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Lot 1A
23 volumes First Edition Encyclopaedia Londinensis or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature compiled, digested and arranged by John Wilks 1810 to 1829, engraved dedication to volume 1. Hundreds fine engraved maps and plates, many hand coloured, Volume 1 including rare gynaecological plates. Overall in good condition but some damaged, detached and loose bindings, general scuffing, marking and scruffy exterior, interior spottings and occasional loose pages. Volume 6 missing. Viewing recommended.
Lot 206
Botany and Gardening. Includes; Robinson, William - The Garden An Illustrated Weekly Journal. London: 1872. Volumes I & II. First volume in full calf, gilt. Second volume in original green cloth; Kains, M. G. - Plant Propagation (1925); Bowles, E. A. - A Handbook of Crocus and Colchicum (1924); Jekyll, Gertrude - Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden (7th edition). Etc. (15). Provenance: from the working collection of noted nurseryman, Reginald Kaye of Silverdale, some books bearing his signature.
Lot 86
Two 1:18 scale models of Mercedes-Benz Renntransporters by CMC Models of Germany,hand-built finely detailed models constructed from resin and metal parts, the first the 1933/34 Mercedes-Benz LO 2750 Renntransporter, Model M-164, finished in blue livery with tarpaulin and opening doors, 41cm long, loaded with model of the 1934 Mercedes-Benz W25 'Silver Arrow' Grand Prix race car also by CMC, the second of the 1954/55 Mercedes-Benz 'Blue Wonder' Renntransporter, Model M-136, finished in blue livery with opening doors, 38cm long, and loaded with a limited edition (1801/2000) 1:18 scale model of the 1954/55 Stirling Moss British Grand Prix winning Mercedes-Benz W196 Monoposto race car also by CMC, finished in silver and wearing race number 12, each on a black painted wooden display base, and with two miniature figures. (4)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: â—Šâ—Š £30 + VAT uplift and storage at £6 + VAT per lot per day.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 217
The Stan West Collection1926 Bentley 6½-Litre 'Le Mans' TourerRegistration no. RR 4634Chassis no. WB2567Engine no. WB2554 (see text)*One of 242 erected on the long ST3 (12' 6') chassis*Restored by Tony Townshend in the 1970s*Acquired for the Stan West Collection in 2012*Maintained by P&A Wood and Jonathan WoodFootnotes:Although the 6½-Litre had been conceived as a touring car to compete with Rolls-Royce's New Phantom, in Speed Six form it proved admirably suited to competition: in 1929 Barnato/Birkin's Speed Six won the Le Mans 24 Hour Race ahead of a trio of 4½-Litre Bentleys and Barnato/Kidston repeated the feat in the following year's Grand Prix d'Endurance at the Sarthe circuit ahead of similarly-mounted Clement/Watney. Small wonder then, that the fast yet refined 6½-Litre Speed Six was W O Bentley's favourite car. Walter Owen Bentley established Bentley Motors in 1919 in the North London suburb of Cricklewood, though deliveries did not begin until 1921. The first model, a 3-litre car, was powered by a four-cylinder, single-overhead-camshaft, fixed-head engine with four valves per cylinder. It was a mechanical theme perpetuated in the greatly refined six-cylinder 6½-Litre model of 1926. The need for a larger car had resulted from Bentley's customers specifying bodies of a size not envisaged when the 3-Litre was conceived, a factor only partially addressed by the introduction of the Long Standard chassis in 1923. Known as the 'Silent Six', the 6½-Litre was produced for four years, during which time 544 chassis were completed, the standard/Speed Six split being 362/182. According to Dr Clare Hay's authoritative work, Bentley: The Vintage Years (second edition, 1997) this particular 6½-Litre, chassis number 'WB2567', is one of 242 erected on the long ST3 (12' 6') frame favoured by the majority of customers. Registered 'RR 4634', it was originally bodied as a saloon by Gurney Nutting and first owned by one A Spencer. The car left the factory fitted with engine number 'WB2572' but by 1930 it had been changed under warranty. Against the entry for 'WB2567', Hay records that it was a 'works breakdown', subsequently re-bodied more than once. In December 1969 the Bentley was acquired by William A Liddell, by which time the wheelbase appears to have been shortened from its original 12' 6' to 12' 2'. Mr Liddell despatched 'WB2567' to renowned marque specialist Tony Townshend where it was restored and re-bodied in the style of a Speed Six by Park Ward. The accompanying old-style logbook (issued 1969) lists the car as a saloon finished in blue, the entry being annotated 'open tourer' and 'red' (changes stamped in 1974). A few years later, the engine was changed again when the current unit, 'WB2554', from the same-numbered chassis, was installed. Since then the engine has been up-rated