Denis Jenkinson's 1955 Mille Miglia Mercedes-Benz gold & ceramic tie pin, as presented by Dr Nallinger, Director of Engineering for Daimler-Benz, the

Denis Jenkinson's 1955 Mille Miglia Mercedes-Benz gold & ceramic tie pin, as presented by Dr Nallinger, Director of Engineering for Daimler-Benz, the Italian flag in ceramics beneath a golden Three-Pointed-Star emblem with the outer ring engraved 1000 MEILEN - RENNEN ITALIEN 1955, 7cm. long, marked 750 on the reverse, by Schelling of Stuttgart, in its original presentation box; together with other motor racing mementos, including a pair of Scuderia Centro Sud cufflinks in coloured ceramics by Bertoni of Milan, probably 1960s, a cased BRDC 1990 British GP Silverstone gold medallion, his personal Silverstone 93 BRDC Member pass bearing his photo, a Goodwood Festival commemorative ceramic pin, 9.5cm. long, also two well-known portrait photos, a copy of '75 Years of The Indianapolis 500' published by the Indianapolis Star 1986, Autosport magazine 28 October 1993 announcing his joining, plus some published obituaries and subsequent biography 'Jenks' (qty.) Held over 1,000-miles of public roads around Italy, from Brescia to Rome and back, 'Jenks' thought that it would require the use of science for a non-Italian driver to win the Mille Miglia, and when Stirling Moss joined the Mercedes-Benz team, he was invited to put his theory to the test. After months of practice and detailed documentation of the route, they compiled what today would be called 'pace notes', although in an open sportscar without radio, 'Jenks' had to use prearranged hand signals to instruct Moss, while he raced along at up to 170mph. They scored a. famous victory at a record speed that would never be beaten.