Seater Championship mainly ex-F1 cars......................................................... $10
8 The Past, the Present and the Future - An Appeal issued by the Brookands Society in the interests of preserving this unique and famous part of Britain’s heritage. Excellent condition. 16 panels folded to A5. Black print on orange paper. The part of one panel, for a benefactor to remit his/her details with a donation, is missing. Panels have text and pictures featuring the past, present and anticipated future for the Track and Aerodrome................. $5
9 Alfa 156 Dealers’ Sales Brochure. 1998 in English. 44 A4 colour pages and cover. Mint. With loose sheet of Australian Specifications and A4 8-page colour charts of upholstery and paint options................................................ $10
10 Alfetta GT1.6/Alfetta GTV2000 Sales Brochure 1976 Good condition 24 page A4 landscape in colour........................................................................... $10
11 The Type RL Alfa Romeos. Profile Publications No. 14. A5. Good condition. 1966 by Peter Hull and Luigi Fusi. Inside covers in colour. Total of 12 pages with 32 pictures............................................................................... $10
12 Alfa Romeo An abbreviated history drawn from Milleroute Grande Enciclopedia Dell’Automobile 1976. Good condition 32 page colour ‘brochure’ well illustrated with some ‘cut-away’ colour drawings.................................. $10
All four Alfa Romeo items 9 - 12 above for $30
13 Lancia Beta HPE Dealers’ Sales Brochure. Unknown date. In Ita1ian. 16 colour pages incl. cover. Larger than A4 landscape. Good cond. Specs page in French, English and German.......................................................................... $10
14 Welcome to the World of the Citroen Pallas - Dealers’ Sales Brochure. 1979 in English and Spanish. Good condition. 32 colour pages larger than A4 landscape....................................................................................................... $10
15 The Morris Eight. Profile Publications No. 52. A5. Reasonable condition. 1967 by Michael Sedgewick. Inside colour covers. 12 pages, 31 pictures...Sold
16 Toyota Celica Sales Brochure ZR model. Part Number Celica 1293. c1992. Very good condition larger than A4. 12 pages in colour................... $10
17 Porsche Corporate brochure 1986. Good condition. Larger than A4 in landscape style with chapters on The Firm, Production, Model Program, R&D, Race Sport and History. 32 pages and full of colour..................................... $20
18 Porsche 356 Sales leaflet for Australia. Good condition 6 page A4 fold out leaflet. Centre spread of 3 pages is like a poster.................................... $10
19 Bugatti – the illustrated history of the cars of Molsheim. Not the book by Conway and Greilsamer but the flyer that was used to publicise it. Good condition. Full colour comprising 2 A4 pages one below the other and then folded into 12 panels – six in French and six in English. Numerous colour pictures. Flyer rubber stamped “Dunsterforce and address” which was my book selling business in the 1970s!................................................................... $5
20 Wolseley “Six Eighty” Instruction manual Ninth edition 1954. A5 hard cover water damaged but 88 pages in good condition. Includes fold out lubrication chart on the inside of the back cover........................................... $10
21 Pronto Vol 1 No.6 1974 PR magazine from Fiat UK. Good condition. 52 ages A4 colour throughout. Mainly Fiat stories............................................. $10
22 FIAT – The company and its cars. Company history and current models for 1974 brochure issued by Fiat UK. Good condition. 24 full colour pages A4 landscape........................................................................................................ $15
FIAT Items 21 and 22 above for $20
23 A Decade of the Audi Quattro Brochure Excellent condition. 24 page A4 full colour by UK importer.............................................................................. $15
