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Click here to subscribeA quantity of prints to inc good quality 18th & 19th century engravings & etchings: Russian Women, hand coloured engraving got Banke's New System of Geography; Le palais du resident general a Hanoi & L'Ecole Cambodgienne a Paris; A view of the Hospital & Piazza of St Mary at Florence; Winecellar Entry Belfast; St Bartholemew's Smithfield by Henry Lambert; Early hand colour map of Great Britain etc (10)
Rare Hardbacked Fully Signed Last Wembley Football Programme: Famous England v West Germany 2000 hardbacked programme which has a fully signed team sheet of the England Squad stuck inside first page including Keegan which was probably the last he signed as Manager. 28 autographs include Beckham Ferdinand Adams both Nevilles and Coles etc. C/W signature map. Vendor paid over £500 for this rare item.
Liverpool Fully Signed 2005 Football Programme: Match v West Ham dated 29 10 2005 fully signed in gold to cover by Hyypia Reina Gerrard Carragher Warnock Morientes Ciise Finnan Alonso Sissoko Carson Crouch Hamman Zender Garcia and Kewell plus signed card of McManaman. C/W signature map and UACC COA.
DUNKIRK EVACUATION NAZI PROPAGANDA DROP LEAFLET. A rare Nazi propaganda leaflet, these were dropped on the retreating allied troops by the Luftwaffe as they made for the beaches for evacuation urging the troops to surrender. English and French language with a map showing the German positions. 20-30
'A Map of Wiltshire', by C Dicey and Co., London, c1756, handcoloured, 40cm x 49cm. Having acquired the original plate from Henry Overton (fl. 1707-51) where the map had featured in the 'Overton Altas' in numerous editions from c1680 - c1738, C Dicey and Co altered the title from 'Wiltonia sive comitatus Wiltoniensis, Anglis Wilshire' to 'A Map of Wiltshire' before including it in their own Atlas. The original plate by John Overton (1640-1713), c1680, was in turn copied from a map by Jan Jansson (1588-1664) c1646 CONDITION REPORT: Condition good
'Westmorland', by G Cole and engraved by J Roper, issued alongside other county maps between 1804-1810, hand coloured, 18cm x 23.5cm 'Berkshire' by R Creighton and engraved by T Starling, published in the 'Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales' by S Lewis and Co., c1849., 19cm x 24cm, and two reproduction maps; 'Saxton's Map of England and Wales, 1579' and 'Saxton's map of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1576', all framed and glazed
A commemorative Third Reich photograph album, commemorating the opening of the newly elected Reichstag at Potsdam, 21st March 1933, together with an 1834 prospectus of the Grand Eastern Counties Railway from London to Norwich and Yarmouth. Condition Report: Includes map as shown in images. NB: Item is in fragile and torn condition.
A large gilt and lacquered rectangular picture frame, a modern reproduction map of Gloucestershire, AFTER J BOSS "The Jarvan and Gingala Hornbill", coloured engraving, and similar print (4) CONDITION REPORTS Prints of birds with wear, stains, discolouration, various damage to frames. Map of Gloucestershire is a modern dot matrix print (not hand-coloured). Large picture frame has various chips and scratches, size approx. 115 cm x 83 cm.
Beorma Beorma is the 7th Century Anglo-Saxon name for the settlement now known as Birmingham. This beautifully designed owl celebrates the city’s varied, vibrant cultures - highlighted on one wing with feather effect flags of the world, filling the shape of the West Midlands map. The eight linked arms and scroll represent education and the renowned Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham. Artist: Jodie Silverman, design by Betty Underwood Sponsor: The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham About the artist: Artist Jodie Silverman is based in Manchester and works throughout the UK. She also worked as a freelance prop maker and set dresser for the acclaimed animation company, Cosgrove Hall Films. Her figurative paintings are inspired by Frida Khalo, Paula Rego, Lucien Freud and Egon Shiele.
Greenhill (Thomas) - Nekrokedeia: or, the Art of Embalming, 3 parts in one, first edition , folding engraved allegorical frontispiece with inset portrait, printed 'Explanation ' on facing page, folding engraved map and 13 plates including one folding, blank f. at beginning and end, frontispiece slightly dust-soiled with minor fraying at fore-edge, map trimmed to engraved border at fore-edge, a few plates trimmed tight to platemark, some light toning and foxing noticeable at margins, slight staining visible to edges at terminal ff., modern buckram, 4to, for the author , [1705]. "Greenhill's central purpose was to reverse the decline of embalming by advocating its restoration within aristocratic burial practices, and by making it the exclusive preserve of surgeons, rather than undertakers and quacks The work offers rich evidence on attitudes to death, of early eighteenth-century antiquarianism and Egyptology, and the medical politics of the day, in an accessible and interesting blend" (ODNB).
