A 'crash' damaged steering wheel with engraved plaque 'Mike Hawthorn Silverstone 1958'
Chichester, 17 September
Lot sold
USD 994 - 1 243
GBP 800 - 1 000 (listed)
Estimate
USD 994 - 1 243
GBP 800 - 1 000 (listed)
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TypeOther
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Lot number68
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Location
Description
A 'crash' damaged steering wheel with engraved plaque 'Mike Hawthorn Silverstone 1958', distressed wood and aluminium, framed and glazed, 46 x 55cm overall. Offered for sale with an undated letter claiming this wheel was cut and removed from a Jaguar crashed by Hawthorn in 1958, and an auction house 'sale room notice' offering a different angle to the cause of the damage. Sold as viewed.
Bonhams 1793
101 New Bond Street
London
W1S 1SR
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Kontaktperson
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Bonhams Collectors’ Car department
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+44-2074685801
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+44-2074477401