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Collectors' Motor Cars & Numberplates — Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)

Auction House:Bonhams & Goodman (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:24
Sale Title:Collectors' Motor Cars & NumberplatesLots with images:13
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:11
Date:13-Oct-2007
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Perspex Poster for Sydney Motor Show Trophy, Meeting Warwick Farm Sept 7 c1965, 46 x 59 cm
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Perspex Poster for International Tasman Championship Warwick Farm Feb 14. 49 x 72.5 cm
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Anthony Chandler, mixed media on canvas, depicting Nuvolari driving an Auto Union at the British Grand Prix at Donnington Park, c1938 91 x 61 cm
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Anthony Chandler, five bronzed ceramic busts, framed depicting drivers, Moss, Clark, Fangio, Senna and Nuvolari, framed together with a cold cast bronze full round bust of Senna
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A near complete bound run of Autosport, Vol. 1 No. 1 August 1950 - December 2005, together with various recent unbound volumes up until July 2007
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1971 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 3.5 Chassis no. 109056-22-005058 Engine no. 116981-22-004687 Reg: XTK-474 exp: 08/11/2007. This car is the W109 300 SEL 3.5, of which 9483 were manufactured between 1969 and 1972. The W109 cars share many parts with the cheaper W108 sedans, but have some important differences. The biggest difference is the air suspension rather than steel springs, a feature that improved the ride significantly. Other differences were chrome window frames on the four doors, chrome sill treads,…
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c.1954 MG TF1250 Roadster, Chassis no. TF5156, Engine no. 35230, Reg: PM -107 expired. 'Of all the cars which we have occasion to drive, there is one above all others which, by its every characteristic, clearly defines the term 'sportscar'' wrote Road and Track magazine in 1954. Launched in 1953, the TF was the last in an esteemed line of T-type Midgets and was powered by the well proven XPAG 1,250cc engine. A sleeker sportscar than the TD, the TF now had a shortened and also sloping radiator grille,…
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1970 Mercedes-Benz 280sE, 3.5 coupe, chassis number '111026-22-001635', with a 3.5 litre V8 engine, an over square design featuring a cast iron block and aluminium alloy cylinder heads, each equipped with a single overhead camshaft, producing 200bhp courtesy of Bosch electronic fuel injection and transistorised ignition. The coupe was good for 125mph, and 0-60mph in 9.5 seconds
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Riley 9hp special sports Tourer with a 1,087cc, twin-camshaft four
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The right to display motor Vehicle number plate NSW 40 original number. Even in the earliest days of motoring there were regulations. One such regulation in New South Walesrequired that 'No person shall upon any public street drive any motor vehicle upon which appears any advertisement likely to frighten any horse', the motor Traffic Act provided 'That motor vehicles shall have separate distinguishing numbers' and that 'A suitable attachment (be) securely fastened in an approved manner at the rear of any…
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1977 Holden Torana A9X Hatch Gmp&A, 475kms from new, Chassis no. CLX061238M, Engine no. T933849, Reg: unregistered. One of the high points of Holden's rich racing history was the success the marque achieved with the A9X - and today the sporty, 2-door V8 Torana remains one of the most iconic of all the brand's racing cars. After some years racing the 4-door Torana, Holden developed a new race car based on the 2-door hatchback Torana, which brought great success. The new car claimed wins at Bathurst in 1978…
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1970 Ford Falcon GT.HO Phase II, The Five Times GT Nationals Concours Winning, Serial No: JG33KM 15237, Chassis no: GL2748C, Engine no: GL2748C, Sido no: 997193, Reg: unregistered. The incredible sight of Ford's Canadian born master-craftsman Alan Moffat muscling his Australian built V8 powered leviathan down the Conrod straight at break-neck speeds, tyres screeching as he bravely charges through the Dipper desperately trying to stay on the road on his way to that ever important and heroic goal - victory…