Bible, - Latin. Biblia sacra veteris et novi testamenti Latin. Biblia sacra veteris et novi testamenti, juxta vulgatam editionem . . . emendata , title with first word in woodcut cartouche and with woodcut printer's device, woodcut plate of the Garden of Eden and a folding map of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, 2I4 blank, water-stained, occasional spotting, [Adams B1091; D 6169], Geneva, Petrus Sanctandreanus, 1583 bound with Bible, Latin. D.N. Iesu Christi Nouum Testamentum, sive foedus, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut folding map of the Holy Land and a full-page map of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, lacking 2P2 to end (2S4), occasional (mostly light) water-staining, [Adams B1075; not in D ], [Geneva], [Francis Estienne], 1567, contemporary panelled reversed calf, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo
Bible, - English . [The Holy Bible], 2 parts in one, double column English . [The Holy Bible], 2 parts in one, double column, black letter, lacks general title and 7 other preliminary ff, 2M2, and final blank f., B5 & 6 torn with some loss, margins trimmed, with loss to head-lines, side-notes, signatures and catch-words, occasionally touching bottom line of text, some staining and marking, defective and creased Genealogies, and double-page map at start, names and notes in margin of map, and verso of N.T. title, later reversed calf, worn, lacking upper cover, [Herbert 474], 4to in 8s, Cambridge, [T. & J. Buck], 1633.
Greenhill (Thomas) - Nekrckedeia [ graece ]: or, the art of Embalming , first edition, folding engraved frontispiece, with 'Explanation of the Frontispiece', folding map, 13 plates, 1 folding, title, frontispiece, map & text f. N2 torn and repaired, little marking, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, rebaacked, preserving old backstrip, corners repaired, 4to, For the Author, 1705.
Mythology.- Lockyer (J. Norman) - The Dawn of Astronomy: A Study of the Temple-Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians , 5pp. advertisements, New York, 1894 § Wiedemann (Alfred) Religion of the Ancient Egyptians, folding plates , 1897 § Moret (Alexandre) Kings and Gods of Egypt, folding map, advertisements, New York & London , 1912 § Mackenzie (D.A.) Egyptian Myth and Legend, n.d. § Spence (Lewis) Myths & Legends of Ancient Egypt, gift inscription to head of preface , 1915, illustrations, some with plates, original cloth § Boylan (P.) Thoth the Hermes of Egypt, facsimile edition, contemporary cloth, Chicago , 1979; and c.40 others, mostly Ancient Egyptian Religion, 8vo (c.45)
Napoleon.- Waterloo &c.- - Clarke (Hewson) including a copious narrative of the Battle of Waterloo, engraved frontispiece view of Waterloo, 16 engraved plates including one map, some toning and foxing, ink ownership inscription on preliminaries, contemporary half calf, 1817 § Alexander (J.E.) Life of Field Marshal, His Grace The Duke of Wellington, 2 vol., engraved plates, contemporary half calf , 1839 § Gronow (Rees Howell) The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow, 2 vol., one of 870 copies, title printed in red & black, plates in 2 states (plain and hand-coloured), minor spotting, bookplate and ownership inscription on first front pastedown, original cloth, rebacked preserving original backstrips, t.e.g., others uncut, 1889; and 9 others, Waterloo, Gronow , 4to & 8vo (14)
Napoleon.- Baily (J.T.Herbert) - Napoleon..., plates including colour, original cloth gilt with inset colour portrait, 1908 § Dunn-Pattison (R.P.) Napoleon's Marshals, plates, publisher's catalogue, lacking front free endpaper, some foxing , 1909 § Watson (G.G. de St M.) A Polish Exile with Napoleon, plates , 1912 § Lachouque (Henry) The Anatomy of Glory: Napoleon and his Guard, plates, folding map , 1961, original cloth ; and c.35 others, mostly Napoleonica, v.s. (c.40)
