Tag: maserati

Le Mans 1960

06/03/201008/04/2015 By shendyNo Comments

Some shots from the 1960 trip to Le Mans I'm sure I've made this comment before, but you just know that just out of shot, but still very close by, is someone smoking a cigarette... The famous Maserati Birdcage - properly known as the Maserati Tipo 61 A pair of Aston Martin DBR1/300's at the start...

Petrolhead

04/09/200912/04/2020 By shendyNo Comments

Peter Collins in a Formula 1 Maserati 250F. Crystal Palace 30/05/1955 Colin Chapman in a Lotus XI. Goodwood 24/09/1955 A couple of shots from the 1955 motorsport summer. The amount of detail my dad recorded on some of these shots is great - written on the back of the prints of these two photos is the following: 1) Formula 1 Maserati 250F (2.5 litre), disc brakes, alloy wheels. Owen Racing Organisation car, driven by Peter Collins 2) Lotus Mk IX Climax, 1097cc. Six Mile Stable, driven by Colin Chapman. Almost certainly XPE8, the works car at Le Mans 1955. Cleaned up on the races that day....