A 'crash' damaged steering wheel with engraved plaque 'Mike Hawthorn Silverstone 1958'

Bonhams - Goodwood Revival September 2022
Chichester, 17 September
Lot sold
USD 1 053 - 1 316
GBP 800 - 1 000 (listed)
Estimate
USD 1 053 - 1 316
GBP 800 - 1 000 (listed)
Bonhams 1793
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    Other
  • Lot number 
    68
  • Location
    United Kingdom

Description

A 'crash' damaged steering wheel with engraved plaque 'Mike Hawthorn Silverstone 1958', distressed wood and aluminium, framed and glazed, 46 x 55cm overall. Offered for sale with an undated letter claiming this wheel was cut and removed from a Jaguar crashed by Hawthorn in 1958, and an auction house 'sale room notice' offering a different angle to the cause of the damage. Sold as viewed.

Bonhams 1793
101 New Bond Street
London
W1S 1SR
United Kingdom
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Bonhams Collectors’ Car department
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