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Description: Corsica Coachworks, A collection of seventy seven black and white photographs of various cars, to include Type 57 Bugatti Atlantique, Type 38 250 Mercedes, an 8lt Bentley, a 4.5lt Invicta, a Theophile Schneider, a Delage and a Frazer Nash, with a watercolour of an Alvis Foursome coupe, a gouache of a Lagonda and a pen drawing of a Mercedes Sportsman coupe

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Condition: There are several images of Wolseley''s but only three appear to be Hornet''s, this includes one of a Hornet in competition (NO 36), the reverse of the photograph with stamp ''Taken by Motor Sport (1929) Ltd'' and written in pencil, Corsica Coach Works, Hill Climb. There are 35 photographs stick into an album, one badly torn, a few others with minor losses to corners, there are another 35 photographs placed into a later album but not stuck down and four photographic / printed postcards. One of the images of an Arab or OM was taken with the CCW plaque beneath it.


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