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209207210208Toys and Models207 ◊A V-750VN type surface-to-air missile second stageengine designed by Alexei M Isayev, Soviet,the upper-stage liquid propellant sustained powerplant, designedby the bureau of Alexei M. Isayev. 100 x 36 x 36cm, constructed ofvarious alloys, one duct with cloth tape-insulation and paper labelreading “20[Cyrillic D]6510-30/3,” various inspection marks mostlyin red, apparently un-fired, mounted on custom made metal displaystand.£2,800 - 3,500€3,400 - 4,300Celebrated rocket engine designer Alexei Isayev specialized in smallscale,liquid-fuelled rocket engines for Soviet manned and unmannedspacecraft. From 1957 to 1967 his engines powered the rocketscarrying the first artificial satellites, the first man in space, and the firstunmanned probes to the Moon and Venus. At the same time, in the1950s, he was working on engines for surface-to-air missiles (SAMs)and air-to-sea missiles.The present engine is for a S-75 Dvina, a high-altitude, commandguided,SAM. Since its first deployment in 1957 it has become themost widely-deployed air defence missile in history. The missile cameto the world’s attention when an S-75 battery, using the newer, longerrangeand higher-altitude V-750VN missile shot down the U-2 spyplane of Francis Gary Powers as he was flying over the Soviet Unionon May 1, 1960. A Soviet missile crew in Cuba used an S-75 onOctober 27, 1962 to shoot down the U-2 flown by Rudolf Anderson—the only combat death of the Cuban Missile Crisis.Technically S-75 refers to the complete missile battery, the missileitself being known as a V-750. The missile is in two stages, consistingof a solid-fuel booster and a storable liquid-fuel upper stage. Thebooster fires for about 4–5 seconds and the main engine for about 22seconds, by which time the missile is travelling at about Mach 3. Thepresent engine is from the upper stage. The American U-2 spy planeflew at high altitudes, and for the S-75 to reach it, a more powerfulengine was needed; the present engine is a version of that high-powerrocket. An unusual artefact of the Cold War and a reminder that thespace programs were largely an offshoot of military research anddevelopment.50 | Goodwood festival of speed208A 1:8 scale scratchbuilt model of an Aston MartinDB4 GT engine and gearbox, by Javan Smith,finely detailed, mounted on a base and within a Perspex display case,with limited edition certificate numbered 2/12 measuring 24.5 x 19.5 x13.5cm overall.£500 - 600€610 - 740209 † ◊A 1:8 scale model of an Alfa Romeo Spider TouringGran Sport, by Pocher,kit-built model constructed from plastic and metal parts, of the 1930scar, with opening doors and bonnet revealing engine detail, finished indark blue and yellow livery, 51cm long, displayed on a wood-framedPerspex base under a Perspex case.£1,000 - 1,200€1,200 - 1,500210 † ◊A 1:8 scale model of a Bugatti Type 50T, by Pocher,kit-built from plastic and metal parts, of the car in two-tone yellow andblack livery, with bonnet opening to reveal engine detail, opening doorsand detailed interior, rolling wheels with rubber tyres, 63cm long.£1,000 - 1,200€1,200 - 1,500211 ◊A fine scratchbuilt 1:8 scale model of an AustinHealey 100M, by John Shinton of the Healey ToyFactory,finely detailed customised kerbside model of the car, constructed fromwhite metal, stainless steel and pewter parts, with resin body, finishedin two-tone black over Reno red paintwork, with finely detailed interiorand dashboard with instruments, raised windscreen, folded-downsoft-top/hood, wire-spoked wheels, Lucas type lamps, brightwork andother details, measuring 47cm long, mounted to a wooden displaybase and with Perspex protective case.£1,400 - 1,800€1,700 - 2,200