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THE ART OF RACE !

An Exhibition Vintage Car, Photographs and Original Posters

10TH OCTOBER 2014 - 7TH NOVEMBER 2014 I ARTMOORHOUSE! MOOR HOUSE, 120 LONDON WALL, LONDON EC2Y5ET

EXHIBITION CURATED BY ELISA MARTINELLI, WILLIAM LANSBURY BROCHURE CONCEPT ARTMOORHOUSE ALL IMAGES ©WILLIAM LANSBURY EXHIBITION SPONSORS TWYMAN RACING EXHIBITION SUPPORTER BERKMANN WINE CELLARS MEDIA PARTNER

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‘Brea d van’

P r i v a t e C o l l e c t i o n r a c e p r e p a r e d b y Tw y m a n R a c i n g Engine: Coventry-Climax FWA (1098 cc) SOHC Inline cylinder Tr a n s m i s s i o n : B M C A 3 0 , 4 - s p e e d

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This unique Lotus 11 GT Breadvan is part of automotive history of the United Kingdom. It was absent from the racing world for the last half-century: before its restoration, the last time anyone saw it at full throttle was on September 12, 1964 where it finished second in class at Goodwood.

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The Lotus Eleven was a racing car built in various versions by Lotus from 1956 until 1958. In total, about 270 Elevens of all versions were built, but only this one was successfully made as a “one-off Breadvan".

The standard Lotus eleven was already pretty fast, but the benefits of the shooting brake body paid off for them as well..

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The ‘Breadvan’ concept of the Sixties was made famous by the Ferrari 250 ‘Drogo’ based on Ferrari 250 GT SWB,. After British racing driver Graham Capel saw how successful these Bizzarrini, Drogo, Neri and B o n a c i n i ' s F e r r a r i 2 5 0 d e s i g n w a s , h e d e c i d e d t o t r y t h e i r t r i c k o n h i s L o t u s 1 1 . To e m u l a t e t h e i r s u c c e s s he had to tur n the car in a sort of lightweight shooting brake . The idea was pretty simple: to create a “Kamm effect “.

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Instead of tapering away a cars’ roofline to leave the classic coupe shape, the coach-builder would let it r u n t o t h e b a c k o f t h e c a r a t a s i m i l a r h e i g h t t o t h e w i n d s c r e e n a n d t h e n d r o p a l m o s t v e r t i c a l l y. T h e r e s u l t w a s a n a r e a o f g r e a t e r l o w p r e s s u r e a t t h e b a c k o f t h e c a r, w h i c h i m p r o v e d s t a b i l i t y a n d p e r f o r m a n c e a t speed.

The final shape of the car and the look was frequently considered to be less pleasing to the eye- similar to a van they said- but in the case of this Lotus 11GT the designer effort brought to a fantastic and futuristic c a r, o n e o f t h e b e s t - l o o k i n g o f a l l t h e B r e a d v a n s , g i v i n g g r e a t p e r f o r m a n c e a t h i g h - s p e e d v e n u e s . A f t e r i t s last race in 1964, the radical body panels of this Lotus 11 GT Breadvan got removed and the car was t u r n e d b a c k t o a s t o c k L o t u s 1 1 . I t s c u r r e n t o w n e r d e c i d e d t o r e s t o r e i t t o i t s f o r m e r g l o r y a n d Tw y m a n Racing got the job to retur n this piece of automotive history into its fastest form, and finished in its original Plumstead Racing livery of course.

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T h a n k s t o t h e m a n r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e p r o j e c t N e i l Tw y m a n , a f t e r b e i n g o f f t h e t r a c k s f o r h a l f a c e n t u r y, t h e Lotus 11 GT 'Breadvan' came back with a speed that could beat Ferrari V12s at Goodwood and with its f o u r- c y l i n d e r C o v e n t r y C l i m a x e n g i n e i t f i n i s h e d s e c o n d i n c l a s s a g a i n i n t h e M o s s Tr o p h y . N o t o n l y w a s this Lotus breadvan faster than all the Ferraris, but it also crossed the finish line just half a second after the winner Aston Martin DB4GT following an hour of full on racing. And to those who keep on arguing about t h e l o w a l l u r e o f t h e b r e a d v a n s , a s “ r a c e f i g h t e r ” w e a n s w e r … i t ’s a l l a b o u t l a p t i m e s a n d t h e a r t o f r a c i n g !

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Savina Confaloni jour nalist at Corriere della Sera

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William Lansbury and The Art of Speed

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No other sport comes close to the drama, excitement and glamour of motor racing.

