
Toby Wilson
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LOT 40
The original steering wheel from the Aston Martin 'Razor Blade', 1923,
This fine Rene Thomas steering wheel was removed from 'Razor Blade' by Peter Attwood soon after he purchased the car from Fred Ellis, because the wood on the rim was lifting and cracking. It then hung in his garage for over 20 years until he moved house and decided to clear out his old unwanted 'junk'. Razor Blade had been sold onto a new owner, and its original dilapidated steering wheel was no longer of any use to Mr Attwood. The next owner helped Mr Attwood to spring clean and was given the wheel as a reward. The wood on the rim was repaired by a furniture restorer in the early 1980's and the wheel then hung in pride of place on his garage wall until it was offered for sale in Bonhams Aston Martin Auction 2006 (see sale 14257 lot 36), where it was purchased by the current owner.

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