This rare original art folder was only distributed to Carrera GT buyers in period (2003 – 2006). The large silver folder is in very good condition, and contains one big lithograph sketch on heavy stock paper of the car at speed. The artwork was done by Grant Larson, who helped design the CGT and the Boxster. It measures about 16.5 x 12″ / 42 x 30 cm. (x1xx)

• This is a necessary piece of literature to complete your supercar! 

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On offer are two great books being sold as one lot:

• 1996/2002 ‘Porsche 356’ Book – Brian Long. This second 2002 printing softcover 160 page book is in excellent condition. It is filled with history on every 356 variant, coupe, cabriolet, roadster, speedster, as well as info on the 550 Spyder, 718 RSK, 904 GTS and early 911s and 912s. The book measures 8 x 10″ / 20 x 25 cm and was published by Veloce Books.
• 1998 ‘Porsche Speedster, 1947 – 1994’ Book – Dr. Michael Thiriar. This large format hardcover 318 page is in very good condition. It is filled with color photos featuring some of the marques most iconic Speedsters – 356 and 911 first G-Series and second generation 964. The big book measures 13.5  x 10″ and 3lbs and was published by Beeman Jorgensen.

These make for an excellent reference for the Porsche owner or enthusiast!

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On offer are two great books being sold as one lot:

• 1992 ‘Classic Porsches – Generations of Genius’ Book – Brian Laban. This large format hardcover 160 page volume by Brian Laban is in very good condition. A great reference book filled with large color photos featuring some of the marques most iconic cars, both road and race. The book measures 13.5 x 10.5″ / 33 x 26.75 cm and was published by Salamander Publishing.
• 2004 ‘Porsche 911 – The Definitive History 1971 to 1977’ Book – Brian Long. This large format hardcover 160 page volume by Brian Long is in excellent condition. A great reference book filled with black and white and color photos featuring some of the marques most iconic 911s of the period, both road (930 Turbo) and race (935/76). The book measures 8.75  x 10″ / 22.25 x 25.5 cm and was published by Veloce Publishing.

These make for an excellent reference for the Porsche owner or enthusiast!   (NAK) (Pora25)

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On offer are two rare books being sold as one lot:

• (2003) ‘Bugatti 57 – The Last French Bugatti’ book – Enlarged and Revised Edition. This hardcover 240 page volume by Barrie Price is in very good condition but with a small 1cm tear to the sleeve. This is a great reference book filled with over 400 mainly period black and white photos of the T57 and others. It measures 8.5 x 10″ / 21.5 x 25 cm and was published by Veloce Publishing.
• (1994) ‘Barrie Price Album – Bugatti 57’ book. This hardcover 191 page volume by Barrie Price is in good condition. It measures 9 x 9.75″ / 21.5 x 25 cm.

These make for an excellent reference library for the Bugatti owner or enthusiast!   (NAK)

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The following 5 vintage publications are being sold as one lot:

• 1998 ‘Original Mercedes SL’ Book – restorers guide “The Restorer’s Guide to 300SL, 190SL, and 230 / 250 / 280 SL models”. This hardcover 112 page volume is in good overall condition but with some handling wear to the jacket. It measures 9.25 x 12″/ 23.5 x 30.5 cm and is a great reference book filled with colour photos of SLs.
• 1999 ‘Mercedes-Benz In Pictures’ Book – Beaulieu Archives. This hardcover 160 page volume by Roy Bacon is in very good condition. It is filled with black and white photos and history of the company, featuring road, race and experimental cars. The book measures 12 x 9.5″ / 30.5 x 24 cm and was published by Beaulieu Archives.
• 2002 ‘Mercedes-Benz 300SL: Racing Cars 1952 – 1953′ Book – Ludvigsen Library Series. This softcover 128 page volume is in good overall condition but with handling wear and some highlighting and notation to the pages. It measures 8.5 x 10.25″/ 21.5 x 26cm and is filled with black and white photos and history of the iconic 300SL racers. Fittingly, the introduction is written by former team boss Alfred Neubauer.
• 2004 ‘Mercedes-Benz 300SLR’ Book – Ludvigsen Library Series. This softcover 128 page volume is in good overall condition and measures 8.5 x 10.25″/ 21.5 x 26cm. It is filled with black and white photos and history of the iconic 300SLR racers. The introduction is written by Karl Ludvigsen.
• 2010 Mercedes-Benz Museum Book – Legend and Collection. This softcover 256 page volume is in excellent overall condition. It is filled with black and white and color photos and history of the company, featuring road, race and experimental cars. The book measures 7.5 x 9.5″ / 19 x 24 cm and was published by Mercedes and was only available at their Classic Center Library.

