A Herbert Johnson racing helmet formerly the property of G L Harbin, 1950s

size 38, composite, finished light blue, with cloth neck guard with leather straps, worn, together with a leather and Perspex peak-fitted visor.

According to information supplied by the vendor, G L Harbin and his wife Christine were regular drivers at Goodwood and other post-War circuits in the UK, and they counted among their friends such driving greats as Mike Hawthorn and Stirling Moss. After an accident in the 1950s, Harbin decided he should buy a helmet and chose this Herbert Johnson helmet, because it was so popular with drivers of the day.