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A collectors lot to include a modern letter rack, a brass blotter and small brass letter rack, a box containing various pens to include Parker, Ballpoint and a Parker Duofold fountain pen, a white metal propelling pencil, a small paperweight with the letters "K.N.S.M." and a Comet S camera and a cased geometry set.
- Built for Hugh C. Hunter by R.R. Jackson of Brooklands fame with input from Zillwood `Sinbad' Milledge - Raced pre- and post-WW2 at Brooklands, Crystal Palace, Shelsey Walsh, Silverstone and Goodwood etc - Current ownership since 1990 with numerous HGPCA, VSCC and Goodwood Revival outings - Supercharged Alta DOHC engine, independent suspension and ENV pre-selector transmission - The subject of a feature article by Mick Walsh in Classic & Sports Car magazine Further Info: `I consider Geoffrey Taylor, the Alta's designer, as a sort of pre-war Colin Chapman ahead of his time and very concerned with lightness. And he designed and built virtually everything the engine, supercharger and chassis. I think the Alta's rigid chassis and independent suspension would have had much more influence if the war hadn't got in the way. It was very light - the car weighed 11.5cwt, less than the ERAs, the 4CLT Maserati or the MG and Riley specials it was up against. With a 2-litre engine it began to match, even sometimes beat the ERAs, which were the top voiturettes at the time' (F1 and Indy Car designer Len Terry, Motor Sport May 2001). Born into a wealthy family, Hugh Curling Hunter became altogether more serious about his racing during 1937 when, at the age of twenty-six, he bought a Frazer Nash-BMW 328 and Alta Voiturette Single-Seater. Designated chassis 62IS (I = Independent Suspension, S = Supercharged), the latter was delivered to R.R. Jackson's Brooklands premises as a kit of parts. An Alta owner himself, the famed tuner / special builder entrusted the project to his lead consultant Zillwood `Sinbad' Milledge who had proven adept at sorting suspension geometry, designing crankshafts / conrods / brake drums and crafting aerodynamic bodywork. Aside from Hugh Hunter's Alta, Milledge helped hone the Multi-Union, Appleton Special, Bentley Jackson and Freikaiserwagen among others. Sporting a higher headrest fairing and more enveloping silhouette than George Abecassis' similar Alta (chassis 61IS), Hugh Hunter's car yielded him a coveted Brooklands 120mph badge and also showed considerable pace at Crystal Palace and Shelsey Walsh. Campaigned throughout 1938 and into the following year before being supplanted in Hunter's affections by an ex-Mille Miglia winning Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, chassis 62IS changed hands several times during WW2. Reputedly resident in a china shop for a while, the advent of peace saw J.H. Williams acquire the single-seater. Rebodied in the style of a post-WW2 Alta Grand Prix car with what is rumoured to have been factory assistance, chassis 62IS resumed its racing career at a variety of sprint and hillclimb venues not to mention such new circuits as Goodwood and Silverstone. Sold by Mr Williams to Basil Tye, the Alta is known to have belonged thereafter to Lady Mary Grosvenor (who campaigned it in 1.5 and 2.0 litre guises), Albert Wake, Frank Lockhart, Bill Little, Hugh Clifford, John Bateson, Vintage Racing Autos, Hugh Clifford (again), Peter and John Moores, John Pearson and Bob Jones before entering the current ownership during 1990. Extensively fettled thereafter - including the fitment of a more pre-WW2 looking body - chassis 62IS has enjoyed numerous outings with the Historic Grand Prix Cars' Association and Vintage Sports Car Club. Invited to participate in the first Goodwood Revival meeting some seventeen years ago, it has since contested the Goodwood Trophy for Grand Prix and Voiturette cars on several occasions the last being in 2010. Understood to displace over 2 litres, its four-cylinder DOHC Alta engine is allied to ENV four-speed pre-selector transmission. Not campaigned of late, the single-seater is nevertheless in running order and has recently been driven by Mick Walsh as part of a multi-page feature article due to appear in an upcoming issue of Classic & Sportscar magazine. Eligible for numerous prestigious events, this historic Alta is offered for sale with a spare set of wheels, expired FIA papers plus sundry other documentation and spares.