-. Ward (John) - Our Sudan: Its Pyramids and Progress, folding map, original decorative cloth , 1905 § Smith (G. Eliot) and F. Wood Jones. The Archaeological Survey of Nubia Volume II, 2 vol. (text & plates), original cloth-backed printed boards, edge wear, rubbed and slightly marked, corrigenda slip, some toning, Cairo , 1910 § Crawford (O.G.S.) The Fung Kingdom of Sennar, folding tables, slightly damp-affected, blind-stamp on title, ink stamp on verso, library cloth, Gloucester , 1951 § Chapman (S.E.) and D. Dunham. Decorated Chapels of the Meroitic Pyramids at Meroë and Barkal, original cloth-backed printed boards, a near fine copy, preserved in paper dust-jacket, Boston , 1952 § Wildung (Dietrich) Sudan: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, Paris & New York , 1997, plates/illustrations, some folding, some colour ; and c.35 others, mostly Egyptology and Antiquities in relation to Nubia/Sudan, large folio et infra (c.40)
Sharpe (Samuel) - The History of Egypt, sixth edition, map frontispieces, contemporary prize calf binding, gilt, partly sunned , 1885 § Conder (C.R., translator ) The Tell Amarna Tablets , map frontispiece, some mss. notations, original cloth , 1893 § Petrie (W.M. Flinders) and others. A History of Egypt , 6 vol., mixed editions, illustrations, original cloth, gilt, shelf number to spine of one vol ., 1895-1924 § Capart (Jean) Memphis a l'Ombre des Pyramides, printed in red & black, contemporary morocco-backed boards, Brussels & Paris , 1930; and a small quantity of others, Egyptology, v.s. (sm.qty)
Playfair - Travels in the Footsteps of Bruce in Algeria and Tunis ( Lt-Col . R.L.) Travels in the Footsteps of Bruce in Algeria and Tunis , first edition , frontispiece and 25 facsimile plates, 3 photographic plates, large folding map (hand-coloured in outline), full-page map, illustrations in text, faint semi-circular stain to lower edge of front endpapers, frontispiece, title, and several plates, faint even browning, original green cloth, gilt, g.e., marked, worn at corners, lower fore-corner missing, 4to, 1877.
Asia.- Elphinstone - Elphinstone, Cabul, 1815 ( Hon. Mountstuart) An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India , first edition, engraved map, coloured in outline, 13 aquatint plates only, all but 1 hand-coloured, lacks pl. XIV and the folding map of the Kingdom of Caubul, title soiled and torn and mounted, spotting and marking, name on title, blind stamps on plates, ink stamp on p. 100, modern cloth, [Abbey, Travel 504], 4to , 1815.
Barrow (John) - Tour on the Continent, by Rail and Road, in the Summer of 1852, folding map, later cloth, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853 § Mead (William Edward) The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century, original cloth, Cambridge University Press, 1914, plus a quantity of related vol., v.s. (qty)
de Metz (Jean) & Georges Legrain. - Aux Pays de Napoléon: L'Égypte , photogravure and lithographed... Aux Pays de Napoléon: L'Égypte , photogravure and lithographed plates and illustrations, gutta-percha perishing with some contents coming loose, a few ff. spotted, faint even browning, fore-edges soiled, original printed wrappers, uncut, joints splitting at spine ends, soiled, publisher's card cover, joints splitting with loss at spine ends, Grenoble, 1913 § Gillispie (C.G.) & Michel Dewachter, editors. Monuments of Egypt: The Napoleonic Edition , frontispiece, illustrations (some colour, some folding), maps, large folding map loosely inserted, original cloth, Princeton, 1987; and 8 others, Napoleon and Egypt, 4to (10)
Paris.- - Nouveau plan routier de la ville de Paris..., folding engraved map, 910 x 720 mm., route and river hand-coloured, modern card slip-case with mounted original printed title label, Paris, 1825; and 10 others, folding maps, mostly Paris, including maps produced by Andriveau-Goujon and Longuet, v.s. folding to 8vo (11)