24 Aston Martin Guide from 1948 by Roger Bowers. Good condition. Soft colour cover and 7 pages A4 with 15 pictures and text guide of all Astons and Lagondas to 1979. Listed against each model is the date and magazines that published reports. Useful guide.................................................................... $10
25 Aston Martin Poster 1976. BRG background and black print highlighting AM winning the 1959 World Sports Car Championship. Excellent condition 4 x A4 in size folded with racing Aston Martin as main picture and 1920s AM in background. Also pictured are 1976 models AM V8 and AM Lagonda......... $10
26 Mercedes-Benz Poster 1976. White background with black print pictures of 300SLR Moss/Jenkinson and SSK in background highlighting 50 years of classic sports and racing cars 1926-76 with two SLs in foreground. Excellent condition 4 x A4 in size folded........................................................ $10
27 Rolls Royce Poster 1975. 580mm x 620mm. Excellent condition. Folded into 8 panels. All models from 1904. Explanation of Spirit of Ecstasy......... $10
28 Sporting Jaguar Poster 1975 580mm x 620mm. Excellent condition. Folded into 8 panels. Selected models from SS1 Coue to XJ-S..................... $10
29 The Jaguar Story. Promotional 12 page B/W A4 brochure by Bryson Industries, the Australian Jaguar dealers....................................................... $10
30 Jaguar 1935-80 Autocar & Motor Scrapbook Excellent condition 48 page A4 ‘history brochure’ with some colour............................................... $10
32 The Top Cat Reprint of Motor Test of XJ-S Jaguar from Modern Motor Oct 1977. Excellent condition. 4 A4 pages with colour cover......................... $5
33 Sir William Lyons 70th Birthday Tribute 3 page A4 feature pulled out of Road & Track Feb 1972. 10 B/w pictures....................................................... $10
Jaguar items 28 – 33 above all for $40
34 The New Austin Healey Sprite Mk lll Sales Brochure 12 A4 landscape pages in full colour. Pictures show RHD and LHD cars! Hand written “1015 and 1059” on cover indicating purchase price in pounds sterling......................... $25
35 Collector Car Price Reviews 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 compiled and edited by Michael Robinson and published by Vintage & Historic P/L. All four are in excellent condition A4 with colour covers, approx 100 pages and copiously illustrated. Each review lists worldwide auction sales of over 100 different marques. Each car is graded 1 – 5 for condition. One lot.............. $25
36 The Autocar Special Coronation Number issued on 8 May 1953. Articles cover the Royal Motoring Family, History of Britain’s motor industry, British cars for the world, how, when and where guide for Coronation Day and the procession. Wonderful overview of the 1953 motoring scene. Review of the adverts is worth it alone!! Larger than A4, reasonable condition.................. $20
37 The Autocar 2 magazines without covers for 18 Dec 1925 and 29 July 1927. Good condition but expected yellowing of the approx 84 pages each. Many pages of interesting advertisements, classifieds for new and second cars of ALL marques of the era, features articles and competition reports such as Brooklands. Former has a letter from Lord Morris and the latter has letters from S F Edge and MG’s Cecil Kimber...............................................together $20
38 The Fabulous Farm. A Racing Car News special publication by High Griffiths as a history of the Tasman Cup Races at Warwick Farm. Excellent condition. B/W with 68 pages........................................................................ $20
39 Road & Track June 1977 30th Anniversary issue. Good condition but cover pulled away slightly at the staples. Amazing 258 pages!..................... $10
40 Grand Prix Cinerama. Two brochues in reasonable condition. No tears. 1) The story of the movie “Grand Prix” 28 pages two tone with colour cover.
2) European Gala Premiere movie screening 1967 brochure. 40 pages b/w.