These would make for an excellent reference library for the M-B owner or enthusiast!   (NAK)

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On offer is a two book set –

• 2000s ‘Alfa Romeo File’ by Studio Tac Creative – This Japanese language 208 page softcover book is in very good overall condition and measures 12 x 9″/ 30.5 x 23cm. It is filled with color and black and white photos and covers vintage and modern Alfa.
• 1990s ‘Alfa Romeo’ by Car Graphic – This Japanese language 458 page softcover book is in good overall condition but with a few loose pages and measures 10 x 7″/ 25.5 x 17.75 cm. It is filled with color and black and white photos and covers vintage and modern Alfa, including the SZ on the cover.   (NAK)

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This large format hardcover 259 page volume by Rainer Schlegelmilch / Hartmut Lehbrink is in excellent condition. The reference book was published in 2000 and filled with large color photos featuring some of the marques most iconic cars, both road and race – DB4, DB5, DB6 and more. It measures 12.5 x 11″ / 32 x 28 cm. (NAK)

• This would make an excellent gift for the Aston enthusiast or owner!

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This slim hardcover book covers the early history of the marque and all of the cars from the 166 & 195 Inter up to and including the 288 GTO, F40 & F50. It contains 80 pages and is filled with color photos.

• The book measures 8 x 10″/ 20 x 25 cm and is in very good condition but with some minor shelf wear. (NAK)

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This is a French language book on F1 racing – 142 pages long and out of print. (VGC) (VGC1)

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This rare assortment contains some highly sought after sold out publications focusing on early Lotus road cars:

1. (1990) The Lotus Elite book by Dennis Ortenburger – hardcover, in very good condition with very minor wear to the jacket, 256 pages – CAN$75
2. (1988) The Lotus Eleven –  book by Dennis Ortenburger- hardcover, 192 pages, in very goodcondition with lamination imperfection to the jacket and notations inside, CAN$225
3. (1990) The Lotus Sports racing Cars book by Anthony Pritchard – hardcover, in very good condition with very minor wear to the jacket, 160 pages, CAN$65
4. (1972) The Story of Lotus by Doug Nye –  hardcover, in very good condition with minor wear to the jacket, 288 pages, CAN$55
5. (1986) Illustrated Lotus Buyers Guide by Graham Arnold –  softcover, in very good condition with minor wear to the jacket, 160 pages, CAN$35
6. (1993) Osprey Classic Marques – Lotus Elan by Duncan Wherrett –  softcover, in very good condition with minor wear to the jacket, 128 pages, CAN$30
7. (1994) Osprey Classic Marques – Lotus Seven and Caterham – by Andrew Morland –  softcover, in very good condition with minor wear to the jacket, 128 pages, CAN$30
8. (1983) Brooklands Books – Lotus Elite – by R.M. Clark –  softcover, in very good condition with minor wear to the jacket, 128 pages, CAN$90

These eight books total CAN$605 but if you buy the complete set they can be yours for just CAN$450.    (NAK)

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This rare assortment contains some highly sought after sold out publications focusing on early Lotus road cars:

1. (2002) Lotus Elite: Racing Car for the Road book by Dennis Ortenburger – limited edition, near mint condition with very minor wear to the slipcover at spine, 208 pages – no slipcase hence the low price, CAN$350
2. (1998) The Lotus Book – Series 2 Hardcover by William Taylor – hardcover, 256 pages, near mint condition with very minor wear and fading to slipcover at spine, CAN$395
3. (1990) 1961 Lotus Elite Coventry Climax Few Restore Japanese Edition by Car Graphic – 114 pages, mint with cardboard case, CAN$195
4. (1981 / 1985) Lotus Seven – Legend of the Lotus Seven / The Origin Of Sports Cars by Dennis Ortenberger, Translated to Japanese by Niimura T – excellent condition, CAN$125