Greece.- Lancaster (Osbert) - Classical Landscape with Figures, first edition , illustrations and map by the author, ink inscription to half-title, 1947 § Hogarth (David G.) Philip and Alexander of Macedon , 7 photographic plates, folding map, hinges pulling, 1897 § Warner (Rex) & Martin Hürlimann. Eternal Greece , photogravure illustrations, 1955 § Kinross ( Lord ) & Dimitri. Portrait of Greece, colour illustrations, 1958 § Hatzopoulos (Militiades B.) & Louisa D. Loukopoulos. Philip of Macedon, illustrations (most colour), Athens, 1980, original cloth, the second with gilt medallion on upper board, a little rubbed, the second spine faded, the first and the last two with dust-jackets, creased and with a few short tears at head and foot ; and c.30 others, Greece, including 3 vol. of the Bollingen Series of archaeological excavation reports, 8vo & folio (c.35)
Ancient Civilisations.- - Buried City (The) of the East: Nineveh, half-title, frontispiece, map, advertisements, bookplate crudely removed from front pastedown, spine gilt, worn, hinges pulling with splitting , [1851] § Perrot (G.) A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, 2 vol., plates including chromolithographed and folding , 1884 § Russell (J.M.) The Final Sack of Nineveh, dust-jacket , 1998, illustrations, original cloth ; and c.40 others, ancient civilisations, plus works on Mamluks and Arab societies relating to Egypt, v.s. (c.55)
Bulgarini (Alessandro) - Guide de Florence et de des environs, French edition translated by A. Le Rendu, folding engraved map partly hand-coloured in outline, plates, printed tabs, original printed boards, rebacked in later cloth preserving original backstrip, Florence , 1839 § Murray (John, publisher ) Handbook for Travellers in Central Italy, first edition , hinges pulling with splitting , 1843; A Handbook for Travellers in Southern Italy, fourth edition, folding maps, hinges pulling , 1862, last 2 original cloth ; and 27 others, Italy, mostly guidebooks, 8vo (30)
Persia.- [Claustre (Andre de)] - The Compleat History of Thamas Kouli Kan... Sovereign of Persia, 2 parts in 1 vol., [first edition] , engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map of Persia, early ink inscription to title, some light surface soiling, bookplate to upper pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, lightly rubbed, rare, 12mo, for J. Brindley et al., 1742.
Shaw (Robert) - Visits to High Tartary, Yârkand, and Kâshghar..., frontispiece, 6 plates and 2 folding maps, early ink ownership inscription to title, original cloth, gilt, 1871 § Malleson ( Col. G.B.) Herat: The Granary and Garden of Central Asia, folding map, contemporary half morocco, rebacked with new endpapers inserted, 1880 § Fraser (David) The Marches of Hindustan , photographic frontispiece and numerous plates and illustrations in the text, original pictorial cloth, gilt, 1907, first editions , extremities lightly rubbed, good copies, 8vo (3)
Oceania.- Forrest - Forrest New Guinea, 1779 ( Capt. Thomas) A Voyage to New Guinea, and the Moluccas, from Balambangan, first edition , engraved portait frontispiece, 31 maps and plates only, most folding, lacks the general map, Directions for the Book-Binder leaf at end, portrait, title and several plates margins torn and repaired, pp. 91/2 torn and repaired, last few ff. creased, offsetting, browning and marking, library stamp on verso of title, modern cloth, 4to, G. Scott, 1779.
Herberstain (Sigmund) - Moscovia der Haupstat in Reissen, red and black title, gothic text, 11 pages of illustration, slight cropping, plus double page map of Moscow, some marginal annotation and slight archival repair, bookplate of Jan Pieter van Suchtelen (1751-1836), later calf, 4to, Michael Zimmerman, Vienna, 1557. not subject to return
Dillon (John Talbot) - Travels Through Spain, with a View to Illustrate the Natural History and Physical Geography of that Kingdom, first edition, engraved frontispiece portrait, dedication, folding map, 6 plates, 2 folding, tail-piece, light offsetting, modern cloth, speckled edges, 4to, For G. Robinson, 1780.
British Isles.- Homann (Heirs of) - A General Map of Great Britain and Ireland, including northern France and the Low Countries, inset map of the Shetland Islands upper right, Latin title in oval cartouche upper left, with English title above and German title and date below the map, engraved map with original hand-colouring in outline, 505 x 570mm., central vertical fold, browning, a tear through the lower title and border, Nuremberg, 1806.