Selling both together...................................................................................... $10
41 RAC British Grand Prix official programme 1966 at Brands Hatch. Good condition. A4 52 pages with colour................................................................ $10
42 RAC British Grand Prix official programme 1976 at Brands Hatch. Good condition. A4 52 pages with colour. A4 64 pages with colour....................... $10
43 Grosser Preis von Deutschland. Offlizielles Programm in German for the Formula 1 GP in August 1973. Good condition A5. Colour cover (Michael Turner painting) and 72 pages........................................................................ $20
44 Officieel Programma 8th Historische Grand Prix F1 Augustus 1993 and Calaogus Christie’s Auction of Automobilia for UNICEF Good condition A4 62 pages in Dutch. Racing meeting at Zandvoort. Entry lists, articles, tribute to Austin Healey and Healey race, race for CANAM cars, Historic Mercedes driven by Sir Stirling Moss. Centre spread b/w drawing of Maserati chasing an ERA. Lists all items for auction with some pictures................................................. $10
45 World’s Fastest Sports Cars – an Australian Sports Car World Publication No.4. Reasonable condition. 70 b/w pages................................................... $10
46 On Four Wheels – an encyclopedia of motoring in weekly parts No.1. C1973. Good condition. 24 pages, larger than A4. Colour throughout. Featuring AC, Abarth and tech. piece by LJK Setright on Acceleration........... $10
47 On Four Wheels No.2. C1973. Good condition. 44 pages, larger than A4. Colour throughout. Featuring car stunts, petrol additives and technical piece by LJK Setright on body shape............................................................... $10
Items 46 and 47 above for $15
48 Veteran & Vintage Magazine Vol 2, No.9, May 1958. Good condition. Features 1.5l Delage, The Pioneer – first Australian-built car, The Taunton and 1924 Standard................................................................................................. $10
49 Veteran & Vintage Magazines Vol 18 Nos. 4 and 8, Dec 1973, April 1974 Good condition. Features Miller Straight 8 Racing cars, Dietrich Story Part 111, Model J Duesenberg, Survey of Ford jokes! Plus Aug 1976 bad condition..... $15
Items 48 and 49 together for $20
50 Car and Driver April 1962. Reasonable condition with tear on front cover. Features Sunbeam Harrington, TR4, Mark X Jaguar, Tatra story.......... $5
51 Grand Prix Car Poster 1975. 580mm x 620mm. Excellent condition. Folded into 8 panels. Selected F1 cars from 1906 Renault to Ferrari 312T... $10
52 1981 Motor Club Show Programme Excellent condition A4. 64 pages B/W with listing of 110 exhibitors.................................................................... $5
53 Australian Cars – Golden Stamp Book 1982 by Golden Press. 24 non-postage stamps to stick in on appropriate pages with the Australian cars’ stories. Excellent condition A4 24 b/w pages and colour cover....................... $5
54 Car Classics magazine August 1976 special collectors issue - Journal of Automobile collecting. In excellent condition featuring The Porsche, Deutsches Auto Museum and La Salle............................................................................... $5
55 Historic Racing Register 1980 Calendar Cover aged and slightly soiled but the other 12 pages are VGC. Overall 420 mm x 310mm. B/w drawings by Les Croft suitable for framing are 310mm x 240 mm viz Three-wheel Morgan, Mac Healey, A Model Ford, MG TCs, BMW, Alvis 12/50s, Reid’s Hudson, Phillips/Hitchin/Bice, A Model, Cornelius/Snape, Alfa Romeo and Pettycoat Special. Nostalgia from almost 25 years ago. Great for garage/den............. $20
56 Historic Racing Register’s Amaroo Park, Oran Park and Eastern Creek Race Meeting Programmes Some mint others in good condition – 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1994 and 1995 and second 1984 copy marked “Amended copy for Commentator”... 14 for $45
57 Historic Racing Register’s Newsletters 32 issues from Feb 1977 Nos. 18 - 31, 33 - 50 to March 1984. Foolscap. Reasonable condition but some rusty staples! Selling as one lot............................................................................... $25
58 The Oily Rag Journal of the HS&RCA Three Jan – March issues for 1993,
1994 and 1995. All mint condition. Selling as one lot.................................. $20
