LOT 43

A rare 1907 Florio Cup map of the Brescia circuit, used by Wolsit driver Mark Wild,

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Lot 43

A rare 1907 Florio Cup map of the Brescia circuit, used by Wolsit driver Mark Wild,

The Golden Age Of Motoring|4 November 2022, 13:00 GMT|London, New Bond Street

A rare 1907 Florio Cup map of the Brescia circuit, used by Wolsit driver Mark Wild,

printed for the 1 September Coppa Florio and the 2 September Coppa della Velocita, with distances marked in Km and road altitude profile printed in the margins, with hand-written notes and comments, old fold marks and creases, 53 x 122, mounted, framed and glazed, the original map envelope is attached to the rear of the frame; together with two period images depicting Wild
in Wolsit car '3B' at the event, each card mounted and a page from The Automotor Journal, September 7 1907, depicting an image of Wild overtaking Tomagni, together with Paul Sheldon: A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing (Volume 1 1900-1925), cover and spine detached from pages.
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Footnotes

Wolseley prepared three cars for the Coppa Florio race in Italy, they were developed in the shortest possible time. The order for construction was given on July 1, 1907, and the cars were delivered in Italy on August 10th. Before that time the cars were extensively tested at the then brand-new Brooklands circuit. (Brooklands opened on July 7, 1907). The cars were registered under the title 'Wolsit', the Italian subsidiary of the brand. The 3rd Coppa Florio was an eight-lap race on a 'road circuit' measuring 60.51 kilometres length. The partially paved road surface was known to be very fast, but dust was a problem for both cars and drivers. Of the 34 cars that took the start, only 14 would finish. The Italians were victorious: Having led from the start Ferdinando Minoia steered his Isotta Fraschini over the finish line in 4 hours, 39 minutes and 53 second at an average speed: 104.172 kmph. Mark Wild finished in 13th place in a time of 5 hours, 54 minutes and 23 seconds.

See pages 56-57 of Paul Sheldon: A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing (Volume 1 1900-1925).

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