St John C NIXON THE ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE 1956 & 1000 MILE TRIAL 1900 JUBILEE RALLY

St John C NIXON THE ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE 1956 & 1000 MILE TRIAL 1900 JUBILEE RALLY (image 1/1)
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The Antique Automobile (1st edition 1956) Please see Videos Below by St.John. C. Nixon This copy was given to my father, Peter Burdon who was Editor of BMC's " motoring " magazine , by Mr Nixon as a way of thanks for help given during the Jubilee of the April/May 1900 1,000 mile trial. (see note below). A letter of thanks, signed By St.John Nixon, (miss-dated) is included. ALSO INCLUDED , VERY RARE copy of BMC's reproduction of the original 1,000 mile Trial (1960) covering St.John Nixons drive of OWL 707 (Voiturette) AND PRESS PHOTOS OF THE EVENT This reproduction lists the entire route, vehicles and entrants of the original test as well as "Tulip" style rally instructions A FANTASTIC item for any collector Pathe News reel of the event : /video/autos-are-big-news The Antique Automobile 1956. First Edition. This is a book of reminisences by one who was there at the time. He was with S.F.Edge on the first Napier on the 1900 Thousand Mile Trial. He mixed with and knew all the pioneer Motorists and his sharp memory and very readable script make this a classic to treasure. 236 pages and many rarely seen photos. St. John Cousins Nixon (1885-1970) was a motoring writer who contributed to motoring journals and wrote a number of histories of car companies from the 1920s until the 1970s. An early car enthusiast, and head of the motor read more
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