Donington Auctions
Part II - The Motoring Memorabilia Auction - Featuring the Collection of Racing Driver Bryan Thomson - 438 lots
Part II - The Motoring Memorabilia Auction - Featuring the Collection of Racing Driver Bryan Thomson
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Description:Bryan Thomson will generously be donating his proceeds from this auction to the Victorian Historic Racing Register (VHRR) to support the club and historic motor racing events.
Bryan Thomson and his wife Loel have been forced to close their private museum in Bulleen and must move on due to the government’s compulsory acquisition of their home to make way for the North East Link project.
THE STORY OF THOMMO
Born in Victoria in 1935, Bryan ‘Thommo’ Thomson’s first foray into motorsport was in 1953 on a grass racing track at Lemnos near Shepparton. At 21 he competed in his first tarmac event astride a 1956 Velocette MAC 350 and a few years later, in 1959, his 4-wheeled racing exploits took off.
Bryan competed in some of the fiercest cars ever conceived whist competing in Sports Sedans, including the Famous Volkswagen (basically a F5000 with a VW body popped on top) and the mighty Chevrolet powered Mercedes Benz SL, which along with the Chevy Monza saw him with the 1985 Australian Sports Sedan/GT Championship.
Bryan also competed in major events across Australia including the 1962 Gold Star race at Sandown in a 2.5-litre Cooper Mk IV 'T51' where he raced against the likes of Brabham, Surtees, McLaren, Clark, Davison and Salvadori.
Bryan had many appearances at Bathurst in both the 500 and1000 iteration of the Great Race, as well as multiple appearances at the 12 hour races. Bryan’s competing career went on to span an incredible five decades – yet, known as ‘Mr Nice Guy’ by his peers, he has never taken the sport too seriously.
Today, at the age of 86, he still rides up to 400km every week on his Ducati Multistrada, and his hope is that his collection brings as much enjoyment and happiness to others as it has to him over the years.
BIDDING INFORMATION
This is a timed online auction with Lot 1 closing at 10.43am on Sunday 25th July 2021, and subsequent lots at 1 minute intervals, with the last lot concluding at 6pm.
To bid online, go to: https://online.doningtonauctions.com.au/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/73
Please remember to allow time to register, so don't leave your bidding to the last minute !
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As the current lockdown now in progress in Victoria will have changed the ability to attend the viewing in person, we encourage you to request a condition report for any item in which you might be interested. Donington Auctions' staff are on hand to answer all your queries. To do this, use the "Ask a Question" button on left hand side of the page of the lot in which you are interested (this enquiry will go directly to the auction house), or though the contact details above.
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Sale(s):25 Jul 2021 ~ 10am (AEST)
To bid online, go to: https://online.doningtonauctions.com.au/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/73
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Prices realised in this sale include buyers premium of 19.800%.