with triple SU carburettors. In 1980 the Bentley was purchased by successful historic racer Steve O'Rourke, better known as manager of progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Mr O'Rourke sent 'WB2567' back Tony Townshend for the present Vanden Plas-style Le Mans replica body to be installed. In April 1984 Mr O'Rourke sold the Bentley, which passed into the ownership of Mr N A Eastaway of Bishop's Stortford, during whose stewardship the car was maintained by P&A Wood and Jonathan Wood. Since its acquisition for the Stan West Collection in June 2012, the Bentley has continued to be maintained by P&A Wood, whose bills and those of Jonathan Wood are on file. Finished in traditional British Racing Green with matching leather interior, this most imposing 6½-Litre would enhance any private collection and is, of course, eligible for the many prestigious tours and other events organised by the Bentley Drivers' Club.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 268
THE PROPERTY OF VALENTINE LINDSAY MILLE MIGLIA RETROSPECTIVE AND GOODWOOD REVIVAL PARTICIPANT1956/1980s Jaguar D-Type Sports-Racing Two-SeaterRegistration no. ASJ 329Chassis no. XKD 570 (see text)Engine no. E2078 (see text)* Offered directly from Valentine Lindsay* Well known and competitive historic racing car* Competed at Goodwood, Spa, and Mille Miglia Retrospective* Maintained and prepared by CKL among othersFootnotes:The Jaguar D-Type sports-racing car series with its record of no fewer than three consecutive Le Mans 24-Hour race wins 1955-57 needs little repetition here. These cars were constructed to a highly-sophisticated design, not just by contemporary standards when first produced for the 1954 24-Hour race. In an era when primitive ladder-frame chassis were the norm, the hybrid-construction D-Type with its multi-tubular forward frame supporting engine and front suspension, a stressed-skin monocoque central 'tub' accommodating driver, and a separate tubular rear frame providing rear suspension and rear subframe/fuel tank support, owed as much to aeronautical engineering as to any motor industry norm. The fact that the complete assembly was clad in a supremely beautiful, flowing, aerodynamic enveloping body, styled by unsung artist Malcolm Sayer, then made 'the D-Type' into the enduring legend it has come - so widely admired, adored and respected to this day. As with any series of truly great classic cars, surviving examples vary in individual provenance and contemporary sporting history. This eminently useable, high-specification example offered here, bears the identity of a genuine in-period D-Type which was fully assembled but then dismantled for parts by the Jaguar company. Beyond that brief initial period as a completely assembled and finished sports-racing car 'XKD 570' has no further 1950s history. This fact is reflected today in BONHAMS' estimate of pricing, and in assessing 'XKD 570's true value today we emphasise that it is offered here as a wonderfully useable, raceable, enjoyable, roadworthy - and extremely competitive - item of Historic-racing sports equipment which could be yours for a fraction of the cost of an entirely genuine, frontline race-history D-Type - if one could be found... We will now explain further. Long-time Jaguar press officer and historian Andrew Whyte, in his magnificent book 'Jaguar - Sports-Racing & Competition Cars from 1954' (Haynes, 1987) recorded chassis 'XKD 570' in this manner: 'XKD 570 - Bare metal (body finish) - E2078-9 (engine number) - Car into Service Dept in bare metal state, 18 July 1956, with instructions to remove engine and gearbox and pass them to Bob Smart, the man in charge of Service Dept engine and gearbox administration. The timing of this work coincides with the period during which the badly damaged XKD 403 was being dealt with - mainly in the Competition Shop as opposed to the Service Dept. Jack Broadhead (403's owner) was charged £1,645 11s 1d - a fairly high sum then - and it is known that the result of 403's rebuild was much more like a production car. This supposition is, of course, based only on the circumstances...' Now consider Andrew Whyte's published researches regarding 'XKD 403' - which began life as a Jaguar works team car in 1954. It was famously UK road-registered 'OKV 2' and it led that year's Le Mans 24-Hour race when co-driven by Stirling Moss and Peter Walker. It was later sold to private owner Jack Broadhead for his budding young driver Bob Berry - and of it Mr Whyte wrote: 'Car painted lighter green for 1956, when Berry came third at Silverstone and first at Goodwood, virtually writing-off car later on in that Whitsun meeting. Engine believed retained and fitted into new 'OKV 2', created from XKD 548? - or 570? - or another? New structure painted dark green, usually called BRG...'