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1938 Velocette 495cc MSS, Frame no. KDD 8843, Engine no. MSS 2872, Reg: unregistered. The third of Velocette's overhead-valve, high camshaft, single-cylinder designs, the 500cc MSS was announced in 1935. The first of these new models had been the 250cc MOV of 1933, which was joined for 1934 by a longstroke 350cc version - the MAC. In creating the MSS, Veloce kept to the basic design, combining the MAC's 96 mm stroke with a larger bore to create its new '500', while the engine went into a new frame derived…
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1954 Triumph TR2 Roadster, Chassis no. TS4963, Engine no. 67963E, Reg: unregistered. Lacking a sports car capable of competing with those of rivals MG and Jaguar, Standard-Triumph engaged in a hurried design and development programme that bore fruit in March 1953 with the display at the Geneva Motor Show of the prototype TR2. A couple of months later the newcomer emphatically established its performance credentials when an overdrive-equipped prototype in touring trim ran at 114.9mph on the Jabbeke motorway…
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c.1902 De Dion Bouton 8hp, Rear Entrance Tonneau, Engine no. 7737, Reg: unregistered. The names of De Dion and Bouton are inextricably linked with the pioneer years of the motor car, initially in company with Trepardoux in the building of light steam carriages, the first of which appeared in 1883. In the early 1890s De Dion and Bouton turned their attention to the internal combustion engine, much to the annoyance of Trepardoux who quit in 1894, leaving his erstwhile partners to develop what was, in effect,…
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1924 Vauxhall 30-98 OE-type Velox Tourer
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1965 Ford Mustang Coupe. Ford created a new class of car almost overnight with the introduction of the Mustang sports coupe part way through the 1964 season, catching the rest of the US auto industry off guard. Mustangs could be ordered in specifications ranging from six cylinder 'Economy' to V8 powered 'Luxury', while customers could choose from an extensive range of factory options, with the result that seldom are two Mustangs identical
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1905 Ford model F with a 16hp engine and four-seater phaeton coachwork as standard. A total of approximately 1,000 had been made when production ceased in 1906
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Half Scale Model of c1905 Ford Model F constructed by Jim Eisenhower
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1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 Coup #233; Chassis No: 111026-22-004439, Engine Number: 116980-22-005894, Reg: XX-196. Mercedes-Benz has long been recognised as the maker of some of the highest quality cars available, combining style, performance and practicality with aplomb. In more recent times one of the most sought after of the productions cars they have made are the W111 Coupe and Cabrio series. Several engines were offered over the production life of these rare 2-door cars, with the ultimate being the 3…
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1978 Alfa-Romeo GTV 2.0, Chassis no. AR116370004879, Engine no. AR01623064132 Reg: GTV-026 exp: 29/09/2008. One of the greatest names in the history of motor sport, Alfa-Romeo have been active in motor sport since the founding of the Marque in 1911 and it is unsurprising that their road going cars reflect this fact. The GTV was the coupe version of Alfa Romeo's medium class Alfetta saloon,launched in 1972. The range included both four-door saloon and stylish twodoor coupes with 1600, 1750 or 2000 badging…
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1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 Litre Sedan, Chassis No. 108057-22-008555, Engine No. 116980-22-010743, Registration No. BDH - 44F exp: 31/07/08. Offering high levels of both style and performance large Mercedes-Benz Saloons offer buyers remarkable value for money, and were often the chosen transport of travelling dignitaries and film-stars alike in years gone by. Although Mercedes-Benz replaced the popular W111 series in 1966 with the W108 model range, followed in 1968 by the smaller W114/115 series, it was…
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1969 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 Saloon, Chassis No: 1009018-22-003820, Engine No: 100981-22-003922, Registration No: TBC. Continuing the post-war renaissance Mercedes-Benz in the 1960s, the range of exclusive cars combined a mix of engine sizes and body shells in saloon, coupe and cabriolet form. The top of the range was reached when 6,300cc engine from the 600 limousine range was squeezed into the long-wheelbase 300SE shell. Only 6,526 of these very rapid saloons were made and became the chosen transport of…
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1968 Morris Mini Traveller, Chassis: Engine: 99H141H10302, Reg: PRL-334 exp: 29/11/2008
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