A gentleman's single stone diamond ring, the old mine cut stone flying claw set above lobed indentations in a plain tapered shank stamped '18', size Q; estimated size of diamond 1.41cts, estimated colour J/K, estimated clarity P3 Provenance: From the collection of the late Christopher Hogwood CBE The cut of the diamond is of eccentric geometry, with an off-centre table, asymmetric culet facet, and numerous extra facets. The girdle varies considerably in thickness and is bruted, with naturals and associated nibbles; there is an eye-visible chip affecting four crown facets; many of the facets have clear polishing lines, some severe.
- Extensively restored at a cost of c. £60,000 - Full engine overhaul by Russ Carpenter (V8 250 expert) - Comprehensive history file including photographs of the restoration Further info: BodyworkMajor bodywork restoration by CMC Bridgnorth including a bare metal re-spray in its original Willow Green, extensive re chroming including the bumpers and grille and a new windscreen. InteriorNew headlining, door panels, furflex, carpets, sill plates and installation of a Kenwood stereo with cd auto changer. EngineFull overhaul by Russ Carpenter (V8 250 expert)Engine re bored, crank re ground, new pistons and bearings, camshaft and followers re profiled, tappet chest modified to eliminate valve rattle, fully balanced, uprated oil pump, timing cover and front pulley modified to eliminate oil leaks, new design valve guides and oil seals, new inlet and Stainless steel exhaust valves to allow use of unleaded fuel and a new exhaust system. GearboxOverhauled by specialist and new prop shaft mountings. ElectricsDistributor overhauled, electronic ignition, alternator overhauled, uprated wiper washers, new wind tone horn, Halogen headlights and hazard warning lights. SuspensionNew rear springs and bushes, new shock absorbers, suspension overhauled including panhard rod, torque arm and anti-roll bar with new bushes. Brakes Coopercraft 4-pot front callipers, new brake servo and vacuum tank, new brake lines and stainless steel hoses with new discs on the front and rear. Steering Overhauled by CMC including new PAS tie rods, steering box and pump. Wheels Road wheels shot blasted, rust proofed and re sprayed. Work done by current vendor since 2010: Steering geometry re set to factory settings, steering box overhauled to factory settings, engine mounts replaced, heating system overhauled including replacement heater matrix, control valve thermostat and temperature sender, new plugs and leads and the engine set to factory settings. History file A comprehensive history file is offered with the Daimler which details previous owners, photographs of the restoration, original handbook, service book, workshop manual, parts book, old Mots and tax disc and various invoices and receipts for the work carried out. Vendor ratingsBodywork: Very GoodEngine: Very GoodElectrical Equipment: Very GoodPaintwork: Very GoodTransmission: Very GoodInterior Trim: Very Good
- Specially built for the 1988 24hr Willhire by BBR-GTI - Lightened Ford Motorsport shell with custom T45 roll cage - Gearbox overhaul in 2010 and Gaz shock absorbers 2012 Further info: Purpose built race car (never road registered), originally built by Brodie Brittain Racing (believed for the 1988 24hr Willhire) with a lightened Ford motorsport shell with custom T45 roll cage this car has the following specification: Fibre glass bonnet, boot and rear wing, polycarbonate windows, lightweight dash, plumbed in fire extinguisher, quick fill bag tank with refuelling rig, hydraulic handbrake, Toyo R888 tyres on Enkei alloy wheels, Aeroquip lines, AP racing front callipers with 330 mm front discs, RS rear discs, rose jointed front suspension, larger intercooler, 3 bar map sensor, light blue injectors, up-rated turbo (believed T34 hybrid), up-rated actuator, large bore stainless race exhaust system and big-winged sump. No power figures are guaranteed but as an indication the last power run was in 2010; the rolling road used had a physical limit of 270bhp at the wheels (considered 330+bhp at the flywheel) and this limit was reached at 5329rpm which is expected to be significantly before the car's maximum rev/power capability. A print out of this is available in the history file. The RS received a full engine rebuild in 2008 by ex AVO engineer at Stancombe Vehicle Engineering, and a gearbox overhaul in 2010 with little use since. The transmission also comprises a race clutch with GGR