. The later research work of Jaguar authority Philip Porter, published in his book 'Jaguar Sports-Racing Cars' (Bay View Books, 1995), includes the following register entry re 'XKD 570': 'Engine number E2078-9 Registration number n/a Colour Unpainted History On 18/7/56 Service Dept instructed to remove engine & gearbox, and pass same to Comp Dept', Mr Porter then describes how the date of this work coincided with the repair process on Jack Broadhead's 'XKD 403' and concludes with this observation (this) '...led Andrew Whyte to reason that 'XKD 570' (or 'XKD 548') may have changed identity to XKC 403'. There is in fact evidence that '548's forward frame was used in '403's rebuild, while '570' was reduced to parts in January 1957. However, this entity known today as 'XKD 570' has been prominent within the classic and Historic car world for at least the past thirty or so years, since it has been owned, entered and campaigned very widely upon the Historic car scene by owner Valentine Lindsay, son of the late Hon. Patrick Lindsay who was of course one of the most prominent of all Historic and classic car collectors and racing drivers within the British scene from the mid-1950s until his passing in 1986. Patrick Lindsay was renowned for his handling of such cars as his magnificent ex-Prince 'Bira' ERA 'Remus', the perpetual Brooklands lap-record holding ex-John Cobb 24-litre Napier-Railton and the 'Lightweight' Maserati 250F '2527'. He also acquired D-Type 'XKD 554' in 1970 (UK registration '2 HYY') which was subsequently inherited by son Valentine in the mid-1980s. The Lindsay clan know their D-Types. Patrick was both a Director of Christie's auctioneers and head of its Old Masters Department, and his impeccable connoisseurial taste certainly extended to fine competition cars of great significance - that taste and interest passing to his sons Ludovic, James and Valentine who have all been involved within the Classic and Historic car movements over many years. Valentine Lindsay acquired 'XKD 570' as now offered here from the respected dealer Peter Bradfield in April 2009 and his competition career with the car has included the Mille Miglia Retrospective recalling the legendary 1,000-mile round-Italy races of 1927-1957, plus numerous appearances at such classic and highly-regarded prestige events as the Goodwood Revival and Member's Meeting, the Silverstone Classic, the Le Mans Legends and Spa. This car is accompanied by RAC MSA/FIA HTP documentation, the circumstances of its history are very well known and it has been fully accepted for high-profile competition anywhere in the prestige classic and Historic motor sporting world. This finned 'Shortnose' Jaguar D-Type began life in the 1980s assembled from assorted Jaguar and reproduction parts and was acquired by the well-known Italian motoring artist Francesco Scianna who asked the British leading marque specialists Lynx Engineering to fit a more period-correct D-Type rear subframe and live rear-axle system. This work was completed and the car formed part of Scianna's collection in Italy. Scianna would go on to compete in the 1988 edition of the Mille Miglia retrospective with Peter Hannen as co-driver. And, as the official artist for that edition of the Mille Miglia, it is perhaps no co-incidence that that year's marketing poster features a certain D-Type...! We understand the car offered here was subsequently sold to American East Coast Jaguar enthusiast Gary Schaevitz around 1993, apparently comprising some genuine D-Type components which had been fitted along the way. The car participated in several American events in its new owner's hands and became quite familiar around the American classic car scene. It was then acquired around 1997 by British former Formula 2 and sports-racing car driver Alistair Walker who bought it with the intention of 'making it better'. Incidentally – and since the current marketing of this D-Type commenced – no less than Simon Kidston contacted us to reminisce about an epic trip he u... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 267
1997 Porsche 911 Turbo Type 993 CoupéRegistration no. P790 LDPChassis no. WP0ZZZ99ZVS370641*Delivered new in the UK*G-Force Motorsport Stage II kit (500bhp)*Last serviced in August 2020*Featured in GT Porsche magazine (March 2004 edition)Footnotes:'If the art of tuning is all about balance, then this G-Force car has the poise and precision of a Rudolph Nureyev.' - GT Porsche magazine, March 2004.An important landmark in the Porsche 911's continuing development arrived for 1994 with introduction of the Type 993, destined to be the last to use the air-cooled engine that had been a distinguishing feature of the 911 since its introduction 30 years previously. The Type 993 is regarded by many as the most beautiful 911 of all. Over the years the 911 had received numerous aerodynamic and safety-inspired add-ons, diluting the purity of the original form; the Type 993's arrival marked a return to basic principles, being recognisably a 911 but one in which