Mike Hawthorn & Ivor Bueb

Reference Number. 14382A

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A desirable original vintage 1955 autograph book page, clearly signed in ink by Mike Hawthorn 

REVERSE of the page is clearly signed in pencil by both Ivor Bueb and Norman Dewis 

IVOR BUEB d1959. British F1 driver with Connaught / Maserati / Lotus and Cooper. 5 starts no points. He is perhaps best known for sharing the winning works Jaguar D-type with Mike Hawthorn in the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, marred by an accident in which 82 spectators were killed. He repeated this success with Ron Flockhart in the ex-works Ecurie Ecosse car in 1957. He suffered serious injuries in 1959 when he crashed his BRP Cooper-Borgward Formula Two car at the Charade Circuit France. After being carried off the circuit by Gendarmes, he died six days later in the hospital near the circuit 

NORMAN DEWIS OBE d2019. British test driver for Jaguar Cars from 1952 to 1985

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Certification:From the autograph book of C Kettel of Sutton Coldfield. The motorsport signatures all collected at the Daily Express Meeting at Silverstone on May 7th 1955. Mike Hawthorn won the Touring Car race in his Jaguar Mark VII. Ivor Bueb won the 500cc race in his Cooper. AFTAL Dealer No13 and UACC RD Memorabilia UK COA
Size:14x12cm Autograph Book Page
Condition:Good. View Images

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