These posters capture the essence of this excitement.

Imagine drifting through Casino Square fractions of an inch from the barriers or touching 190mph along The Mulsanne straight at dawn scything through the mor ning mist.

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The photographs come from an age before barriers or crowd control when photographers would stand on the apex of a cor ner to "get up close and personal " with the drivers as they flick their cars side ways at 130 mph deftly controlling a beautiful drift.This is what inspires children to want to be heroes, dreams are made of this.

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William Lansbury Started dealing in art when he had the idea that if he sold his racing car and bought art he would be a b l e t o s e l l i t f o r a p r o f i t a n d b u y a n e w e r r a c i n g c a r. I n t h e o r y t h i s s e e m e d i n f a l l i b l e . H e c u r a t e s e x h i b i t i o n s o f p a i n t i n g s , posters and photographs.

 

1955 MONACO GRAND PRIX

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(Artist Jacques Ramel) 1st M Trintignant - Ferrari 2nd E Castellotti - Lancia 3rd C Pedrisa - Maserati

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Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint 115.5 cm x 85 cm

 

1963 LE MANS TEST DAY (Artist Michel Beligond)

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1st Lorenzo Bandini/Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 2nd Jean Blaton/Gerhard Langois van Ophen -Ferrari 3rd Mike Parks/Umberto Maglioli - Ferrari

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Original Poster 80 cm x 57 cm

 

1956 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Jacques Ramel)

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1st S Moss - Maserati 2nd J M Fangio - Ferrari 3rd J Behra - Maserati

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Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint 115.5 cm x 85 cm

 

1954 SPANISH GRAND PRIX

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1st Mike Hawthorn - Ferrari 2nd Luigi Musso - Maserati 3rd J M Fangio - Mercedes

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Original Poster 115.5 cm x 85 cm

 

1957 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Jacques Ramel)

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1st J M Fangio - Maserati 2nd A Brooks- Vanwall 3rd m Gregory- Maserati

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Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint 115 cm x 85 cm

 

1957 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Bernard Minniel)

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1st J M Fangio - Maserati 2nd A Brooks - Vanwall 3rd M Gregory - Maserati

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Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint 115 cm x 85 cm

 

1970 BOAC 1000 KILOMETRES BRANDS HATCH (Artist Dexter Brown)

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1st Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen Porsche 2nd Andrea de Adamich/Henri Pescarolo Alfa Romeo 3rd Mario Andretti/Jacky Ickx Ferrari

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Original Poster 96.5 cm x 72.5 cm

 

1964 BRITISH (EUROPEAN) GRAND PRIX

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1st Jim Clark - Lotus 2nd Graham Hill - BRM 3rd John Surtees - Ferrari

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Original Poster 94 cm x 67 cm

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1931 MONACO GRAND PRIX

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1st L. Chiron - Bugatti 2nd L. Fagioli - Maserati 3rd A. Varzi - Bugatti

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Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint 115 cm x 85 cm

 

1952 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Bernard Minnie)

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1st L. Chiron - Bugatti 2nd L. Fagioli - Maserati 3rd A. Varzi - Bugatti

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Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint 115 cm x 85 cm

 

1969 BRITISH GRAND PRIX

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1st Jackie Stewart - Matra 2nd Jacky Ickx - Brabham 3rd Bruce McLaren - McLaren

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Original Poster 105 cm x 74 cm

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1981 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Jacques Grognet)

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1st J Villeneuve - Ferrari 2nd A Jones - Williams 3rd J Laffite - Ligier

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Original Poster 81 cm x 60 cm

 

1975 BRITISH GRAND PRIX

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1st Emerson Fittipaldi - McLaren 2nd Carlos Pace - Brabham 3rd Jody Scheckter - Tyrrell

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Original Poster 89 cm x 64 cm

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1975 BRITISH GRAND PRIX 1st Emerson Fittipaldi - McLaren 2nd Carlos Pace - Brabham 3rd Jody Scheckter - Tyrrell

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Original Poster 94 cm x 68 cm

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1984 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Pierre Berenguier)

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1st Alain Prost - McLaren 2nd Nigel Mansell - Lotus 3rd Rene Arnoux - Ferrari

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Original Poster 79 cm x 60 cm

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1977 DUTCH GRAND PRIX

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1st Niki Lauda - Ferrari 2nd Jacques Laffite - Ligier 3rd Jody Scheckter - Wolf

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Original Poster 82 cm x 67 cm

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1936 BRITISH EMPIRE TROPHY DONINGTON WINNER DICK SEAMAN!

