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Karl Gibbons Artist Designed Bears |
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AGAPE BEARS on line catalog of Karl Gibbons Bears
Karl Gibbons designed each of his creations in dedication to the famous European auto makers. Each collectible is designed and hand made by a small team of highly trained and skilled craftspeople in London, England.
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![[Rolls by Karl Gibbons]](cg3.jpg)
A name synonymous with quality, elegance and sheer luxury since 1906 when Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce founded their world famous motor car company. Rolls wears a traditional Guernsey sweater made and worn by the fishermen of the Channel Islands for generations. The quality will remain long after the price is forgotten.
![[Sunbeam by Karl Gibbons]](cg6.jpg)
The first Sunbeam motor car was the Mabley, a De Dion engine machine built under license. Sunbeam produced a series of sports/racing cars and achieved the first Grand Prix victory for Great Britain in 1923 at the French Grand Prix. Sunbeam as a motor car marque disappeared in 1974.
![[Armstrong by Karl Gibbons]](cg7.jpg)
In 1919 the first Armstrong Siddeley, the 30hp 5 litre motor car appeared, a product of an amalgamation between Armstrong Whitworth (Motor Cars) and Siddeley-Deasey. The last Armstrong was made in 1960.