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roy nockolds (british, 1911-1979),
‘John cobb - nApier rAilton mobil
speciAl’,
signed and dated 1947, oil on canvas,
depicting the Napier Lion engined car driven
by Cobb to a new Land Speed Record at
the Utah Salt Flats on 16th September 1947,
averaging a speed of 394.19mph over the
measured mile, 40 x 50cm, in wooden frame.
£900 - 1,200
€1,100 - 1,500


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dexter brown (british, 1942-),
‘Auto union c type, bernd
rosemeyer At nurburgring, 1938’,
signed, watercolour and gouache on artist’s
board, 27 x 37cm, mounted, framed and
glazed, 52 x 62cm overall.
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,300 - 1,900

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formerly the property of oliver
bertrAm, bryAn de grineAu
(british, 1883-1957), ‘plenty on the
clock’, 1932,
signed, dated, mixed media, on artist’s paper,
depicting John Cobb in the 10 litre Delage at
Brooklands in the course of raising the Class
A lap record to 133.88 mph, 35 x 50cm,
mounted, framed and glazed.
£2,500 - 3,000
€3,100 - 3,800

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