1958 Monaco Grand Prix

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some of you might remember the little story of the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix i painted

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1955 Monaco GP part1 & 1955 Monaco GP part2

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well i have been busy again,

this time doing some impressions for you

of the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix

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all four paintings are acrylic on paper and measure 5x7"

they will go as a set...

1958 Monaco Grand Prix

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in 1958 a new order was emerging,

no longer was there the domination of the historic red cars from Italy

smaller teams from England with their innovations were beginning to take over

at the first lap no red car to be seen,it is the BRM from Behra,Brooks in the Vanwall and the Coopers of Brabham and Trintignant....

the big guns like Hawthorne in his Ferrari,above

and all the three Vanwalls like the Moss car below, retired

leaving the way for Trintignant in his little Rob Walker Cooper to win,

the first ever win at Monaco for a rear engined car

all acrylic on paper 5x7"

Mike Hawthorn

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acrylic on paper 7x11" sold

Mike Hawthorn,1968,Ferrari Dino 246,

the first British F1 World Champion

and very British he was too...

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acrylic on paper 7x10" sold

Sir Stirling Moss is 80!
happy birthday
and have fun at Goodwood.
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Juan Manuel Fangio

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acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

Juan Manuel Fangio,Maserati 250F,Nurburgring 1957.

Lancia D-50

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acrylic on paper 5x7" sold

Alberto Ascari,Lancia D-50,Monaco 1955

Peter Collins

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acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

Peter Collins,Ferrari 801,Nurburgring 1957

1955 Monaco Grand Prix

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Yes! it is May and it is Monaco...

I got inspired after watching this little video of the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix,over at F1Fanatic,my daily read.

Thought it would be fun to tell the story in 4 little acrylic impressions
only measuring 4x6" these will go as a set.sold

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This is just before the start...Ascari in his red Lancia managed to split the dominant Mercedes' of Fangio and Moss during practise...

Lap one and somehow Castellotti got up to second in the other Lancia,but soon Moss would take second place and the two Mercedes' led the race easily.Ferrari was nowhere to be seen...

Ascari in his Lancia pasing the pits.The two Mercedes' were not as reliable as they were fast,first Fangio then Moss would retire with mechanical problems.Just as Ascari would take over the lead he crashed into the Monaco harbour,a spectacular accident which he survived,only to be killed in a testing accident a few days later...

After the Merceds' and Lancias were out of the way,the road was clear for local hero Maurice Trintignant in his Ferrari to take a fortunate but popular win. sold

Fangio vs Moss

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Juan Manuel Fangio,Maserati vs Stirling Moss,Vanwell 1957

acrylic on paper sold

Farina

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Giuseppe Farina Alfa Tipo158,first formula 1 World Champion ,1950

oil on panel

Alberto Ascari

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Ferrari 375 F1,Alberto Ascari,1951

Peter Collins

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Peter Collins,Lancia Ferrari D50,1956

Toby and Moss

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it is my oldest boy's birthday,so this is his day!

3 years ago when he was nine,Toby won the annual ,design your own car,at the Goodwood festival of speed,his car was build up during the revival and no other than Stirling Moss drove him round the track in his own car!

Sir Moss was ace,he was not racing that weekend because of an hip operation,but he made an exception for Toby,Stirling had great trouble climbing into the car it was painfull to watch,we all had a lump in our throat but he did it,what a star!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOBY !!!!