Your motoring memorabilia

[MagicalTrevor]

What motoring memorabilia do you have?

I like to collect the odd bit of memorabilia but wouldn't say I'm a 'collector' as such. So what interesting/unusual bits and pieces do you have?

The reason for this thread is that I just picked up an Engineers drawing of a 1931 Alfa Romeo Tipo B (the original 8C). One of a kind and no copies exist. Spoke to the Wife of the owner (of the car, since sold) and it was raced in the Mille Miglia and numerous other races. I bought the drawing because I fell in love with it a year ago and having regretted buying it then I saw it in the shop and just had to have it.

It's now a second Christmas present to myself and will be loved for ever more.

As a plus, it's framed in an 'Alfa Red' frame

[*Al*]

Thanks for sharing, that's fantastic.

[MagicalTrevor]

*Al* said:

Thanks for sharing, that's fantastic.

Thought some might appreciate it, the owner and his Wife are car nuts and I talked to her for ages about the Alfa and their other cars. I got the impression she really wanted the drawing to go to a car enthusiast.

[Mr Gear]

It's a cool thing to have. How big is it? I can't really tell.

[MagicalTrevor]

Mr Gear said:

It's a cool thing to have. How big is it? I can't really tell.

It's 98 x 46 cm

[Poko]

That's excellent!

I often browse ebay etc for similar but never any luck.. Really hanker after an original engineering drawing

[MagicalTrevor]

Come on guys, it's not just about what I've got. I want to see your stuff too. Big or small, it doesn't matter... We're all friends here

[monthefish]

MagicalTrevor said:

I bought the drawing because I fell in love with it a year ago and having regretted buying it then I saw it in the shop and just had to have it

Come again?

[MagicalTrevor]

monthefish said:

MagicalTrevor said:

I bought the drawing because I fell in love with it a year ago and having regretted buying it then I saw it in the shop and just had to have it

Come again?

Yeah, I didn't do a very good job of that, did I!

I fell in love with the drawing having seen it for sale in the shop a year ago. I regretted not buying it then and assumed that it would be gone when I went back. Fortunately it was still there and knew it was fate. I had to have it.

[NightRunner]

Not really motoring, more engineering/railway related.

The signed drawing/painting of George Stephenson from the Board Room of a company he chaired.

Apparently it's like crack to a railway geek.

Boom!

[MagicalTrevor]

NightRunner said:

Not really motoring, more engineering/railway related.

The signed drawing/painting of George Stephenson from the Board Room of a company he chaired.

Apparently it's like crack to a railway geek.

Boom!

I like that (not a railway geek)

[NightRunner]

MagicalTrevor said:

I like that (not a railway geek)

I've not bothered to do any research into it.

Should anyone want to , feel free!

Edited by NightRunner on Thursday 15th December 18:25

[DHE]

Bugatti EB110S Supersport launch press kit from 1992, complete with photographic slides.

[Andy665]

Over 100 Alfa Romeo Press Kits from mid 80's to late 90's, over 2,000 Alfa Romeo brochures from the 1970's to late 1990's. plus over 3,000 pages of Alfa road tests, scoop photos, long term tests, industry news storoes etc - all catalogued and bound in over 30 lever arch files

[monthefish]

MagicalTrevor said:

monthefish said:

MagicalTrevor said:

I bought the drawing because I fell in love with it a year ago and having regretted buying it then I saw it in the shop and just had to have it

Come again?

Yeah, I didn't do a very good job of that, did I!

I fell in love with the drawing having seen it for sale in the shop a year ago. I regretted not buying it then and assumed that it would be gone when I went back. Fortunately it was still there and knew it was fate. I had to have it.

Ahhh, makes sense now. I thought you regretted buying it (as per original post).

[MagicalTrevor]

monthefish said:

Ahhh, makes sense now. I thought you regretted buying it (as per original post).

Oh yeah, didn't realise my original mistake! Oops

[Bungleaio]

I've got a wheel from the 2010 AMD BTCC Golf, it was sent to me by the team.

When it arrived it even included authentic BTCC Dirt.



I would love an authentic drawing like the OP, it looks awesome

[Attym3]

I've got a 1987 Cavalier hubcap.


Do like the Alfa drawing though.

[Liquid Knight]

I was planning to fit a Thema Turbo engine to my Beta but the recession put pay to that. When I sold the Beta I bought this.

[alsem]

I was in the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart, there I saw a Mercedes cork, I remembered having seen the same cork years ago, my grandpa did drive a Mercedes and my dad inherited the cork, it was tucked away in the loft, but I did retrieve it, and now it's mine! It's made from silver and cork, you don't get such nice goodies from your Mercedes dealer these days!

the corks from the Stuttgart Mercedes museum: