HISTORIC CAR ART

"Evening Shadows" by John Ketchell. 1965 Le Mans - The winning Ferrari 250LM of Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt in front of the Shelby American Ford GT40 of Ken Miles and Bruce McLaren. Acrylics on Canvas. Size: 96.5 x 81cm (38" x 32") http://www.historiccarart.net/acatalog/John_Ketchell.html

Admiring a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. I'm sure the admiration is mutual...! http://www.historiccarart.net/acatalog/Frederic_Dams.html

"Raining Champion" by John Ketchell - 1958 Le Mans - Olivier Gendenbien / Phil Hill in the winning Ferrari 250 TR58 about to overtake the 3rd placed Porsche 718 RSK Spyder of Jean Behra / Hans Hermann and 2nd placed Aston Martin DB3S of Graham and Peter Whitehead. This 40 x34" painting will be on exhibition at Retromobile, Paris and afterwards at our gallery. www.historiccarart.net

An etching is no ordinary print. It is a time consuming and skilled art. Very few motoring artists work in this medium, the examples here are by Peter Hearsey - well known to Goodwood goers as the artist behind all of the Festival of Speed posters since the first event. To produce each etching, a metal (usually copper) plate is covered with a waxy ground which is acid-resistant. The artist then scratches off the ground with a pointed etching needle where he wants a line to appear in the finished piece, so exposing the bare metal. The plate is then dipped in a bath of acid, technically called the mordant (French for "biting") or etchant. The acid "bites" into the metal, where it is exposed, leaving behind lines in the plate. The remaining ground is then cleaned off the plate. The plate is inked all over, and then the ink wiped off the surface, leaving only the ink in the etched lines. The plate is then put through a high-pressure printing press together with a ...

The 1965 Ferrari 512 F1 car of John Surtees - 1964 World Champion. This great image created by artist and automotive designer Frederic Dams is available in a range of sizes, including a bespoke edition printed directly onto acrylic panels in any size up to 3m! All of Dams work is available in this format, and looks stunning.

#motoring #art #ferrari Won by the Porsche 910/8 of Paul Hawkins and Rolf Stommelen, the early pace was set by the beautiful Ferrari 330P4 of local hero Nino Vaccarella and Ludovico Scarfiotti with Vaccarella setting a fastest practice lap of 37 minutes and 12 seconds. Unfortunately Vaccarella was to crash out on the first race lap of the event... Targa Florio 1967 - The Nino Vaccarella / Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 330P4. Watercolour / gouache on paper by Tony Simmonds. Original painting and limited edition print available from Historic Car Art. The same car in a painting by John Ketchell "Full Throttle". Sold but still available as a limited edition print. Only three 330P4's were ever built, their Formula 1 derived V12 engines producing 450 hp.

The 1000km of Spa, 1971. Having started from pole the No. 20 Porsche 917K of Jo Siffert and Derek Bell finished 2nd behind the winning similar car of Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie oliver (No.21). None of the three Ferrari 512 entered finished the race... "917 v 512" by Rob Ijbema . Acrylics on Canvas (28" x 20").

#poster #f1 #motoring Won by Jim Clark for Lotus by over a minute after leading from pole position to the finish. Tony Maggs was second for Cooper and Graham Hill third for BRM. Clark also took fastest lap (2:21.6). Jim Clark went on to win 7 of the 10 races that season and be crowned World Champion. Here we have an original poster for the event. Officially named: 49e Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. Michel Beligond (1927-1973) produced yet another stunning piece of artwork for this poster. Printed by Thivilliers it measures 40 x 59cm and is conservation linen mounted. Condition: A (excellent/very good colours) and of course available from our gallery .

#Ferrari 312PB. #motoring #art The 1971 1000kms of Nurburgring and the Ferrari 312PB driven by Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni. "Out of the Red" by John Ketchell The pair put the car on pole with a time of 7:36.1 but unfortunately did not finish due to overheating problems. The race was won by Vic Elford and Gérard Larrousse driving the Porsche 908/03. Original Poster for the event Both the original poster and painting by John Ketchell are available from Historic Car Art .

This latest watercolour by Tony Simmonds beautifully depicts the pits at the 48th Targa Florio. The eventual winning Porsche 904GTS of Colin Davis and Antonio Pucci is parked alongside the Scuderia Filipinetti entered Ferrari 250 GTO. Watercolour on paper. Image Size: 65 x 45cm (25.5 x 17.75 inches). Also available as a limited edition print. Both available from Historic Car Art .

"Night Vision" - 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. Now available as a limited edition print from £39.

This weekend sees the 78th running of the famous Le Mans 24 Hours. 40 years ago this weekend two Belgian drivers Olivier Gendebien and Paul Frère won for Ferrari driving the 250 TR59/60. This wonderful and rare 50 year old poster for the 1960 event was a break from the Beligond art of 1958 and 1959 and shows the start of the 1959 race in photographic format. the No. 8 Ecurie Ecosse Tojeiro Jaguar of Ron Flockhart and John Lawrence in the forground, and the No. 5 and No. 6 Aston Martin DBR1's that were to finish 1st and 2nd. Beligond art was to return for the 1961 poster.

"Watching the Race" by Tony Simmonds: The Targa Florio 1967 - Relaxing in the Sicilian sun whilst the #220 Scuderia Filipinetti Ferrari 330 P3/4 of Herbert Müller and Jean Guichet speeds past on the dusty road. It was to retire on lap 7 with a broken diff. Original watercolour painting and limited edition print available.

Roy Salvadori in the Aston Martin P214 leads Mike Parkes in the Ferrari 250GTO during the Coppa Inter-Europa at Monza in September 1963. Lap after lap the pair battled for the lead, rarely more than a second apart. Finally, Salvadori pulled away to win by seconds. This was the last great victory for David Brown's Aston Martins. This lithographic print from the painting by Keith Woodcock is long out of print - it was signed by Sir David Brown and Roy Salvadori... We have one copy, an artist's proof. Hurry!

Today I have this great original poster for the 1969 race at Montjuïc. It seems that, like yesterdays race, it was another dull Spanish Grand Prix. Jackie Stewart won, finishing two laps ahead of second placed Bruce McLaren! The race was held here again in 1971 - Jackie Stewart took his third straight victory. This time by only 3 seconds from Jackie Ickx Ferrari. This race was the first Formula One race to use slick tyres (Firestones). In this painting by Tony Simmonds the No. 4 Ferrari of Belgian Jacky Ickx chases the winning No.11 Tyrell-Ford of Jackie Stewart...

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.

"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.

Another great painting that we'll be showing on our gallery stand at Race Retro. One of several by Graham Bosworth. The 1963 Goodwood RAC TT winning Ferrari 250 GTO of Graham Hill. Oils on canvas.

Showing his watercolour paintings for the first time at Race Retro, Tony Simmonds will be represented within the exclusive Historic Car Art Gallery. Tony is no stranger to automotive illustration having done magazine illustrations of the subject as long ago as the late 1970's. In this painting the Ferrari of 4th placed Clay Regazzoni leads the Lotus-Ford of Jacky Ickx around Mirabeau during the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix. A limited edition print of this painting will be shown alongside original works by this artist.