LOT 52

The Rallye International de Monte Carlo 'Coupe de l'illustration' trophy permanently awarded to Donald Healey, 1934,

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Lot 52

The Rallye International de Monte Carlo 'Coupe de l'illustration' trophy permanently awarded to Donald Healey, 1934,

Goodwood Revival: Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia|13 September 2025, 11:00 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

The Rallye International de Monte Carlo 'Coupe de l'illustration' trophy permanently awarded to Donald Healey, 1934,

presented for the feat of having finished first, second or third in the rally on three occasions, stepped wooden platform base applied with engraved plaques and surmounted by a 'Vers le But' (Towards the Goal) bronze statuette by Pierre de Soete, (damage to one finger) signed, figure 37cm long, the award 63cm long overall.

Footnotes

Driving for Invicta in international rallies, Donald Healey was very successful. Winning the 1931 Monte Carlo rally outright (despite crashing into a telegraph pole and damaging the car). More Invicta rallies and wins came, and for one of the Alpine Trials James Bond writer Ian Fleming was his navigator. Healey came 2nd overall in the Monte Carlo Rally in 1932. When his association with Invicta ended in 1933, he then came third driving a Triumph Gloria in the 1934 Monte Carlo Rally. As a result of this and previous firsts and seconds in Invictas, he was awarded the Rallye International de Monte Carlo 'Coupe de l'Illustration Automobile'. The trophy features in photographs in Healey reference books and his autobiography.

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