59 Golden Jubilee Australian Grand Prix Anniversary Official Souvenir Programme Philip Island 1978 Good cond 58 pages A4 B/W, colour cover.. $15
60 1970 Australian Bi-Centenary International Veteran & Vintage Rally Programme 4-18 April 1970. Good condition. A4 magazine style 54 B/w pages lists 682 cars and motorcycles some with pictures. Couple of articles........... $10
61 1978 Australian International Veteran & Vintage Motor Rally Official souvenir Programme Good condition A4 106 B/w and colour pages with pictures of a cross section of the 500+ entries............................................... $10
62 Souvenir Catalogue of Historic Racing cars and bikes displayed at the Sydney Motor Show 1976 by VSCCA. Good condition. 32 B/w pages and colour cover A5................................................................................................. $5
63 A Castrol series of Grand Prix Cars 1948-1967 Presented as colour prints for framing. Excellent condition. A4 landscape. Side view profiles of Maserati 4CLT 1.5 litre, Lago-Talbot 4.5 litre, Mercedes W196 2.5 litre, Cooper Climax 1.9 litre, Vanwall 2.5 litre and BRM Type 83 3 litre............................. $25
64 Castrols’ Great Motoring Extravaganza Exhibition Guide 1974 -Celebrating 75 glorious years of cars, bikes, boats, planes and trains. Excellent condition A5 32 pages B/w. Story on the significant cars in UK decade by decade, Castrol’s achievements and description of each exhibitor................ $15
65 The Classic Car’s “Who’s Who” of the Past Thoroughbred & Classic Cars magazine’s supplement Dec 1990. Excellent condition. A4 16 pages some colour. 60 mini biographies of British automobile industry’s industrialists, entrepreneurs, engineers, race entrants and drivers PLUS B/w A4 photo (landscape) of E-type Jaguar FHC in the street after unveiling at the Geneva Motor show March 1961 and vertical shot of Moss cornering his Vanwall at the 1958 British GP at Silverstone. A great read and reference.......................... $20
66 Classic Car magazine ......The very first issue of what became Classic and Thoroughbred Sports Car magazine dated October 1973. Complete but not in very good condition. Has had clear plastic cover at some stage. MG TC and MGB GTV8 on front cover.............................................................................. $20
67 Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy Centenary 1905-2005 brochure Excellent condition A5 folding out with 12 panels in colour. Cover is Nuvolari MG K3 1933 and Hermes/Mercury the messenger god, which forms part of the Trophy, 4 panels of history and seven illustrated panels listing the circuits where the race has been held and the winners year by year.........................Sold
68 Photograph of Tom Sulman C 1979 B/W A4. Small damage to edges easily cropped. Tom seated with unknown person reviewing his albums........ $5
69 Colour picture from a painting by Roy Nockolds 170mm x 145mm publicising the Brooklands Society Christmas Card for 1977 depicting a Type 35 Bugatti exiting the chicane in the 1926 British GP............................................ $5
70 British Automobile Racing Club Poster C1973 explaining in text and pictures the club’s activities and shapes and location of the circuits used in England. Lists the BARC Gold Medal award winners 1955 – 73. Folded. Open 700mm x 420mm good condition..................................................................... $5
71 Austin Healey Year Book Australia 1978-9 48 pages and colour cover. Excel. condition A4. Club activities, cars, members and history articles....... $10
72 Motor Manual’s Used Car Market catalogue 1959 134 page booklet in good condition A4. Lists all cars sold in Australia from 1934 and their value as estimated in 1959. Several interesting articles by the Editor, Keith Winser, at the start. Amazing piece of Automobilia!...................................................... $15
73 NSW Motor Traffic Handbook 1953 Summary of duties imposed by the Motor Traffic Act and Regulations on the drivers and owners of motor vehicles and General Information concerning Road Safety issued by Authority of the Minister for Transport NSW. Form 2376. Half A5 size with 32 pages in good condition with smaller 6-sided folded leaflet “Questions for applicants for Drivers’ Licences and permits to Ride Motor Cycles”. Historic document!.....$10