-. [Lea (Philip)] - A Map of the Isle of Wight, Portsea, Halinge, also the Islands of Iarsey & Garnsey, scarce composite map of various British islands, with large map of the Isle of Wight with inset plan of Newport, also showing to the left and below, Holy Island, Farne Island, the Isle of Man, the Scilly Isles, Jersey and Guernsey, first issued by Lea c.1693, this example with publisher's name erased, engraved map with hand-colouring, 375 x 490mm., central vertical fold, faint browning, early 18th century § Archer (J.) Isle of Wight, steel-engraved map with hand-colouring, 185 x 235mm., a few faint spots, [1840] (2)
Middlesex.- Duncan (J.) - New Map of the County of Middlesex, Divided into Hundreds New Map of the County of Middlesex, Divided into Hundreds, Containing the District Divisions and other Local Arrangements effected by the Reform Bill, engraved map with originasl hand-colouring, 365 x 455mm., central vertical fold, faint offsetting and an isolated spot, c.1832; with 2 smaller maps of Middlesex by J. Cary, 1789, and J. Archer, c.1840; also with Bowles's Reduced Map of Sussex, trimmed, c.1785 (4)
Norfolk.- - Kent General View of the Agriculture of the County of Norfolk Kent (Nathaniel) General View of the Agriculture of the County of Norfolk, first edition, folding engraved map and 3 plates (1 folding), errata f., slightly browned, original boards, slightly rubbed, spine with small tears, edges uncut, small tape mark on upper cover, , [Goldsmith 16629; Kress K3213], Norwich, Crouse, Stevenson, and Matchett, 1796 § Haggard (Henry Rider) A Farmer's Year , first edition, plates, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, 1899 ; and c. 45 others, Norfolk and East Anglia, including a hand-coloured engraved map of Norfolk, framed and glazed, [c. 1742], a few paperbacks, v.s., v.d. (c. 45).
Greenwood (C. & J.) - Map of the County of Sussex, inset view of Chichester Cathedral lower right, large compass rose at upper centre. Engraved map with original hand colouring, 585 x 695mm., Central vertical fold, some cracking on a horizontal crease, slight spotting and surface dirt. 1829.
Egypt.- - A collection of plates and maps, comprising one 18th century engraved map, Aegyptus Antiqua , by Cadell & Davies, one engraved map of Lower Egypt published by Longman & Rees & Richard Phillips, and 44 engraved plates, nearly all taken from Denon's Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt [Longman & Rees & Richard Phillips, c.1803], all mounted into album on thick paper, many with old ink captions below on mount, browning throughout, contemporary straight-grain morocco-backed boards with printed label, badly worn, folio ; sold not subject to return.
Stones (Margaret) & Winifred Curtis. - The Endemic Flora of Tasmania, 6 vol., 155 coloured plates, coloured map endpapers, original cloth, gilt, dust-jackets, a few short closed tears, tape repair to spine heads of vols.IV & VI, covers yellowed, folio , 1967-78 § Wood (W.) Index Testaceologicus , second edition, supplement bound in, 46 hand-coloured plates, ownership label & stamp, offsetting, contemporary half morocco, gilt, g.e., worn along extremities , 1828 § Bradley (J.D.) and others. British Tortricoid Moths, 2 vol., plates (most colour), illustrations, original cloth, gilt, rubbed, for The Ray Society, 1973-79; and 7 others, Natural History and Natural History Illustration, folio & 8vo (16)
MEDAL, VICTORIA ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY MEDAL, awarded to Professor Charles Alfred Fisher, Captain in the Royal Engineers. Taken prisoner by the Japanese and served on the Burma-Siam railway. Royal Geographical Society, Victoria Medal, by W. Wyon, young head of Queen Victoria on obverse, Athena standing holding a wreath and map, above a globe and sextant on reverse, egde 'Charles Alfred Fisher 1974'. c. 97g. 55mm. 9ct. gold, hallmarks for London 1973, in Royal Mint case of issue, ref. Eimer 1229. EF. (one coin)
As far as historic rally cars go, Subaru Impreza WRC97001 is one of the most important ever made' (David Lilywhite - Octane magazine, May 2010) 'To many, the mid 1990s was the heyday of the Subaru World Rally Team. Following the drivers' and manufacturers' double in 1995 and a further manufacturers' title in 1996, the blue and yellow Impreza was rapidly becoming the icon of the championship and Colin McRae one of rallying's great stars. 