The
Crystal Palace
Foundation

This book was produced in 1956 by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. to mark the 60th anniversary of the British Motor Industry. In it are cartoons of many famous drivers, past and present, drawn by the well known caricaturist Ralph David Sallon of the" Daily Mirror".

We have had for the sake of brevity to confine it to those drivers who are still living, and we do not claim that the book is exhaustive. It has not been easy to know where to draw the line and we ask the forgiveness of any who may have been omitted.

From the vintage years of motor racing when the Bentley Boys were names to conjure with, Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. have given their support in supplying petrol and motor oil to suit the conditions of the race track. The petrols and oils supplied today are of course as different from those supplied twenty-five years ago as are the cars that use them; and we are still proud to number many outstanding successes on our products every racing season. 

Colour caricatures of the following:
George Abecassis
Ron J. Adams
Sidney Allard
Ian Appleyard
Dr. J. D. Benjafield
W. O. Bentley
Oliver Bertram
Prince Bira Bongse
Norman Black
John Bolster
C. A. S. (Tony) Brooks
Hon. Mrs Victor Bruce
Ivor Bueb
Captain Leslie Callingham
Colin Chapman
Peter Clark
Frank Clements
Peter Collins
Billy Cotton
Humphrey Cook
W. M. "Mike" Couper
Cliff Davies
Sammy C. H. Davis
Kaye Don
Jack Dunfee
C. G. H. Dunham
The Hon. Brian Lewis (now Lord Essendon)
Denis Evans
Doreen Evans
Kenneth Evans
S. Lewis Evans
George Eyston
Arthur Fox
Freddie Dixon
Col. Goldie Gardner
Bob Gerard
J. Eason-Gibson
Monty (Mort) Goodall
J. Duncan Hamilton
Mrs Gwenda Hawkes
Mike Hawthorn
The Earl Howe
Les Leston
Nevil Lloyd
Raymond Mays
Nancy Mitchell
Kensington Moir
Stirling Moss
Don Parker
H. D. Parker
Reg Parnell
Mrs Kay Petre
Bob Porter
The Duke of Richmond and Gordon
Major A. P. R. (Tony) Rolt
Jim Russell
Roy Salvadori
Des Scannell
W. A. Scott-Brown
Lord Selsdon
Whitney Straight
Desmond Titterington
Sheila Van Damm
Ken Wharton
A. G. Whitehead
Peter Whitehead
Tommy Wisdom
Mrs Wisdom

Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm.

PLEASE NOTE: All the copies have been purchased from high-class antique book dealers and are therefore of good quality. Second hand books are however subject to the usual problems - light foxing and / or lightly stained pages, loose or missing spines and the page edges, etc may not be perfect. Where available the jackets may not be perfect (and we may not have any in stock with a jacket). The pages are always fully secure. The best available copy of the book will always be sent.