74 NSW Motor Traffic Handbook 1956 Summary of duties imposed by the Motor Traffic Act and Regulations on the drivers and owners of motor vehicles and General Information concerning Road Safety issued by Authority of the Minister for Transport NSW. Form 2376. Half A5 size with 32 pages in slightly soiled condition with smaller 6-sided folded leaflet “Questions for applicants for Drivers’ Licences & permits to Ride Motor Cycles”. Historic document... $10
75 Land Rover “First Choice” accessories catalogue. Excellent condition. Austral Motors Qld salesman’s business card stapled to the cover of 16 page A4 colour brochure of official Land Rover clothing and car accessories with pocket containing price list, 4-page specs leaflet, colour guide card, 8-page A4 Defender full colour leaflet plus 20-page A4 landscape company brochure.. $20
76 Instruction book for Essex 6-cly Nov. 1925 A5 24- page driver’s hand book style in shabby condition but complete and useful. Owners notations and fly leaf stuck in by Dalgety & Co with notes on hood reservation.................... $5
77 The New Hillman Minx Series 111A Owner’s Handbook 1959 Reasonable condition but soiled cover, good condition 84 pages A5 plus folded in lubrication chart attached to inside rear cover. Includes card from Joseph Lucas Australia quoting the battery fitted and the engine number of a Minx Station Wagon. Inside front cover stamped “High compression engine fitted”. P1 has sticker of Roots Australia address....................................................... $10
78 Britsh Leyland Tractor 154 Operator’s Handbook AKD 7424 Cover scuff marked but 68 pages in good condition........................................................... $5
79 50 Years of Holden Feature in Sydney Morning Herald’s “Drive” Motoring Weekly 27/11/1998. Good condition 290 mm x 420 mm 7 pages in colour. History and Highlights of the company and its cars........................... $10
80 Holden Cars Owner’s Manual for FX Model Package of original documents comprising the manual in excellent condition, a 4-sided blue card of driving instructions and manufacturer’s warranty, mini 16 page brochure ‘Australia’s Own Car’ (with corner of front page missing and dealer’s stamp on P3 - John Gilbert P/L, Sydney) covering the range of FX sedans available and a mini 12 page brochure ‘Good Housekeeping in your car’............................... $25
81 Villiers Engineering booklet Soiled but otherwise in reasonable condition A5 24 page Operating Instructions and Spare parts List for the Villiers Two stroke engines Mk2 & Mk 3 “Midget” dated June 1950......................... $10
82 Cars and Drivers Magazine First three issues of Barry Lake’s magazine in reasonable condition. A4 each 48 pages. All in one lot................................ $20
83 Collection of 8 car auction catalogues Includes Green’s Motorcade, Frank Illich and John Laws’ collections............................................................. $5
3 Contents of Suncoast Pioneer Village, Qld, 71 vehicles – Pickles 7 Sept. 1985
84 Tasman Revival Race Meeting Programme 2010 Good condition A4 70 pages, soft cover, some colour pictures with feature articles........................ $10
85 Wheels 40th Anniversary Collectors’ Edition May 1993 Excellent condition incl Pirelli brochure stitched in. 150 pages of nostalgia!............... $10
86 Cars magazine July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec (no cover) and Jan 1955 Vol1 No 9. Been stored. In reasonable condition....................... ........all for $10
87 Collection of magazines UK’s Cars Dec 78, Sports Cars & Specials Issue 2 1955(?) and Vol 1 No 10 Dec 56, Classic & Old Car Enthusiast No 1 July/Sept 87 published by Alan/Evelyn Chambers, Sports Cars Illustrated Nov 1958 Vol 4 No 5, Autocar 3 April 1969, Sporting Motorist April 1961 features on Formula Juniors and E-Type Jaguar, Classic & Vintage Cars 1976 with review of HRR’s Amaroo races, Motor Racing Australia Mar/Apr 1995 with feature on Wakefield circuit opening, UK’s Sports Cars Illustrated Vol 2 No 2 Sept 1958 with MGA Twin Cam article, Popular Mechanics No 1 April 1962 and No 5 Aug 1962 and Performance Cars Road Tests No 2 from Australian Sports Cars World publishers covering a comparison of Ferrari Boxer v Lambo Countach v Porsche Turbo. All 13 in good or reasonable condition. Some are gems! The lot.... $25
