FRENCH GRAND PRIX - JULY 3, 1938
SIGNED BY BOTH
MANFRED VON BRAUCHITSCH (WINNER) AND
LOUIS KLEMANTASKI

Fantastic photograph taken by the great motorsport photographer, Louis Klemantaski, of the winner of the 1938 French Grand Prix at Reims, Manfred Von Brauchitsch, getting out of his Mercedes W154 and greeting his mechanics.

Signed by both Von Brauchitsch and Klemantaski.

Von Brauchitsch led a sweep for the all-conquering Mercedes, beating greats Rudolf Carraciola (Mercedes 154) and Hermann Lang (Mercedes 154).

Matted and mounted in a 16" w x 20" h custom dark wood frame.

426

PHIL HILL
NURBURGRING-1961
SIGNED BY PHIL HILL AND JESSE ALEXANDER
NO. 47 IN AN EDITION Of 75

Great photograph by the motorsport photographer, Jesse Alexander of Phil Hill, in the Sharknose Ferrari 156, at the Nurburgring in 1961. Hill started from the pole but finished third to Moss and Von Trips. Hill won the World Grand Prix Drivers Championship in 1961.

Signed by both Hill and Alexander.

Matted and mounted in a 14 " x 11" cherry wood frame.

523

RUDOLF CARACCIOLA
1938 - REIMS
LOUIS KLEMANTASKI - SIGNED

A signed Louis Klemantaski photograph of Rudolf Caracciola in his 3-litre, 470 hp Mercedes W154 at the French Grand Prix at Reims in 1938. Von Brauchitsch won this event in an identical car.

Signed by Klemantaski before the sale of his collection in 1988. Klemantaski has often been referred to as "...the greatest of all motor racing photographers," and photographs of this quality affirm that judgment.

Matted and mounted in a 20" x 16" brown wood frame.

427

PHIL HILL
COBRA DAYTONA COUPE - GOODWOOD REVIVAL
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

Signed color photograph of the great American champion, Phil Hill, piloting a Cobra Daytona Coupe through the chicane at the 1998 Goodwood Revival.

Matted and mounted in a 14 " x 11" black wood frame.

522

FRENCH GRAND PRIX - JULY 3, 1938
SIGNED BY BOTH
MANFRED VON BRAUCHITSCH (WINNER) AND
LOUIS KLEMANTASKI

Superb action photograph taken by the great motorsport photographer, Louis Klemantaski, of the winner of the 1938 French Grand Prix at Reims, Manfred Von Brauchitsch at speed through the Reims street course in his Mercedes W154. Von Brauchitsch led a sweep for the all-conquering Mercedes, beating greats Rudolf Carraciola (Mercedes 154) and Hermann Lang (Mercedes 154).

Signed by both Von Brauchitsch and Klemantaski.

Matted and mounted in a 24" x 18" mahogany frame.

425

KARL KLING
1910-2003
FAMOUS MERCEDES TEAM DRIVER
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

Signed Mercedes team photograph of driver Karl Kling. Kling started as a reception clerk in the Daimler Public Relations Department. As a privateer, he competed in a Mercedes production car in rallies prior to World War II. In the early 50s he was invited to join the Mercedes Grand Prix and sports car teams.
He was second to Fangio in the 1954 French Grand Prix and he won the 1952 Carrera Panamericana (Mexican Road Race) in a 300SL. He became Mercedes competition manager in the early 1960s.

Matted and mounted in a 12" by 16" cherry wood frame.

412

PORSCHE FORMULA II
NURBURGRING 1960
JESSE ALEXANDER -SIGNED

Rare halftone photograph by the famous motorsport photographer, Jesse Alexander, of the Porsche Formula II single-seater in the pits at the Nurburgring. This marked the beginning of Porsche's involvement in Formula racing.

This photograph is from a limited edition portfolio of eight images produced by Alexander in 1986 and appears in a number of publications including Motor Racing Photographs (plate 29) by Alexander.

Matted and mounted in a 11" x 14" black wood frame.

538

HANS HERMANN
MERCEDES-PORSCHE TEAM DRIVER
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

Signed photograph of Mercedes and Porsche driver Hans Hermann. A baker by trade, Hermann was asked to join the Mercedes Grand Prix team in the mid-50s. He started 18 Grand Prix but it was in sports cars that he had his greatest success, winning the 1960 Sebring 12-Hour and the Targa Florio, the 1968 Daytona 24-Hour and the 1970 Lemans races. He also drove other marques including Cooper, Maserati, BRM, and Abarth. He retired to a car parts business.

Matted and mounted in a 12" by 16" cherry wood frame.

413

PHIL HILL
MONZA - 1960
JESSE ALEXANDER -SIGNED

Phil Hill, victorious at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, became the first American since Jimmy Murphy in 1921 to win a European Grand Prix. It was the last victory for a front-engined car.

Photograph is by the famed motorsport photographer Jesse Alexander and is signed by him. This photograph appears in the book Driven - Racing Photography of Jesse Alexander 1954-1962, plate 89, and is part of a limited edition portfolio produced by Alexander in 1986.

Double matted and mounted in a 16" x 20" gold wood frame.

