Audi Sport and Ford International Rallying memorabilia, a large collection acquired from the 1970s onwards, comprised of clothing including an Audi Sp

Audi Sport and Ford International Rallying memorabilia, a large collection acquired from the 1970s onwards, comprised of clothing including an Audi Sport rally jacket, windcheeter, two shirts, and a tie, two Audi Quattro ties, a Rothmans Rally Team sweatshirt and t-shirt, David Sutton Motorsport and Shell Oils pullovers, a BF Goodrich bomber jacket, Dunlop woollen hat; signed items including the books 'Sideways To Victory!' signed by Roger Clark, Graham Robson's 'The Works Escorts' signed by Roger Clark & David Sutton, 'Rallying '78' signed by David Sutton, Hannu Mikkola, Arne Hertz, Ari Vatanen, Tony Carello, authors Martin Holmes & Hugh Bishop, 'The Choice of Champions' signed by author David Sutton & 3 others, 'In Like A Lamb - Out Like A Lion' signed by John Buffum, also an artwork photograph signed by Arne Hertz & Hannu Mikkola, a 1995 Toyota Celica greetings card signed by Marco Galanti; press releases including a 1980 Rothmans Rally Team pack, 1982 Audi Sport UK Welsh Rally PR pack, 1983 British Rallying pack, London-Sydney 2000 Marathon Confidential Team Info pack, also a 1982 Mintex Rally programme with results sheets; a 30-page folder containing many 6 by 8in and larger press photos, a further 18 loose, a 50-page scrapbook of 1970s-80s press clippings, a photo album with over 70 personally taken small colour photos, also some relevant period motoring journals; artifacts including a 3-D engraved crystal model Quaife paperweight, a Jaguar bonnet mascot, 2 Rothmans key rings, a 1980 Scottish Rally and 2 Audi Sport metal and enamel pin badges; together with various rallying yearbooks for 1978 to 1991, plus the titles 'Works Escorts In Detail' (Robson), 'Audi Quattro Development & Competition History' (Walton), 'Alan Mann - a Life of Chance', 'Racing Words' by Michelin, 'Ford Rallye Sport Book of Performance Parts & Accessories', also 2 historical motorsport books (qty.) The collection reflects the career of an engineer who started work at Clarke & Simpson in 1969, where he became involved with the Rothmans Rally and Audi Sport teams. In 1979 he joined David Sutton Motorsport and continued to work with the same manufacturers. He was part of the crew that won the 1981 RAC Rally and in 1985 moved on to Gartrac Motorsport.