88 The Best of 1973 Good condition 36-page A4 review of 35 of the best and worst cars of 1973 the launch year of Thoroughbred and Classic Car magazine. An insert in TCC’s Oct 2008 issue.................................................... $5
89 50 cars to buy before you die Good condition 52-page A4 review of 50 classic cars. An insert in TCC’s Sept 2008 issue................................................ $5
90 Moffat – The Making of a Legend published by Auto Action. Good condition. 76 pages B/w in A4 magazine style. Great historical record......... $15
91 Giant Killers The XU1Torana’s epic 1971 year of achievements. Good condition. 76 pages B/w in A4 magazine style. Great historical record......... $15
92 Motor Racing 75 A John Player Sport Special magazine style publication with stories of the 1975 F1 year. 52 colour pages and larger than A4. Good condition but rusty staples............................................................................. $10 93 Sotheby’s Sales flyer 1987 for The King Edward Vlll McLaughlin Buick. Three B/w A4 pages folded with 2 period photos and 1 colour page with 2 photos of the car............................................................................................. $10
94 Motor Sport Famous English magazine. Nov 1960 issue with Jack Brabham on the cover in his Cooper winning the F1 title. Historic issue...... $20
95 Motor Sport 48 issues in good condition. Dec 61. Jan 62. Aug, Sept 66. Jan, Feb, April, July, Aug, Oct 67. Feb, Aug 70. Mar, April, May 71. June to Dec 72. Jan to Dec 73. Jan to Sept 74. Mar, April 78. Dec 84. Jan 85. Aug 87........ $25
96 Australian Motor Sport 46 issues in reasonable condition with some aging and tears but it’s the texts and historical data that matter!!
July, Sept 54. Feb 55. Aug, Oct (no cover), Nov (no cover) 57.May – Dec 58. Jan, Feb, April, July, Dec 59.Feb (no cover), Mar, May, Aug, Oct 60. May, June, Aug to Nov 61. Jan, Feb April – Sept, Nov, Dec 62. Mar, April, June to Nov 63..... $50
97 Australian Motor Sport 5 duplicate issues from the quantity in item 96 above: Oct 60. Mar, April, May, July 62........................................................... $5
98 Australian Motor Manual
99 Australian Auto Sports 2 magazine issues in reasonable condition. Nov/Dec61 and March 1968........................................................................... $5
100 Jack Brabham’s autograph JB signed an entry ticket for the MG Car Club Sydney’s 50th anniversary Gala Dinner 2000. Pristine condition................... $25
101 The VSCC Vintage Speed Weekend Prescott Hill Climb Official Programmes 2002 Cover has pulled away from the staples otherwise in good condition. Larger than A5 53 pages. List of entrants, features stories and list of records............................................................................................................ $10
102 Le Musee National de l’Automobile Good condition 50 page B/w A4 booklet in French with essential parts in English published by the Mulhouse based museum famous for the Bugatti collection. . Three chapters cover the evolution of car body design in three chapters using 61 B/w and 21colour pictures of cars in the museum. Very interesting!......................................... $15
103 Lamborghini Countach poster 950mm x 700mm good condition. Full length female nude lying along the bonnet. Black background..................... $15
104 ‘Vintage’ car side view profile prints 48mm x 35mm good condition – 1926 Sunbeam 3 litre, 1925 Alvis 12/50, 1930 Austin Seven Ulster, 1932 Lagonda 2 litre, 1937 Morgan 4/4, 1939 MG TB, 1937 Aston Martin 1.5 litre, 1928 Bentley 4.5 litre, 1930 Riley 9 and 1926 Bentley 3 litre. Brief specs printed underneath. Drawn by John Tasker. Suitable for framing or on the garage wall. All ten as one lot........................................................................ $25
105 Historic Racing Register Oran Park 1979 poster 750mm x 500mm good condition depicting a Cooper.......................................................................... $10
106 Historic Racing Register Amaroo 1982 poster 750mm x 500mm good condition depicting C-Type Jaguar.................................................................. $10
107 Historic Racing Register Amaroo 1984 poster 750mm x 500mm good condition with picture of Sir Stirling Moss...................................................... $10
108 George Gilltrap’s Auto Museum catalogue Reasonable condition A5 48 illustrated pages an 8 in colour pages. Dated 1965......................................... $5