138

STIRLING MOSS
RAC TOURIST TROPHY RACE-N. IRELAND
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

Great photograph of a young (21) Stirling Moss after he has won the Royal Auto Club TT race at the Dunrod circuit in Northern Ireland in a Jaguar XK-120. This victory brought Moss into the spotlight and he was brought onto the Jaguar works team in 1951.

A great and historic photograph taken for the Northern Whig newspaper.

Signed by Moss in his typical "squiggly" signature. Matted and mounted in an 11" x 14" cherry wood frame.

353

INNES IRELAND
(1930-1993)
PERSONAL LETTER - SIGNED
17 APRIL 1965
GRAND PRIX CONTENT

Rare personal correspondence from Grand Prix driver, Innes Ireland to someone requesting an autograph. Ireland writes of his plans for the upcoming season and that he is to drive a Ferrari the next week in the Monza 1000km race. Ireland won the first U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen in a Lotus and was then fired by Colin Chapman!

Letter framed with a great closeup photograph of Ireland. Boldly signed by Ireland. Matted and mounted in a 20" x 16" cherry wood frame.

352

DENNIS SIMON
SIGNED BY STIRLING MOSS
ASTON MARTIN DBR 1 -NURBURGRING-1958
ORIGINAL ARTWORK

Signed original artwork, by motoring artist Dennis Simon, of the great Stirling Moss cornering his Aston Martin at the 1958 1000 km race at the Nurburgring, a race he won. Jack Brabham was the co-driver. Pen/ink/wash on artist paper.

Matted and mounted in a 19" x 24 " gold wood frame.

313

EDWARD EVES
PESCARA - 1957 - VANWALL

Signed Edward Eves photograph of the Vanwall pits at the Pescara Grand Prix in 1957. Shortly before this event, at the British Grand Prix, Vanwall scored the first British car win in several decades. At this event, Stirling Moss again won in his Vanwall over Fangio's Maserati. The Moss car is #26 in the photograph.

Boldly signed by Eves. Double-matted and mounted in a 14" x 11" cherry wood frame.

95

HERMAN MULLER - AUTO UNION - TYPE D
FRENCH GRAND PRIX - REIMS - 1939
LOUIS KLEMANTASKI - SIGNED

Photograph by the great motorsport photographer, Louis Klemantaski, of Herman Muller in the Auto Union Type D, in the pits at the French Grand Prix at Reims in 1939. Muller would win this event, his first Grand Prix victory. This was to be the last French Grand Prix until after the war. Written in pencil, on reverse, French G. P. Reims 1939 Muller Auto Union with Klemantaski stamp.

Matted and mounted in a 14" x 11" black wood frame.

168

PHIL HILL
NURBURGRING - 1958
JESSE ALEXANDER - SIGNED

Phil Hill, who was then a rookie Grand Prix driver, is shown in the "Fox Run" section of the Nurburgring in his Formula II Ferrari. Photograph is by the famed motorsport photographer Jesse Alexander and is signed by him. This photograph appears in the book Driven - Racing Photography of Jesse Alexander 1954-1962, plate 58, and is part of a limited edition portfolio produced by Alexander in 1986.

Double matted and mounted in a 16" x 20" gold-tone wood frame.

143

STIRLING MOSS
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

Great closeup portrait photograph of a young helmeted Stirling Moss. Signed by Moss in his typical "squiggly" signature.

Photograph was taken for a publicity handout for a motorsport company - PowerSlide.

Matted and mounted in a 11" x 14" cherry wood frame.

354

VANWALL
1957
EDWARD EVES - SIGNED

Beautiful photograph of the 1957 Vanwall Grand Prix car by the noted photographer Edward Eves - and signed by him. The Vanwall was the product of the determination of Tony Vandervell to produce a British Grand Prix contender. On July 20, 1957, Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks shared the driving of their British Racing Green Vanwall to win the British Grand Prix - the first all-British victory in their own Grand Prix. This began an era of British domination in Grand Prix racing.

Matted and mounted in a 14" by 11" black wood frame.

243

GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE - 1954
MERCEDES SUCCESS POSTER
SIGNED BY MOSS, FANGIO AND GONZALEZ

Mercedes success poster, designed by Hans Liska, celebrating their victory in the 1954 French Grand Prix in which Juan Manuel Fangio was the winner and Karl Kling was second.

The poster is signed by Stirling Moss, who was Fangio's teammate, Jose Froilan Gonzalez, who was a great friend to Fangio as well as a competitor and by Fangio himself. Liska produced a number of posters for Mercedes.

SOLD

JIM CLARK
1960 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
JESSE ALEXANDER-1986-SIGNED

Rare and historic halftone photograph by the famous motorsport photographer, Jesse Alexander, of the great Jim Clark at the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix. Alexander stated that Clark had just learned of the death of two drivers including his teammate Alan Stacey, in the race.

This photograph is from a limited edition portfolio of eight images produced by Alexander in 1986. Photograph appears in a number of publications including Forty Years of Motorsport Photography (plate 26) , Motor Racing Photographs, (plate 1) , and Driven (plate 93) all by Alexander.

SOLD