pedal assembly and adjustable cable, a 3.9 final drive with a professionally fitted Gripper limited slip diff and heavy-duty drive shafts. In 2011 the interior was updated with a new Cobra competition seat, steering wheel and TRS competition harness which is in date into 2016. In 2012 the suspension received attention in the form of new professionally fitted Gaz adjustable platform coil-overs along with a full geometry set up. Included in the sale are two sets of spare wheels. The first set are Enkie with two serviceable super-soft Avon slicks and the other set are believed to be OZ's with worn wets. Weighing approximately 1080kg the Sierra is also fitted with a Micro dynamics rev limiter and shift light with launch control capability, an electronic boost controller, and has an MSA compliant transponder. Many thousands have been spent and the car is offered with a collection of invoices in the history file. The car also has a current MSA log book. Predominantly used as a circuit race car in events such as Formula Saloons, Classic Modified Saloons, CSCC Future Classics, JEC Sports/Saloons and adaptable for many more it is advised that prospective purchasers check current race series/regulations. Although primarily a circuit race car it was used in Sprint/Hillclimbs in 2013 with the vendor winning the L&CCC Speed championship outright.
A quantity of silver and other commemorative coins, etc, to include a Selena 25p in fitted case with paperwork, an Isle of Man one crown, a first decimal coin set, cased five Ecu, a 1974 Falkland Islands set, Anatomia 1999-2000 five pound coin, a wooden box for Jasco Chutney, 23cm wide, a Parr geometry set and a angular ruler. (a quantity)
§ Dick Lee (British, 1923-2001) Cows at Ingleville signed lower right ""Dick Lee"" oil on canvas 62 x 75cm (24 x 29in) Every mark Dick Lee makes falls into a geometric sequence which is constructed piecemeal from a central point. It is the presence of this geometry, together with his perfect eye for tone, that makes his work both unique and important.` Francis Hoyland, artist (British, b.1930) ""Dick Lee was older than I which made a difference. When we met as students at Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts in 1947, I was only seventeen and he had just emerged from the Navy. He came from what was then called Southern Rhodesia and something of the space and light of Africa remained as a kind of secret treasure within him. War must have affected him, D-day, the Mediterranean, the Far East, always in danger and always the decent, brave heroic friend I knew for well over sixty years. He was my fellow student and my colleague as a teacher. He was certainly an artist, his independent stance in the face of trends and fashions, to which we have all been subjected, makes his work ring out with ever greater clarity and strength. It is possible to confuse the pictorial language of Dick`s paintings with others of similar subject matter and of a neo-impressionistic nature. Others may lack the astringency he achieved and found necessary. His work is always rigorously abstracted, the abstraction so subtle that many fail to recognise it. There is no hint of `imitation` or, in the bad sense, `illustration` in his work; the way he drew and the strength and geometrical integrity of the impulse that led him from brush stroke to brush stroke precluded any weakness of sentiment or vision. Dick explored Europe, absorbing a wide culture. He gained scholarships to Italy and to Greece and for many years he spent his summers in France. Wherever he went he looked at pictures. The ever increasing knowledge he gained from the work of the past only strengthened his belief in his own paintings. Many of Dick`s paintings were landscapes, he was a master of light and colour. An important series of paintings was on the theme of Joseph Heller`s `Catch22`, a set of twenty-five of these remain in the Collection of The Imperial War Museum. Dick usually worked in oil but towards the end of his life he made a series of exquisite watercolours"". Thoughts from Francis Hoyland - 5 July 2014 "" .. and to see Lee`s broad consummately assured handling of surface and image, the paint rich, the stroke so simple and abstract in itself yet so wonderfully evocative in its context and conjunction - is to know that here is painting so relevant to the moment as any Baselitz or de Kooning"" William Packer - Financial Times 1995. Condition is fine.

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