Description
£ 2, 000 - 3, 000 Auction Estimate
A 1:8 SCALE MODEL OF THE 1924 TARGA FLORIO WINNING MERCEDES RACE CAR,
scratch-built model by B G Swann and signed to the underside, metal construction, with cockpit detailing and rolling wheels with rubber tyres, finished in maroon race livery and wearing race number 10, depicting the 2-Litre car as driven to victory by Christian Werner at the mountain course at Palermo, measuring 51cm long, displayed on a black painted wooden base.
AUCTION ADDRESS
Bonhams
101 New Bond Street,
London
W1S 1SR
VIEWING DETAILS
04 Nov 2021 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
05 Nov 2021 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
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