109 The Jim Clark Memorial Room catalogue This is at Duns in Berwickshire and covers his trophies and awards. Photostat on green paper of 7 A4 type written pages listing 122 items with a brief biography. The items were donated to the city of Duns by his parents................................................................... $15
110 Vintage Equator Run 1987 official programme A4 colour illustrated 50 pages with list of 57 entries and some depicted. Mini features on South East Asian motoring folk heroes – Prince Bira, Lim Peng Han and Lim Ah Fong.... $10
111 Reprint of Jaguar D-Type drawing Exceptionally well executed B/w drawing of “OKV 2” 210 mm x 150mm and suitable for framing................... $20
112 Prescott Speed Hillclimb official programme 2 June 1974. Excellent condititon A5 8-pages printed in red as a 50th anniversary tribute to Raymond Mays’ and his Brescia Bugatti “Cordon Rouge”. Included is a 8-panel poster covering Mays’ career with the car, The Mumm champagne company after which it was named and the Brescia Bugattis................................................. $20
113 Bugatti Type 43 greetings card and 2 Bugatti postcards ...................... $10
114 VSCC’s Prescott Speed Hillclimb official programme August 2002 Good condition but cover has become separated. 50 B/w pages of entries, feature stories and historic photos........................................................................... $10
B BOOKS
1 Stewart Formula 1 Racing Team by David Tremayne. First edition 1999. VGC. A5 164 pages, colour throughout, soft cover. Full, authorised story from go to woe including Jackie’s son Paul Stewart’s racing story and father and son’s racing achievements.............................................................................. $20
2 Twice Lucky - My Life in Motor Sport by Stuart Turner. Very good condition autobiography and signed by Turner. 224 pages with copious B/w photos. Covers his career as a top flight rally co-driver and navigator, Manager of BMC Comps. Dept, his Castrol days and Comps. Manager at Ford. Amusing Forward by Sir Jackie Stewart. “...fast, funny...” Sir Stirling Moss................ $40
3 A Boot Full OF Right Arms by Evan Green. First edition 1975 in excellent condition with a small tear in the just jacket. A5 282 pages. Many b/w photos. Personal experience and coverage of the 17,000 Km 1974 World Cup Rally with John Bryson as co-driver in a Leyland Australia P76 and his scrape with death in the desert and eventual finish. Probably the P76’s greatest achievement as they finished 13th and won the Targa Florio special stage. They drove the car most of the way home on the London – Sydney marathon route. An Aussie accomplishment that is under acclaimed.......... $25
4 Touch Wood by Duncan Hamilton with Lionel Scott. Paperback with some damage to spine and front cover and some soiling on the cover but a great read! A5 1971 Reprint. 230 pages with B/w photos. The autobiography of one of the most colourful characters in motor racing from 1946- 1958 from runaway pram to D-type Jaguars!................................................................... $15
5 Webber - Two Steps Forward A Formula 1pictorial history by John Morris. A4 landscape glossy soft cover book of 172pages. First Edition 2010 in pristine condition. Magnicent photography and sufficient text acts as a competition biography of one of Australia’s greatest racing drivers.............. $25
6 Dick Seaman – A Racing Champion by Prince Chula. Excellent condition soft cover A5. 200 pages 1948 USA edition. 22 B/w photos. Biography of this great British driver who achieved much in his short life of 26 years racing MGs, ERAs and for the Mercedes team................................................................... $20
7 Motor Racing and Record Breaking by G E T Eyston and Barre Lyndon Hard cover undamaged but slightly stained. Some pages have been eroded at the edges by water damage but the text is complete and the book held together. It’s a First Edition published Oct 1935. Inscribed “To Douglas from Knight, Christmas 1936”. 116 A5 pages with colour frontispiece of the Derby-Miller painted by F Gordon Crosby and no less than 132 b/w pictures which make the book a unique historical document in their own right despite the factual and interesting information from the two authors who were one of the 1930s greatest record breakers and one of the best story tellers. Worth buying for the read even if the overall condition is sad.............................................Sold
