Description: A rare and very striking original antique early 20th century black and white photograph of Major F.B. Halford in his Aston Martin “Greenfly”. The photograph most likely taken at Brooklands, 1923. The photograph mounted to card with printed annotation below. The card mount stamped to the back ‘ Photograph by H.K. Beaven’. The photograph 16cm x 20cm. The mount overall 25.4cm x 30.5cm. Major Frank Halford CBE FRAeS (7 March 1894 – 16 April 1955) was an incredibly accomplished Aero-engine designer, designing and developing many of Britain’s most successful and widely-used aircraft engines, including the V8 ADC “Cirrus”, used in the de Havilland Cirrus Moth, and the de Havilland “Gipsy” series of smaller, 4-cylinder in-line engines which would go on to power (among many others) the DH60 flown by Amy Johnson from London to Australia in 1930 and the Blackburn Bluebird flown around the world the same year by Mildred Bruce. From 1923 Halford became a regular and familiar participant at track race meets, developing a relationship with Aston Martin and going on to be one of the nine starters in the first-ever British Grand Prix, held at Brooklands on 7 August 1926. In 1925 Halford also, having employed the advances of aero-engine design in motor racing is famously known for fitted a turbocharger to the engine of a short chassis Aston Martin, making it the first known turbo-charged car. A turbocharged racing engine would not be seen again in the motor racing arena until the appearance of the Renault turbo Formula 1 car more than half a century later, in 1977. The photograph in overall good clear condition. Some light marks to the surface however this does not detract from the striking image. Some discolouration to the top edge of the photograph where joining the mount and a few spots. The mount and annotation showing some signs of age, with rubbed corners, top left and right frayed / damaged, bottom right corner with a patch of water stain, marks and discolouration in places. Please see photographs for condition and do not hesitate to ask any further questions. All items are packaged with good quality materials and the greatest care to ensure safe delivery.
Price: 170 GBP
Location: Sherborne
End Time: 2024-12-12T19:47:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: 36.06 GBP
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Sport: Motor Sport
Type: Photographs
Period: 1920s
Motor Sport Type: Racing
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
