HISTORIC CAR ART

Wow! What a way to advertise your brand of headlights. They certainly knew how to get your attention in those days. Ummm... I know let's stick a huge headlight on top of the Arch de Triomphe and having it glaring out across Paris! Fantastic. This poster dates from sometime in the late 20's to early 30's and is in perfect condition, the colours are fabulous. It's a good size too at 120 x 80cm. If you want some great Art Deco advertising art for your wall then look no further!

The 1970 Le Mans 24 hours is immortalized in the the Steve McQueen film "Le Mans". Much of the film footage was taken from this race. It rain heavily throughout the night, and it was the first time the traditional "Le Mans start", in which the drivers run across the track to enter their cars, was replaced by a variant in which the drivers already sat in their cars. Porsche won for the first time. "Night Vision" by John Ketchell shows the Ferrari 512S entered by N.A.R.T. in the Coda Lunga version for Sam Posey and Ronnie Bucknum charging through the heavy rain and darkness to eventually finish 4th overall and first of the 11 entered Ferrari 512S. Original: Acrylics on Canvas. 40" x 30" Limited Edition Prints also available.

The 1957 German Grand Prix was held on 4 August 1957 at Nürburgring. The 22 lap race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, and is often cited as one of the greatest victories in racing history. This painting by Graham Bosworth shows "El Maestro" on his way to that famous victory. Medium: Oils on canvas Size: 100 x 51cm

DDR Meisterschaftsendlauf: German Democratic Republic Championship Finals. The 1951 meeting was held at the Sachsenring for motorcycles, sports and racing cars. The Sachsenring racing circuit is located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal near Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany. The F3 500cc race was won by Adolf Lang driving a Cooper, the sportscar race by Eberhard de Bary driving a Simca Gordini. A very rare poster in excellent condition with wonderful post-war graphics still showing it's original fold lines.

"Ginther chasing Moss" by Tony Simmonds. The Monaco Grand Prix 1961 - won by Stirling Moss in the Rob Walker Lotus 18 from American Richie Ginther (Ferrari) by a mere 3.6 seconds after 100 laps of racing! Both men set equal fastest lap too. Depicted here in watercolour on paper. Original and limited edition print available.

The 1948 12 Heures de Paris was a sports car race held at L'autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, France on 12th September. 112 laps and 870 miles later Luigi Chinetti and Lord Selsdon emerged as victors driving a Ferrari 166 Spyder. Each competitor was awarded a competitors plaque. This example (below) was given to Henri Louveau who together with Robert Brunet finished second driving his Delage D6-3L (No. 14). The plaques featured wonderful Geo Ham artwork, had a polished bronze finish (not shown very well in the above scan) and were made from a casting by Marx, Paris.