all functions had been harmoniously integrated in a truly outstanding example of modern automotive styling. Along with the sleeker bodywork came new multi-link rear suspension that improved both ride quality and roadholding, reducing the 911's characteristic lift-off oversteer. The 3.6-litre engine not only produced more power than before but made it available over a wider rev range thanks to 'Variocam' variable valve timing and variable-length air intakes. Introduced in 1995, the Type 993 Turbo was the first Porsche production model to feature a twin-turbo-charged engine and the first 911 Turbo to incorporate permanent four-wheel drive. With 408PS (402.5bhp) on tap, the Type 993 Turbo offered a level of performance approaching that of the Porsche 959 supercar, racing to 100km/h in around 4 seconds on its way to a top speed of 290km/h. This Type 993 911 Turbo was delivered new on 6th March 1997 through AFN Chiswick. Nine services are recorded in the service booklet: eight between 1998 and 2005 (at 39,172 miles) plus another in August 2020 (at 39,674 miles). This car has benefited from the attentions of G-Force Motorsport, and was featured at length in the March 2004 edition of GT Porsche magazine (copy available). As fitted to this car, G-Force's Stage II kit included 100-cell sports catalytic converters; Turbo S exhaust system; GT2-specification K24 Turbochargers; ECU re-mapping; BMC air filters; Sachs sintered clutch with lightweight flywheel; and an up-rated fuel pressure regulator, the result being a maximum output of 500bhp. Bills on file from G-Force total £9,843.69. Finished in Arena Red metallic, this stunning Porsche supercar is offered its owner's manual and book pack; a quantity of expired MoTs; invoices for the above services and works; and a V5C registration document.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 234
1992 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Type 964 CoupéRegistration no. J791 SWLChassis no. WP0ZZZ96ZNS491248•Rare limited-edition lightweight model•Delivered new in Germany•Left-hand drive•Present ownership since 2000•Circa 76,200 miles from newFootnotes:Evoking memories of the legendary 2.7 and 3.0-litre RS and RSR 'homologation specials' of the 1970s, in 1991 Porsche introduced the Type 964 Carrera RS, which was a lightweight variant like its illustrious forebears. It was based on the 'Carrera Cup' competition car and sold in Europe only, though there was a lower-specification 'RS America' for the United States market. There was also a Touring version that kept most of the road equipment fitted to the standard Carrera.The Carrera RS retained the stock 3.6-litre engine, albeit boosted in maximum output to 260bhp and equipped with a lightened flywheel for improved response. The G50/10 five-speed transmission featured closer ratios, an asymmetrical limited-slip differential and steel synchromesh, while the suspension was lowered and stiffened. For the lightweight version, the interior was stripped out completely and the power steering, power windows and seats, rear seats, air conditioning, cruise control, sound deadening material and stereo system removed. Two lightweight racing bucket seats were fitted instead.The lightweight's front bonnet was made of aluminium and the chassis was seam welded, while the side windows were made from thinner and lighter glass. Rounding off this radical exercise in weight reduction, the Carrera RS was equipped with 17' Cup magnesium wheels. The result was a total weight saving of around 150kg compared to the Carrera 2, transforming the RS into a faster, more agile and responsive car. Excluding America and RSR variants, only 2,051 units of the Type 964 Carrera RS were produced.Finished in Amethyst with black/purple leather interior, this beautiful lightweight example was first registered on 10th March 1992 by Porsche Stuttgart. Imported into the UK by marque specialists Autofarm in June 1997, the car was sold to one Alex Fenton in July 1997 at 26,482 kilometres, passing to Ed Pilnik in January 1999 at 47,400 kilometres. An MPH speedometer was fitted by Ruf UK on 5th May 1999 at 52,542 kilometres (32,649 miles). The present owner acquired the Porsche on 17th August 2000 at 47,000 miles and used the car fairly regularly until around five years ago, since when it has mostly been laid up in storage, with annual oil changes and inspections. The private vendor advises us that the body has not suffered any accidents or trips through gravel traps. The magnesium wheels are stored at moment but will be fitted for sale. Peter Tognola has looked after the Porsche for the current owner, and his service history is available. A wonderful opportunity to acquire a relatively little-used example of this very rare and collectible Porsche supercar, presented in good condition throughout.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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