Autographs of Russell Brookes
Russell Brookes (16 August 1945 – 30 October 2019) was a British rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985. In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the FIA Cup for Drivers, the predecessor to the World Championship for Drivers. In the World Rally Championship, he finished on the podium of his home event, the RAC Rally, three times in a row from 1977 to 1979.
The only son of a firefighter, Brookes made his competitive debut in club events in 1963. At first he drove a number of privately entered cars including a BMC Mini Cooper. Progress was slow until 1973 without the support of family money in a sport which, at that time, did not permit sponsorship of individual cars. He then came to the attention of the Ford Motor Company Ltd when contesting their Ford Escort Mexico (One Make) championship.
In 1974, Brookes started one of the longest running sponsorship deals in motorsport when he signed with Andrews - Heat for Hire (a portable heating and air conditioning company). Their distinctive yellow colour scheme graced nearly all of his cars through to 1991. During this period the sponsors' turnover grew from £1.5m to over £60m making it a benchmark for other sponsorship deals.
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Traded items with a signature of Russell Brookes
The most expensive item with a signature of Russell Brookes (Stage by Stage Rallying with Russell Brookes. SIgned. Hardback 1991) was sold in February 2022 for £60.00 while the cheapest item (Russell Brookes Hand Signed 12x8 Photo - British Rally Champion) found a new owner for £2.99 in September 2012. The month with the most items sold (12) was November 2019 with an average selling price of £9.99 for an autographed item of Russell Brookes. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2020 with £30.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.99 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from Russell Brookes is worth £9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Russell Brookes were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Print Opel Manta Signed By Russell Brookes | £30.00 |  |
| C1988 VINTAGE RUSSELL BROOKES PHOTOGRAPH WITH ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH | £4.99 | |
| FRAM WELSH INTERNATIONAL RALLY 1991 - PROGRAMME ** Signed by Russell Brookes ** | £14.99 | |
| Rally Driver Russell Brookes Hand Signed 7x5 Photo - Rally Autograph AD | £9.99 | |
 | Rallying with Russell Brookes Motor Sport Stage by Stage. Signed By Russell | £25.92 | |
| Russell Brookes (1945-2019) - Ford Escort RS1800 - Signed Photograph * Proof * | £12.75 | |
| Russell Brookes (1945-2019) - Ford Escort RS1800 - Signed Photograph * Proof * | £12.75 | |
| Russell Brookes (1945-2019) - Ford Sierra RS Cosworth -Signed Photograph *Proof* | £12.75 | |
 | Russell Brookes (1945-2019) - Talbot Lotus Sunbeam - Signed Photograph *Proof* | £10.25 | |
| Russell Brookes (1945-2019) - Vauxhall Chevette 2300 - Signed Photograph *Proof* | £12.75 | |
| Russell Brookes Hand Signed 7x5 Photo Rally 3. | £9.99 | |
| Russell Brookes Hand Signed 8x6 Photo - Rally Autograph. | £14.99 | |
| Russell Brookes Hand Signed Portrait Photo 7x5. | £9.99 | |
| Russell BROOKES-English Motor Rally Driver-14 International Wins-Signed Photo | £16.00 | |
| Signed Russell Brookes Rally Driver Formula 1 Photo Autograph Postcard | £9.99 | |