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Original Poster 92 cm x 70 cm

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1966 BRITISH GRAND PRIX

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1st Jack Brabham - Brabham 2nd Denny Hulme - Brabham 3rd Graham Hill - BRM

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Original Poster 98 cm x 72,5 cm

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1979 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Alain Gianpaoli)

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1st Jody Scheckter - Ferrari 2nd Clay Regazzoni - Williams 3rd Carlos Reutemann - Lotus

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Original Poster 83 cm x 60 cm

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1974 LE MANS TEST DAY

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1st Henri Pescarolo/Gerard Larrousse Matra- Simca.

2nd Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Muller Porsche.

3rd Jean Pierre Jabouille/Francois Migault Matra-Simca

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Original Poster 79 cm x 58 cm

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1972 LE MANS 24 HOURS

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1st Henri Pescarolo/Graham Hill Matra 2nd Francois Cevert/Howden Ganley Matra 3rd Reihold Joest/Michel Weber/Mario Casoni Porsche !

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Original Poster 69 cm x 56 cm

 

1969 LE MANS 24 HOURS

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1st Jacky Ickx/Jacky Oliver Ford GT 40 2nd Hans Herrmann/Gerard Larrousse Porsche 3rd David Hobbs/Mike Hailwood Ford GT 40

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Original Poster 79 cm x 58 cm

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1974 LE MANS 24 HOURS

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1st Henri Pescarolo/Gerard Larrousse Matra 2nd Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Muller Porsche 3rd Jean Pierre Jabouille/Francois Migault Matra

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Original Poster 57 cm x 83 cm

 

AURORA BRITISH FORMULA 1 CHAMPIONSHIP

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Brands Hatch 7th April 1980 1st Desire Wilson - Wolf 2nd Norman Dickson - Lotus 3rd Eliseo Salazar - Williams !

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Original Poster 96.5 cm x 72.5 cm

 

1985 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Jacques Grognet)

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1st A Prost - McLaren 2nd N Mansell - Williams 3rd M Alboreto - Ferrari

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Original Poster 85 cm x 62 cm

TOURIST TROPHY, 11TH SEPTEMBER 1954 STIRLING MOSS, D TYPE JAGUAR AT DUNDROD

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(Artist Martyn Wainwright) Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

 

ROGER LAURANT AT DUNDROD TOURIST TROPHY 11TH SEPTEMBER 1954

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Artist Martyn Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

ROY SALVADORI POWERING AN ASTON MARTIN DBR1 THROUGH MADGWICK BEND AT GOODWOOD. SUSSEX TROPHY, 22ND APRIL 1957

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Artist Martyn Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martyn Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

JUAN MANUEL FANGIO’S LANCIA D24’S ENGINE EXPLODING AT DUNDROD TOURIST TROPHY RACE, 11TH SEPTEMBER 1954

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Artist Martin Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

JACK FAIRMAN SLIDING HIS D TYPE JAGUAR THROUGH MADGWICK BEND AT GOODWOOD. OVER 1100CC SPORTS CAR RACE, 10TH JUNE 1957

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Artist Martin Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

KEN KAVANAGH PRACTICING IN A MASERATI 250F AT GOODWOOD. GLOVER TROPHY, 30TH MARCH 1959

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Artist Martin Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

 

D BARTLETT AND E WOODS AT SHELSLEY WALSH. 28TH AUGUST 1955

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Artist Martin Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

FANGIO’S 3.8 LANCIA D 24 AT DUNDROD. TOURIST TROPHY, 11TH SEPTEMBER 1954

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Artist Martin Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

STIRLING MOSS DRIFTS HIS VANWALL THROUGH MADGWICK BEND AT GOODWOOD. GLOVER TROPHY, 22ND APRIL 1957 !

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Artist Martin Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

RON FLOCKHART DRIFTING A BRM P25 THROUGH MADGWICK BEND AT GOODWOOD. GLOVER TROPHY, 22ND APRIL 1957 !

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Artist Martin Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

HENRY TAYLOR’S D TYPE JAGUAR BEING CHASED BY PETER BLOND’S DB3S ASTON MARTIN, GOODWOOD. OVER 1100CC SPORTS CAR RACE, 10TH JUNE 1957

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Artist Martin Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

STIRLING MOSS, WINNER OF THE 1955 BRITISH GRAND PRIX, MERCEDES W196.

BRITISH GRAND PRIX, AINTREE, 16TH JULY 1955

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Artist Martin Wainwright Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited 42 cm x 53 cm

 

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