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No. 1009 FERRARI
Ferrari 375 Indianapolis (#04), bundle of 8 items (factory copies 70s) including 12.01.1955, letter from Enzo Ferrari to Howard Keck (Super Oil Company Racing Team) regarding participation in the Indianapolis 500, Enzo Ferrari describes the development of a 6-cylinder engine with 4,400ccm and 340-380hp, derived from the successful Tipo 375F1. Ferrari explains its ideas on technical cooperation - either Keck supplying a chassis prepared for Indianapolis or shipping the new engine and Ferrari technicians to the USA. Enclosed 5 pages of works sheets, parts lists and technical instructions (Italian) with details of bore, compression, spark plugs, Weber carburetors, lubricants, fuel mixture, as well as detailed operating and maintenance instructions for racing mechanics. The parts lists also include specific components of the F1/375 Double Ignition Type, including valves, connecting rods, gear wheels and special tools. Also included is a handwritten letter to Jacques Swaters.Extremely rare evidence of Enzo Ferrari's transatlantic motorsport ambitions (Swaters archive)

No. 1010 FERRARI
1975-1978, original Ferrari factory homologation folder "Fuel Consumption Testing", comprehensive original leather dossier with fuel consumption and emission tests for models such as Ferrari 512BB, 308GTS, 308GTB, 400A, 400GT, 308GT/4, prepared by the Union Technique de l'Automobile and the Automobile Test Center of the Italian Ministry of Transport in Bologna. The documents record the official test procedures for measuring fuel consumption and exhaust emissions as part of the European type approval. A unique testimony to Ferrari's technical development and approval work during the 1970s (Swaters archive)

No. 1011 FERRARI
Mixed lot of 2 pieces, including original b/w factory photo of Ferrari 312F1 drive unit (retouched), plus original greeting card "Garage Francorchamps" (Swaters archive)

No. 1012 FERRARI
1972, Ferrari 275GTB/4 (#09975) complete sales export documentation, including original "Transfer of Ownership" from J.Hoke & Co to Fantasy Junction, original bill of lading "Züst-Ambrosetti S.p.A." confirming transfer to the steamer "Miho Maru" consignee Dr. Stanton L. Witter, 6.04.1972 original bill of lading "Bill of Landing - Höegh Ugland Auto Liners" with description, 13.03.1972 original insurance policy "Agricoltura Assicurazioni S.p.A" insured value 8600USD, 15.03.1972 official customs invoice "Bureau of Customs - Special Customs Invoice" for the import (6200USD), 7.03.1972 original authentication by the Vice Consul of the United States in Milan with consular seal confirms the authenticity of the export documents for import into the USA, 24.04.1972 original Port of Houston "Carriers Certificate with vehicle name and consignee and chassis number, plus technical data sheet "Agip Sint 2000", rare provenance document for one of the most important Ferrari models of the 60s

No. 1013 FERRARI
1982, Ferrari 308GTS (#25523) complete sales service registration documentation, including original leasing contract between Jeff Capko and Monarch Bank, numerous vehicle registration documents, service invoices..., rare extensive documentation of the vehicle

No. 1014 FERRARI
1977, internal dealer directory "Chinetti - Garthwaite Imports INC.", 3 pages, very rare (Chinetti archive)

No. 1015 FERRARI
1986, mixed lot of 3 pieces Ferrari 328GTS (#ZFFXA20A5G0060125), including original dealer invoice "Continental Cars Ltd.", original "Window Sticker (Monroney Label)", price list and Hawaiian ownership transfer form (9.06.1986), nice mixed lot documents the first registration, the new price and the exact import via Ferrari North America. (Chinetti archive)

No. 1016 FERRARI
Registration document of the A.C.I., 4th pages (stamped extract 1986) Ferrari 195 Inter Motto Fastback Coupe (#0117S), the document lists the first registration on 19.11.1952 under the license plate "MI 203314", as well as the complete ownership history until 1957. With original stamps, signatures and certification of the P.R.A Milano dated 15.07.1986, extremely rare

No. 1017 FERRARI
1985, extensive sales registration documentation Ferrari 330GTS (#11713), including 19.07.1984 the original dealer registration "Robert Gittlemans Exotic Motor Inves", 05.10.1985 signed letter "U.S Department of Transportation" explanation or description for the imported Ferrari, 18.10.1985 original customs clearance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, 12.05.1988 original workshop report from Specialty Wheels of California issued to Norwood Ferrari Service, plus two service invoices from Norwood Ferrari Service, as well as a contemporary copy of the "Foglio di Montaggio" Ferrari 330GTS (#11713), extensive documentation (Chinetti archive)