1997 brought in a new era in the World Rally Championship, with the introduction of the appropriately named World Rally Car formula. While some continued to compete with what were predominantly modified Group A cars, the new FIA regulations provided an opportunity to bring new manufacturers into the championship, who otherwise were unable to homologate suitable road cars. At Prodrive we seized the opportunity, and while our Group A Impreza was already very competitive, we went back to the drawing board to develop a new two door Impreza World Rally Car from scratch. The engineering team, led by David Lapworth, spent 1996 developing the new car, and by the last event of the season, Rallye Catalunya, we were able to unveil our new car to the world's press. Whilst at this very same event, Colin McRae gave the Impreza Group A a fitting send off by winning the Spanish rally and clinching a second manufacturers' title for Subaru. Chassis 001 was the car we unveiled and used as our primary test and development car. It was thanks to the many hours Colin and the other drivers spent at its wheel, that when it came to the car's debut at Rally Monte Carlo in January 1997, Piero Latti was able to claim victory and help Subaru go on and win a third consecutive manufacturers' title' (David Richards - Prodrive, 2009) Taking full advantage of the new WRC rules, Lapworth and his team liberated considerably more power and torque from the Impreza's force-fed 1994cc engine but without sacrificing reliability. Occupying almost an entire inner wing the newcomer's huge airbox was complemented by a similarly enlarged intercooler that sat in front of, rather than atop, the charismatic flat-four thus minimising heat soak. The turbocharger itself was little altered but revised inlet / exhaust systems saw outputs increase to 300bhp and 347lbft of torque. The use of a two- rather than four-door bodyshell brought a notable increase in torsional rigidity, while the new regulations also allowed the McPherson strut suspension to have longer travel. Less reliant on computer control than its successors, the WRC97 fed power to all four wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox and front / centre / rear differentials. Chassis 001 paved the way for its WRC97 sister cars to claim 119 stage wins and eight out of the fourteen World Rally Championship rounds between them. The eWRC-results.com website records Chassis 001 winning the 1998 Boucles de Spa Alphonse Delettre Rally in the hands of Gregoire de Mevius / Jean-Marc Fortin before being sold to Procar of Italy. Seemingly victorious on the Rali Vinho da Madeira, Rally Cyprus and Aviano Rally in 1999 that same year apparently saw it piloted by none other than nine-time motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi to eighth place on the Rally di Monza. The Subaru's accompanying FIA World Rally Car Technical Passport reveals that it contested the 1999 Acropolis Rally and 2001 Swedish Rally but retired from both due to mechanical failure. Driven on the latter event by Tomas Hrdinka / Petr Gross under the Styllex Tuning Prosport banner, the Impreza subsequently carried the duo to a handful of victories and podium placings. Rallied extensively in Ireland from 2002 - 2007, Chassis 001 proved competitive into its final season. Initially road registered as 'P555 WRC' but better known by its long-term moniker 'P18 WRC', the car had been given a superficial cosmetic refurbishment prior to entering the current ownership. Drawn to 'first editions', the vendor not only had Prodrive validate Chassis 001 but also commissioned them to restore it to 'original' condition (becoming the Banbury outfit's first heritage customer in the process). The car was renovated using only original SRT parts, many of which would be even more difficult to source today. Overseen by Prodrive sales manager Steve Smith and documented in an accompanying hardback book, the resultant rejuvenation remains highly impressive and a real credit to David Richards and his team. Acid dipping revealed that Chassis 001 had endured a busy rally life but amazingly still retained its original Prodrive bodyshell, which was painstakingly repaired by the same team who had fabricated it in 1996! Kevin Locke rebuilt the flat-four with a new stock closed-block and internals, plus the difficult to find SRT exhaust manifolds, after which it was set-up to run on super unleaded via a revised engine management map and suitable dyno testing. Fellow Prodrive staffer Darren Pentley overhauled the complete transmission and then tested it on Prodrive's unique transmission dyno before sign-off. A suitable handover ceremony marked the project's completion on 18th December 2009. The inscription in Chassis 001's restoration book from that day simply reads: "best wishes and congratulations on acquiring a very special car - David" The vendor sums up 'P18 WRC' as follows: "It's fantastic and nigh on bulletproof. Just fill up with 99 octane and launch. It's doubtful that there will ever be another Subaru rally car from the same period restored like this one if only because the correct SRT parts are so difficult to locate. Pattern parts might be produced in time but Chassis 001 is the real thing right down to the last detail" We can only echo his sentiments and invite you to buy an important part of motorsport history. The Impreza is currently looked after by McGeehan Motorsport - www.mcgeehanmotorsport.com - and Derek McGeehan is happy to talk to prospective purchasers about the car or indeed provide future maintenance.