These four books total CAN$1060 but if you buy the complete set they can be yours for just CAN$795.    (NAK)

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This vintage original is 120 pages long and in good overall condition. It has been signed on the cover in blue ball point by Indy legends –

• Johnnie Parsons
• Jim Hurtubise
• Roy Harroun
• Gary Bettenhausen

This is of course offered with our lifetime certificate. (BNC)

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These eight sheets are factory copies done in 1995 of the original manufacturer homologation papers for the iconic 911 (930) Turbo.   (BNC)

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This original book is in very good condition. The 176 page factory luxury magazine is complete with letter from the chairman of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo.  (BNC)

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This rare original XXI GRAN PREMIO DI ITALIA program is dated Monza Sep 3rd 1950. It is in good overall condition but with some handling wear to the spine. (BNC)

Race Results –

1. Nino Farina – Alfa Romeo
2. Dorino Serafini, Alberto Ascari – Ferrari
3. Luigi Fagioli – Alfa Romeo

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This is a rare original XXIX GRAN PREMIO DI ITALIA program, dated Monza Sep 7th 1958. It is in good condition but with minor damage to the spine.

Race Results –

1. Tony Brooks – Vanwall F1
2. Mike Hawthorne – Ferrari 246 F1
3. Phil Hill – Ferrari 246 F1     (BNC)

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This a Happy New Year card that was mailed out to Chinese customers and VIPs. It is in as new condition and has its Ferrari logo envelope.

• The first ever tour of China by a car manufacturer, the ‘Ferrari 15,000 Red Miles’, got off to an exciting start in Shanghai on 29th August 2005. The Tour saw two Ferrari 612 Scagliettis – driven by teams of Chinese and international journalists – cross the length and breadth of this vast country. (TLF)

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This huge book is the official Ferrari Opus ‘Classic Edition’. Inside it has been hand signed by F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. It is presented in a silk cloth-covered clamshell case, and features over 1000 beautiful photographs adorning over 850 pages. This book documents all official Ferrari history including every road and race car up until 2011. The edition is long sold out, and has been since 2012, but we have one last perfect copy available – number #xxx of 4100.

The Ferrari Opus Classic includes:

• a hand signed forward / cover page by Luca di Montezemolo (Ferrari chairman)
• a deluxe handbound & hand stitched leather cover made in England
• a handmade clamshell presentation case made in England 

This massive, hefty book is over 850 pages long, it measures 20 x 20″ / 50 x 50 cm, and weighs over 82 lbs / 35 kgs.  (x0xx)

This is a must for the Ferrari enthusiast!

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This vintage book was written by Ferruccio Lamborghini’s son, Tonino, as a dedication to his father’s life and work. Containing numerous photographs, many of which were taken from Tonino’s personal archive, this wonderful book is a chronicle of the personal and entrepreneurial evolution of Ferruccio and his company. The Italian language volume was produced in a limited edition of 1000 copies back in 1990.

Our example has been hand signed by Ferruccio Lamborghini with an inscribed dedication, and dated May 17, 1991. It is leather bound, embossed, and complete with slipcase. The 128 page book is in very good condition and highly collectible with information on the 350GT – 400GT – Miura – Espada – Urraco – LM002 – Countach. (Print Date 04/1990)    (ALN23) (OC224) (xx1x)

• This is complete with a photo of Lamborghini autographing the book for the original recipient, and our lifetime certificate.

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Between 1997 and 2014, Tom Kristensen won the world’s toughest motor race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, a record nine times and finished on the podium on five more occasions. Every time his car made it to the finish, he was in the top three. It is no wonder that this great sports car driver is known as ‘Mr. Le Mans’ to motorsport fans around the world. Now retired from racing, Kristensen shares in this book his deepest personal reflections and insights from inside and outside the cockpit. He looks back on more than 30 years spent striving for perfection in racing and tells of the battles and setbacks that sometimes seemed impossible to overcome, including a terrible accident in 2007.

• A small batch of these hardcover books have been boldly signed on the inside cover page by Tom.  It contains 432 pages with 125 photos, and measures 9.5 x 6.75″ / 24.5 x 17cm.  (x2xx) (CS-D25)

This is a must for the Porsche, Audi, BMW, Bentley or Le Mans enthusiast! 

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