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Important Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia

Auction 18220
6 Dec 2010, starting at 10:00 GMT with lot 1.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £441,500 inc. premium
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL 'Gullwing' Coupé Chassis no. 198.0405500159 Engine no. 198.9805500169
Sold for £419,500 inc. premium
1913 Rolls-Royce 45/50hp Silver Ghost Open Drive Limousine Chassis no. 2297 Engine no. 104U
Sold for £353,500 inc. premium
2000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Zagato Chassis no. N9
Sold for £243,500 inc. premium
1967 Aston Martin DB6 MkI Volante Convertible Chassis no. DBVC/3661/R Engine no. 400/3123

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1 Three books relating to automobile associations, £11
US$ 17
€13
2 A lot of motoring literature, £45
US$ 70
€54
3 Six books relating to motor racing, £57
US$ 87
€68
4 Motor Sport, 1928-29, £137
US$ 210
€163
5 Two books by S.C.H. Davis, £68
US$ 105
€81
6 A lot of motoring literature, £34
US$ 52
€40
7 Two signed achievement packs, £68
US$ 105
€81
8 Four motoring books, £11
US$ 17
€13
9 A lot of racing driver biographies, £45
US$ 70
€54
10 Jack Brabham: When the Flag Drops; £68
US$ 105
€81
11 A lot of humorous motoring books, £68
US$ 105
€81
12 A lot of literature relating to motoring lost causes, £22
US$ 35
€27
13 A lot of literature relating to sporting motoring, £80
US$ 122
€95
14 An Autograph album, £229
US$ 350
€272
15 A lot of literature relating to racing drivers, £91
US$ 140
€108
16 A lot literature relating to vintage cars, £68
US$ 105
€81
17 A lot of literature relating racing circuits, £91
US$ 140
€108
18 Sir Henry Birkin: Full Throttle; £91
US$ 140
€108
19 Prince Chula: First Class Ticket; £91
US$ 140
€108
20 W.O Bentley: W.O; £229
US$ 350
€272
21 Three books on British sports car manufacturers, £80
US$ 122
€95
22 Charles Jarrott: Ten Years of Motors and Motor Racing; £218
US$ 332
€258
23 A lot of motoring biographies, £91
US$ 140
€108
24 A lot of aeronautical literature, £45
US$ 70
€54
25 H. Thornton Rutter: Motors of Today; Volumes 1-5, £22
US$ 35
€27
26 S.C.H. Davis: The John Cobb Story; £91
US$ 140
€108
27 A lot of Profile publications, £862
US$ 1,313
€1,021
28 A lot of Bugatti literature, £160
US$ 245
€190
29 Bentley D.C. Review, £137
US$ 210
€163
30 A Rolls Royce 20-25 Handbook, together with correspondence £57
US$ 87
€68
31 Assorted motoring books, £34
US$ 52
€40
32 Phil May: Twenty Silver Ghosts; £22
US$ 35
€27
33 Assorted motorsport collectables, £57
US$ 87
€68
34 Yves Naquin: Le Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco 1929-1960; £68
US$ 105
€81
35 Eight books relating to Brooklands, £80
US$ 122
€95
36 Three motoring books, £114
US$ 175
€136
37 Ernest Montaut: Dix Ans de Course £80
US$ 122
€95
38 Seventeen pre and post-War Rolls-Royce Bulletins, £45
US$ 70
€54
39 J.Wentworth Day: Kaye Don The Man; £367
US$ 560
€435
40 Prince Bira: Bits and Pieces; £68
US$ 105
€81
41 George Eyston: Flat Out; £137
US$ 210
€163
43 A rare and early Brooklands race card programme, Monday 3rd August 1908, £57
US$ 87
€68
51 A lot of motoring literature, £114
US$ 175
€136
52 An autograph book, £229
US$ 350
€272
54 An Aston Martin DB4 sales brochure, £172
US$ 262
€204
57 A signed programme for the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix, £229
US$ 350
€272
58 A Bentley 3½ Litre brochure, £287
US$ 437
€340
59 Signed copies of Luigi Fusi: Alfa Romeo Tipo-A; and Fusi & Slater: La 6C 1750 Alfa Romeo; £172
US$ 262
€204
62 A signed Bluebird World Land Speed Record booklet £482
US$ 735
€571
65 Assorted BRM/Owen Organisation memorabilia from the collection of Wilkie Wilkinson, £252
US$ 385
€299
66 An Aston Martin DB4 brochure, £172
US$ 262
€204
67 An Aston Martin DB4 brochure, £172
US$ 262
€204
69 Three Aston Martin brochures, £172
US$ 262
€204
70 A Bentley 3½ Litre "The Silent Sports Car" brochure, £287
US$ 437
€340
71 A lot of 1970s Mercedes Benz technical literature, £172
US$ 262
€204
72 A Mercedes Benz 300S parts book, 1953, £22
US$ 35
€27
73 A Le Mans 1967 GT40 press kit published by Ford, £436
US$ 665
€517
74 An archive of correspondence relating to the 1939 Welsh Rally, £57
US$ 87
€68
75 The Dunlop Gazette, 1935, £114
US$ 175
€136
76 A lot of motoring literature, £287
US$ 437
€340
77 A lot of motoring literature, £137
US$ 210
€163
78 The Autocar Volume XV, July - December 1905, £367
US$ 560
€435
79 Five Rolls-Royce and Bentley brochures, £229
US$ 350
€272
80 Five H.J. Mulliner & Co. Ltd. specification folders, £229
US$ 350
€272
84 Five James Young Ltd. specification folders, £172
US$ 262
€204
85 A run of 1940s Motor Sport Magazines, £459
US$ 700
€544
90 Alvis 4.3 Litre sales brochure, £172
US$ 262
€204
95 Bentley 4¼ Litre Instruction Book, 1931, £344
US$ 525
€408
96 A Mercedes Benz 540K Instruction Book, £22
US$ 35
€27
98 A Bentley 3½ Litre Silent Sports Car brochure, £172
US$ 262
€204
101 An Aston Martin DB4 Saloon brochure, £172
US$ 262
€204
103 An assorted Rolls-Royce related literature, £172
US$ 262
€204
104 Four H.J. Mulliner & Co. Ltd. specification folders, £229
US$ 350
€272
106 Assorted coachbuilders specification sheets and catalogues, £252
US$ 385
€299
108 Hasluck: The Automobile; £287
US$ 437
€340
110 An Aston Martin DB-5 brochure, £287
US$ 437
€340
111 A lot of motoring literature, £68
US$ 105
€81
112 Bentley 'The Continental' catalogue, £287
US$ 437
€340
113 A Rolls-Royce sales catalogue, £287
US$ 437
€340
116 A 20-25 H.P. Rolls-Royce brochure, £287
US$ 437
€340
117 A F1 McLaren brochure, £344
US$ 525
€408
121 Collection of Spyker sales brochures, £344
US$ 525
€408
122 E.D. Abbott Ltd. Farnham Surrey catalogue, £344
US$ 525
€408
123 The Inaudible Alvis 4.3 Litre catalogue, £436
US$ 665
€517
124 A lot of Aston Martin DB4 and DB4GT sales literature, £321
US$ 490
€381
125 A programme for a Brooklands race meeting signed by many racing drivers, 1927, £344
US$ 525
€408
126 Five Porsche 356A Workshop Manuals, £402
US$ 613
€476
127 A lot of 1960s Mercedes Benz technical literature, £172
US$ 262
€204
128 A lot of technical literature relating to Mercedes Benz cars, £137
US$ 210
€163
129 A Mercedes Benz 300SL owners manual, £344
US$ 525
€408
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