1 of just 195 XK120 Fixed Head Coupes built to right-hand drive specification, chassis 669108 was supplied new via Henlys of London to the famous lady racing driver Miss P.M. Burt. Road registered as `OLF 460' on January 1st 1954, the Jaguar was among Patsy's first competition cars. Driven by her in a variety of sprints and hillclimbs, it continued to chase silverware in the hands of second owner Robert Rees Esq. Though, an accompanying RAC Engineer's Examination Report dated 26th October 1961, by which time the XK120 had covered an indicated 81,639 miles and was up for sale with Performance Cars Ltd of Brentford, suggests that such spirited early use had done it no harm. Belonging to Donald Alan Clarke Esq. of Hampstead, London NW3 by May 1963 and still being MOT tested in the same locale five years later, `OLF 460' subsequently fell into disrepair. Having toyed with the idea of a Nigel Dawes' car (and indeed turned down a freshly completed example at £42,500), the late Richard Colton spent nigh on £80,000 acquiring chassis 669108 and having it transformed into his own version of an uprated XK120 Fixed Head Coupe. Overseen by Michael Stewart of Stewart's Classic Motors (who had achieved numerous concours wins with his own XK120 OTS), the project took a year to complete (1996-1997). Responsible for refurbishing the chassis and body, John Brown of Leaping Cats relocated the engine / gearbox mounts so that rack and pinion steering and a tubed XK140-type radiator with `closed circuit' cooling could be fitted. The suspension was enhanced via Leda telescopic rear shock absorbers, competition springs, one-inch diameter torsion bars and a stiffer anti-roll bar, while the brakes and rear axle were upgraded with four-wheel discs and a limited slip differential respectively. Aside from a Monza-style fuel filler and reprofiled arches (the latter necessitated by the presence of larger 15 x 6J wire wheels), Richard Colton wanted onlookers to be unaware of `all the goodies under the skin!' Built by Rob Beere, the 3.8 litre XK DOHC engine boasted: a straight-port cylinder head, lightened flywheel, electronic ignition, high capacity oil pump, alternator, Kenlowe fan, oil cooler, D-Type camshafts, triple SU carburettors, forged Accralite pistons, wide blade balanced / shot-peened rods, top hat cylinder liners and fabricated exhaust manifolds (the latter leading to a stainless steel system that was routed through the relevant chassis cross member to improve ground clearance). Developing 264bhp @ 5,500rpm and 268lbft of torque @ 4,000rpm, the straight-six was allied to a five-speed manual Getrag gearbox. To the interior, the area behind the driver's seat was re-shaped and the oddment box removed to liberate more legroom. Interior / map reading lights were added to the headlining and the wood veneer dashboard altered to accommodate separate oil and water temperature gauges. The speedometer recalibrated and the rev counter given an electric feed. Writing in the Jaguar Drivers' Club Newsletter (July 2006 issue), Richard Colton recalled that the rejuvenated Fixed Head Coupe's `first trip was a Rally Atlantique in France, a mixed marque event when it won the Most Desirable Car award. It has been to North America (JEC Anniversary Tour), JEC Millenium Tour of South Africa, Jabbeke Speed Trials (fastest XK, standing kilometre 27.68 seconds), Angouleme Circuit des Remparts, Wales, Scotland (Reivers and Highland Tour, 1,983 miles door-to-door), Entente Cordiale to Alsace, Loire Valley, Le Mans Historic, XK Club Alsace to Alps, and will be doing XK Club St Petersburg. It has also done many weekend and smaller trips in the UK'. Ever keen to increase his driving pleasure, Richard Colton commissioned Keith Fell of HRG Classic Jaguar to install a Vicarage power steering kit and polybush the front suspension during autumn 2006. Sparingly used in more recent years, `OLF 460' is thought to have covered some 27,000 post-completion miles. Recommissioned during the past few months with a new SU fuel pump etc, it would doubtless benefit from a thorough service / checkover but sounds decidedly purposeful when running and does not want for performance! Sympathetically improved for fast road / rally use, this beautiful and historic XK120 Fixed Head Coupe is offered for sale with Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate, continuation buff logbook, expired FIVA Identity Card, numerous restoration photos and history file.
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