Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/1/2011
Fresh from winning the Indianapolis 500 and the CART IndyCar World Series title the previous year, Jacques Villeneuve made an impressive Formula One debut in 1996. The son of the late, great Gilles Villeneuve finished second overall in the drivers' championship as an F1 rookie. Offered here are a number of items commemorating Jacques Villeneuve's successful debut season, including a Goodyear Eagle tire and Williams F1 wheel, and a signed wheel bolt, as well as a circa 1996 end plate, all originally obtained from Collector's Studio in Toronto. Signed Villeneuve racing gloves were obtained originally from Grand Prix TopGear, as were a 1996 Williams F1 racing car disc brake, redone as a clock, and Villeneuve's F1 Williams four-point harness. A Villeneuve race car steering wheel, a pair of Heinz-Harald Frentzen signed gloves and a Player's Indy Car illuminated sign complete this lot. Please see our website description for more information. Villeneuve race-used Goodyear Eagle tire from 1996 rookie season is 14” wide and 25” in diameter, with a diagonal slash cut above the “G” on the front. Mounted on a Williams O.Z racing wheel (Collector’s Studio in Toronto);
1996 rookie season F1 wheel bolt is mounted on a base signed in black marker by Villeneuve (Collector’s Studio in Toronto);
Circa 1996 race-battered end plate with “Sonax” in red letters is cracked and has blue marks over its 8” x 21 1/2" surface (Collector’s Studio in Toronto);
Villeneuve has signed the right glove of his pair of red Winfield logo race-worn gloves which come with a COA (Grand Prix TopGear);
Lightweight 1996 Williams F1 carbon brake disc measures 11” in diameter and has been fitted with a clock (Grand Prix TopGear);
Villeneuve’s four-point F1 Willans racing harness has an SFI label that has been punched for December 1998 (Grand Prix TopGear);
Villeneuve steering wheel measures 11” in diameters and has electronics harness with five multi-colored buttons;
Frentzen blue Rothman’s gloves are signed on the back of the palms;
Player’s Indy Car sign measures 35” x 18” overall at its extremes. [red]Addendum; Take notice that Villeneuve's signature on the red Winfield glove has been traced over.[/red]
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