No. 1018 FERRARI
1949, original factory postcard Luigi Chinetti on Ferrari 166MM (#0008M) Le Mans 1949, upper right with imprint "Modena Ferrari Italia", 10.5x15cm, beautiful condition, rarity (Chinetti archive)

No. 1019 FERRARI
11.10.1967, original letter (3 pages incl. translation) from Ferrari Modena (personally commissioned by Enzo Ferrari) to Sidney R. Langsam. At the beginning Ferrari Modena writes "Mr. Sanjust from Milan informed our president about your wish to buy one of our cars". Ferrari confirms the reservation of a Ferrari 275GTB/4 in "Rosso Ferrari" with a black leather interior at a basic price of 11,500USD ex works and an additional 280USD for the installation of a Blaupunkt radio, Ferrari also informs that air conditioning is unfortunately not possible for technical reasons. Reference is also made to the official Ferrari importer in the USA, Luigi Chinetti Motors Inc. Extremely rare insight into the Ferrari sales structures of the 1960s

No. 1020 FERRARI
23.10.1981, internal draft of Enzo Ferrari's press conference "Conferenza Stampa di Enzo Ferrari" 21 pages, stamped "automobili Ferrari modena - Archivio"...rare preliminary draft with highly interesting details... "Enzo Ferrari concludes "I thank you for your patience... forgive my linguistic lapses... I envy you because I would like to be one of you. Write what you want!".This is the factory's internal manuscript of Enzo Ferrari's last fully documented press conference. It describes the transition from the Forghieri era to the Postlethwaite turbo era and Enzo Ferrari's last major public statement. An extremely rare key text on the history of Ferrari motorsport in the early 1980s

No. 1021 HORCH
1935/1936, sales catalog Horch 850, 16 pages fr. text, plus price list Horch car 1936, 4 pages german text, as well as working prices for 850, 830, 853 etc., sales catalog with clear traces of usage

No. 1022 HORCH
Mixed lot, 12 original b/w photos, including stamped Erdmann & Rossi as well as photos of luggage attachments, convertibles, glasses Horch Roadster Cabriolet etc., various formats. formats

No. 1023 HORCH
Collection of 17 original b/w private photographs Horch 1930-1960s, including Erdmann & Rossi Horch 853 and 853 Pullman, 5 liter Horch 8 1938/39, 3 private Wehrmacht photographs Horch, as well as letter 1930 Horchwerke about open amount, all different formats. formats

No. 1024 ESTATE OF VITTORIO JANO / ALFA ROMEO / SCUDERIA FERRARI
17. April 1932, gift from Tazio Nuvolari to Vittorio Jano, two b/w photographs, one of which is hand-signed with a dedication to Vittorio Jano on the occasion of his victory at the 1932 Monaco Grand Prix "To Commendatore Vittorio Jano, at the sight of the machine he created, I remember a radiant victory, the grateful driver Tazio Nuvolari", Nuvolari took first place on Alfa Romeo Monza ahead of Rudolf Caracciola also on Alfa Romeo Monza, 70.5x32cm, museum quality

No. 1025 ESTATE OF VITTORIO JANO / ALFA ROMEO / SCUDERIA FERRARI
Alfa Romeo World Championship 1925, gift from Alfa Romeo and other companies to Vittorio Jano, hand-drawn and framed certificate with the following wording"In shaping the material, he threw it into the flames of his faith, his will and his spirit. Thus he created the secret of victory in an engine. He thus gave Italy new glory in the legendary name of the hero - ALFA ROMEO - The employees, who proudly and anxiously shared the hours of passion and hope with the creator, today joyfully present the modest but affectionate token of their grateful admiration".Among the well-wishers are the following companies: Bosch, Pirelli, Zagato, Ernesto Reinach...65x58cm.Background: After Ugo Sivocci's tragic accident and the resulting retirement for the rest of the 1923 season, the head of the design department, Giuseppe Merosi, was dismissed and replaced by Vittorio Jano, who had been poached from Fiat by the then Alfa Romeo works driver Enzo Ferrari. Jano immediately began designing the Alfa Romeo P2, one of the most important racing cars of the pre-war era. As the successor to the P1, the P2 was created in 1924 on behalf of the Alfa racing department under the direction of the young Enzo Ferrari. Jano designed a revolutionary in-line eight-cylinder engine with twin superchargers, which not only offered exceptional performance but also remarkable reliability.

