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LOT 47 ◊

A collection of engine technical illustrations for motoring periodicals including The Autocar, mainly 1960s,

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Lot 47◊

A collection of engine technical illustrations for motoring periodicals including The Autocar, mainly 1960s,

A collection of engine technical illustrations for motoring periodicals including The Autocar, mainly 1960s,

each monochrome, majority isometric projection pen and ink engine cutaway illustrations by various artists on draughtsman's board, three framed and glazed, remainder unframed, and comprising:

James A Allington: BRM F1 205 Litre 4-cylinder engine and transmission cutaway, dated 1980, pen and ink, 49 x 83cm, framed and glazed.

Vic Berris: unidentified gearbox cutaway, for The Autocar, pen and ink with wash, 45 x 62cm, framed and glazed.

John Ferguson & R.E.Poulton: unidentified V8 engine cutaway, for The Autocar, graphite, 55 x 50cm, framed and glazed.

Vic Berris: 1959 Rolls-Royce V8 engine cutaway, for The Autocar, pen and ink with wash, 54 x 70cm, together with a cross-sectional orthographic illustration for the same, unsigned, pen and ink on draughting film, (worn), 59 x 48cm.

Vic Berris: 1964 Rolls-Royce (BMC Princess) 3.9Litre six-cylinder engine cutaway, for The Autocar, pen and ink with wash, 48 x 70cm.

Vic Berris: 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow engine cutaway, for The Autocar, pen and ink with wash and with partial photographic pasted overlay, 48 x 60cm.

Vic Berris: 1966 Honda 800cc DOHC engine cutaway, for The Autocar Handbook, pen and ink with wash, 54 x 69cm.

Vic Berris: 1965 Ferrari 1.5Litre F1 Flat 12-cylinder engine cross-sectional orthographic projection illustration, graphite on draughting film pasted on board, 51 x 69cm.

S.E.Porter: 1964 Chrysler Cummins V8 Vale engine cutaway, pen and ink, 55 x 62cm.

Theo Page: 1950 Rolls-Royce engine cutaway, for The Motor, pen and ink. 54 x 76cm.

Theo Page: 1950 Rover engine cutaway, for Commercial Motor, pen and ink on card, 53 x 61cm.

Tony Lofthouse: 1968 Leyland six-cylinder engine cutaway, for Commercial Motor, pen and ink with pasted overlay shading, 39 x 51cm.

1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR W196 engine illustration, for The Autocar, unsigned, pen and ink on draughting film laid on board, 32 x 58cm, together with a photostat copy depicting a view of the same engine.

1970 Porsche 917 JW spaceframe illustration, for The Autocar, unsigned, pen and ink, 27 x 49cm.

1970 Lotus 72 suspension frame and axes illustration, for the Autocar, unsigned, pen and ink, 19 x 25cm.

Various conditions, majority with artist's or editor's annotations and publisher's ink stamps with publication dates to reverse.
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