Dion Pears Sir Henry (Tim) Birkin Driving his 4.5 litre Super-Charged Bentley in the Ulster Tourist Trophy Race 61 x 90cm.
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Dion Pears (1929-1985), 'Sir Henry (Tim) Birkin - 4½ litre Supercharged Bentley - 1930 Ulster Tourist Trophy Race',
signed, oil on canvas, 69 x 90cm, framed.
Sold for £625 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • It was during this event that Birkin suffered his first and only crash while racing. His concentration was broken because he was looking for a possible fault in the car, his eyes were on the dashboard and not the road, both he and his riding mechanic were unhurt.

Category: Motoring / Automobilia

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