No. 1026 ESTATE OF VITTORIO JANO / ALFA ROMEO / SCUDERIA FERRARI
April 22, 1934, gift from Achille Varzi to Vittorio Jano, signed and framed b/w photograph with dedication to Jano "To Commendatore Vittorio Jano, with deep admiration and sincere gratitude Achille Varzi", Achille Varzi on Alfa Romeo P3, Circuito Piedro Bordino Allessandria, quadruple victory of Scuderia Ferrari, Varzi ahead of Chiron, Tadini and Comotti...30,5x49,5cm

No. 1027 ESTATE OF VITTORIO JANO / ALFA ROMEO / SCUDERIA FERRARI
April 19, 1930, framed certificate "H.M. Vittorio Emanuele III Gran Mastro dell 'Ordine della Corona d'Italia "Commendatore", Vittorio Jano Alfa Romeo", appointment as "Commendatore" by the Italian King Vittorio Emanuele III, Mussolini and Boselli, 46x36cm

No. 1028 ESTATE OF VITTORIO JANO / ALFA ROMEO / SCUDERIA FERRARI
1932, gift from Scuderia Ferrari (Enzo Ferrari) to Vittorio Jano, hand-drawn certificate with hand signatures of all Scuderia Ferrari drivers with the following inscription: "To the designer and builder of the cars that competed in European and world championships for the outstanding achievement of Italian victory: Scuderia Ferrari reverently dedicates to him, on behalf of the drivers - eager for risk and thirsty for glory - its grateful recognition to the unsurpassable creator, the ingenious technician, the extremely loyal citizen" - the certificate shows the "Cavallino Rampante logo at the top left, the city coat of arms of Turin (Jano's home town) in the middle and the city coat of arms of Modena on the right, the stylized radiator bears the Alfa Romeo logo (radiator emblem) underneath, a total of 27 Scuderia Ferrari drivers have been immortalized, including Enzo Ferrari, Tazio Nuvolari, Piero Taruffi, Comotti, Pietro Ghersi, Mario Tadini, Guido D'Ippolito, Antonio Brivio, Giordano Aldrighetti, Eugenio Siena, Luigi Soffietti, Alessandro Bottoni, Giulio Ramponi, Piero Bucci, Carlo Bruno, G. Zaccarini, Baconin Borzacchini, Roberto Foligno, ...historically important document, museum quality

No. 1029 ESTATE OF VITTORIO JANO / ALFA ROMEO / SCUDERIA FERRARI
September 15, 1935, gift from Tazio Nuvolari to Vittorio Jano, hand-signed and framed b/w photograph with dedication "To Commendatore Vittorio Jano, in memory of the first victory of his creation, the Alfa Romeo 3800 (8C-35) with independent suspension" on the occasion of Scuderia Ferrari's quadruple victory and the first place for Tazio Nuvolari, 30.5x49.5cm

No. 1030 ASA
folding brochure ASA 1000 GT Coupé Bertone (Ferrari), 8 pages, English text, good condition

No. 1031 ALFA ROMEO / ENZO FERRARI
June 9, 1929, original b/w photo (Testi), Enzo Ferrari on Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS, Circuito Mugello, 12,5x17,5cm, very rare photo

No. 1032 PARILLA
50s, Parilla 175cc racing engine, engine number 500700, restored

No. 1033 MOTO GUZZI
40/50s Moto Guzzi Dondolino Racing 500cc engine, (14007 / 14008), with DellOrto carburetor, restored

No. 1034 MOTO GUZZI
50/60s, years Moto Guzzi Dondolino Falcone 500cc engine, engine number F88964, with DellOrto carburetor, restored

No. 1035 T. T. BERN 1938
Event poster for the legendary Bern TT race in 1938, designed by Ernst Ruprecht, who was able to capture the fascination and dynamism of motorsport in his work like almost no other. The powerful composition with the racing motorcyclist is one of the most impressive examples of European poster art from the pre-war period. This extremely rare copy in German is also signed by three motorcycle world champions: Umberto Masetti (world champion on Gilera 1950 and 1952), Geoff Duke (world champion 1951 and 1952 - Norton and 1953-1955 on Gilera), Luigi Taveri (world champion 1962, 1964 and 1965 on Honda). An exceptional collector's item and an important testimony to international motorcycle history, 127x90cm, very good condition (on linen)

No. 1036 MOTO GUZZI
40/50s, Moto Guzzi Dondolino 500cc V-series engine (engine number V88006), restored

No. 1037 MONDIAL
50s/60s, Mondial 200cc engine, engine number (CM460), unrestored original condition

No. 1038 LAVERDA
11 pieces, including 8 cylinder heads Laverda Twins 750, and 3 cylinders for Laverda 750

No. 1039
Collection of 4 exhaust systems, including "BCM Milano" 6107S; FB Mondial APP-IGM-446/57/S, and 2 other manufacturers unknown