8 Speed Climb 60 A Review of the past 60 years of the British Hill Climb Championship 1947 - 2007. VGC A4 Soft cover B/w 56 glossy pages and fully illustrated and all the statistics....................................................................... $20
9 Joan Richmond The Remarkable Previously Untold Story from Melbourne to Monte Carlo and Beyond as told to David Price. Pristine condition First Edition 2011, A5 with 256 pages and well illustrated. The cars she drove in the 1930s in competition in UK and Europe included Riley, MG, Triumph, HRG, Singer, AC, Ballot, Fiat and Fuzzi - a Shelsley Walsh special... $25
10 A History of Sports Cars by G N Georgano. First edition 1970 in good condition but dust jacket has some minor damage. 320 A4 pages with 61 colour pictures and many, many more in B/w. In five categories – early, twenties, thirties, post war to 1960 and 1969............................................... $10
11 Great Marques – Bugatti by Bugatti expert High Conway. Excellent condition larger than A4, 80 pages and almost all with colour pictures. Bonus two page photostat of list of Bugattis and other cars at the Mulhouse Museum and museum display layout............................................................................ $20
12 Pictorial History of Cars by Peter Roberts First edition 1978 with intro by James Hunt. Very good condition in larger than A4 format. 192 pages profusely illustrated in colour, old photos and schematic drawings.............. $10
13 Man & The Automobile – a twentieth century love affair. By motoring correspondent Judith Jackson. First edition 1979 in good condition. A4 222 pages . Many period pictures and some colour with several reproductions of some lovely period poster-style paintings. Chapters cover unusual aspects of life with cars and the motoring scene. Worthwhile addition to any motoring library.............................................................................................................. $15
14 Steam On The Road Self propelled vehicles through two centuries by David Burgess Wise. Second impression 1974. Excellent condition A4 with 96 pages and colour throughout......................................................................... $10
15 The Encyclopedia of the World’s Classic Cars A technical directory of the most magnificent cars from 1900 to 1976. First edition 1977 by authoritative author Graham Robson. Excellent condition but dust jacket slightly damaged. 252 pages covering 260 memorable cars, 250 colour paintings reproduced, 100 colour photos and 100 B/w contemporary photos plus 100,000 words of authoritative technical and historical text...................................................... $20
16 Cars An encyclopedia of the world’s most fabulous automobiles by Martin Buckley and Chris Rees. The ultimate book for all classic and contemporary car enthusiasts. Marque by marquee guide including some amazing cars that never went into production. Amalgamation in 2004 of two earlier separate books. Pristine condition A5 format, with 512 pages, soft cover and over 1500 photos........................................................................... $25
17 The Great Cars by Ralph Stein. Excellent condition with 252 A4 and heavily illustrated. 25 marques selected as great cars. Hard bound............. $10
18 The Great Cars by Ralph Stein. Good condition with 252 A4 and heavily illustrated. 25 marques selected as great cars. Soft bound............................. $5
19 20 Silver Ghosts – The incomparable pre-world war 1 Rolls Royce by Phil May and 20 paintings by Melbourne Brindle including the 1914 armoured car. Good condition 1978 version, larger than A4 format with 160 pages. Chapter on the Edwardian era and biographies of Rolls and Royce. Plus 24 pages of drawings and jottings of the components...................................................... $15
20 Evan Green’s World of Motor Sport First edition 1977 in good condition. A4 206 pages with some colour. Mainly covers Australian motor sport in all categories over the years with an appendix of results of major series............ $5
21 Torque by Peter Wherret. Second impression 1978. Excellent condition A4 soft bound 128 pages a few in colour. Based on his TV series................... $5
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