No. 1040 GILERA / PARILLA
mixed lot of 3 pieces, gas tanks, among others 2x for Gilera, as well as 1x 70s Parilla with filler support (tank cap dated 1972), dimensions no.1 Gilera 70x20cm, no. 2 Gilera 54x30cm, as well as Parilla 69x24cm

No. 1041 MOTO GUZZI
mixed lot of 8 pieces, including 4 frame parts Moto Guzzi Falcone 500ccm; 2 side bags / tool bags, as well as 2 tanks, dimensions tanks 64x29cm, as well as 54x29cm, unrestored original condition

No. 1042 MONDIAL
Set of 5 gasoline tanks for Mondial, unrestored original condition

No. 1043
Mixed lot of 2 pieces including racing bench seat Moto Guzzi with fin, unrestored, plus racing fairing "Fender"

No. 1044 FABRIQUE NATIONALE
c. 1906, advertising poster by Raymond Tournon for the Belgian manufacturer FN. The elaborately lithographed motif shows both an automobile and a motorcycle from the company and also refers to the brand's successes in 1900 and 1905, 80x106cm (on linen)

No. 1045
Mixed lot of 4 pieces, including racing body panels front parts; 1x windshield, unrestored original condition

No. 1046 DUCATI
Mixed lot of 2 pieces, including Ducati 500GTV Bellotto fuel tank and side panel, unrestored

No. 1047 SUZUKI
1978, Bimota SB2 with four-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine (Suzuki GS750), 743 cm³, approx. 75 hp, 5-speed gearbox, tubular frame made of chrome-molybdenum steel, dry weight approx. 196 kg, equipped with full Termignoni 943cc big bore kit incl. exhaust. Homologated in Italy on 28.02.1978 and sold to Germany on 20.07.1983 by the first owner, the company Cumini Auto (Udine). Registered to a single owner in Germany until 2004, since then part of a private collection; approx. 140 models built between 1977/78, invoices, papers and documents available and prove history, with low mileage and VIN as well as road registration

No. 1048 MOTOSACOCHE
1929, exceptionally rare advertising poster, designed by Nizzolt for the Swiss motorcycle manufacturer Motosacoche, which was widely regarded as producing the best motorcycles of its time. Designed in a luminous Art Deco style, the motif impressively shows the dynamism and technical elegance of the Mark in the pre-war era. This large-format copy was produced for the Bern-based dealer König & Bielser, a variant that only existed in an extremely small edition, 127x90cm (on linen)

No. 1049 ARDIE
1938, Ardie MF 125 motorcycle with 123 cc two-stroke engine, 3.5 hp, gearless with steel multi-plate clutch, restored in the 1980s, since then mainly in museum possession. Equipped with a modern electronic dynamo in 2016, but the original unit is still present. Engine overhauled at the time by the company Witter, Heidelberg; repainted and partially chrome-plated, decorative strips glued, very well-kept, museum condition

No. 1050 ARDIE
1937/38, Ardie RZ 200 motorcycle with 200 cc two-stroke engine, 7 hp, transmission and engine checked for function in 1984 and ridden with red number, no complete overhaul, wiring in headlight needs to be checked, in museum possession since 1986

No. 1051 MV AGUSTA
1959/1960, MV Agusta TRE (Turismo Rapido Extra) 125cm³, with tubular steel frame, four-speed gearbox, parking and stop lights, Delorto carburetor, oil-damped spring bed frame, side mirrors, full brake hubs (engine no. 644422 / FIN 644636), engine last run 2 years ago in perfect condition and should be checked; registration certificate, as well as numerous brochures, documents and receipts available

No. 1052 MOTO GUZZI
50/60s, years Moto Guzzi Dondolino 500cc engine, engine number FBE49, with DellOrto carburetor, restored

No. 1053 CHENARD & WALCKER
ca. 1928, advertising poster, design by André Lagache for the French automobile manufacturer Chenard & Walcker. The poster combines speed and elegance in a single dynamic composition. Extremely rare in this size and condition and of impressive presence, 120x159cm (on linen), very good condition

No. 1054 MOTO GUZZI
40/50s, years Moto Guzzi Dondolino/Gambalunga Speziale 500cc engine, engine number not available, with DellOrto carburetor, restored

No. 1055 MOTO GUZZI
50/60s, years Moto Guzzi Dondolino 500cc engine, engine number FAQ53, with DellOrto carburetor, restored

No. 1056 ALFA ROMEO
1960s, Alfa Romeo AR04001 A12/F12 engine, engine number 09037, unrestored original condition, not tested for function