Vintage 1955 photo of Ferrari 750 Monza S/N 0514M - Goodwood 9 Hours - Jonneret / Wharton.
This is a vintage photograph of the Ferrari Monza 750 of Ken Wharton & Jacques Jonneret en route to a DNF in the 1955 Goodwood 9 Hours.
The car was owned by Ken Wharton who got killed in it at Ardmore, New Zealand on January 12, 1957.
One source mentions no further racing activities with it but we found some information that later on the car was apparently owned by Bill Thomasen of New Zealand who raced it quite extensively in NZ during 1960 & 1961.
After this, the car got a Chevrolet Corvette engine implanted and now seems to reside at a NZ museum.
The photo measures some 11.5 x 9 cm or 8.5 x 6.5 inches.
The back carries NO photographer's stamp.
This is a vintage print, i.e. printed shortly after the original image was captured on film.
Only 1 available.
Vintage 1955 Le Mans Mini Race Poster.
June 11 & 12, 1955.
With the prices of an original 1955 poster going into the many thousands of US$ now, this vintage original mini poster might be an excellent alternative for your collection.
These mini posters carry two arabic gum stripes on the front so it could be attached to the inside of a (car) window.
EXTREMELY SCARCE!
It measures approximately:5 x 3.5 inches13 x 8.5 cm
Mint condition for its age!
The 1955 edition of the 24 Heures du Mans is of course most infamous for the horrendous accident with Pierre Levegh's Mercedes which crashed into the main grandstand.
The race was won by Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb in their Jaguar D-Type (S/N XKD505) with a total of 307 laps to their name.
The event was equally dramatic for Ferrari as NONE of the 5 entered cars made it to the finish...
For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1955.
Vintage Original 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans Program Booklet.
The booklet measures some 10.5 x 25 cm, counts 148 pages and is filled to the brim with information of the cars, the drivers, previous editions of the race, the track and of course great contemporary advertising.
The design of the 1955 program cover came from world-renowned motorsport artist Geo Ham who opted for the symbolic approach. The place is the Les Hunaudieres straight with the major contenders (Ferrari, Jaguar and Cunningham) storming towards the Mulsanne corner with the pedal to the metal...
Very good condition for its age with some minor foxing to the covers and comes complete with an "Ozo Fuels" page marker and reproduction tableau de pointage.
Vintage June 1955 Domenica del Corriere - Alberto Ascari deadly crash.
This is a vintage & original June 5 1955 issue of Italian magazine "Domenica del Corriere" which pays attention to the untimely death of Italian racing ace Alberto Ascari.
On May 26, 1955 Alberto tried out the Ferrari 750 Monza (S/N 0562M) which he was to share with Eugenio Castellotti at the Autodromo di Monza. In the third lap, the car started to skid unexplicably, summersaulted and Alberto was slung from the car onto the track where he died a couple of minutes later.
The (fast!) corner where this accident happened, the "Curva di Vialone", was later renamed "Variante Ascari" in his honour.
Since there is no photographic account of the accident itself or the aftermath, the magazine had to make do with a more than excellent and very dramatic artist's impression which shows Alberto being slung from the car. That image is used on a full page which makes it excellently suited for framing.
Furthermore, there is a full page account of the accident including drawings of the path of the car and it pays attention to earlier, similar, accidents and the crash of Alberto's father, Antonio Ascari, at Montlhery in 1925.
Excellent condition for its age!
Vintage 1956 photo of Ferrari 750 Monza S/N 0440M - GP Dakar - Jean Lucas.
This is a vintage photograph of the Ferrari Monza 750 of Jean Lucas (# 33) en route to 4th place, following the Maserati 300 S (# 40) of Jean Behra who would finish 3rd in the 2 Hours of Dakar on March 11, 1956.
The pair is followed by the # 48 Jaguar D-Type of Duncan Hamilton (S/N XKC 402 / License plate OKV 1 - DNF) and the # 49 Jaguar D-Type of Graham Whitehead (S/N XKD 510 / License plate YPC 614, 5th overall).
This is a so-called "wire photo" which was sent around the world by Keystone Photo from Paris France on March 12, 1956 and comes complete with a brief description as shown in the scan.
S/N 0440M nowadays resides in an import collection / museum in The Netherlands.
The photo measures some 18 x 13 cm or 7 x 5 inches.
The back carries the stamp of Photo Keystone.
Very good condition but with pinholes in the corners.
1950's Ferrari Coach Built Upholstry Brush.
This is a 1950's brush which I believe wasn't made or issued by Ferrari themselves but by a 3rd party, most probably a coachbuilder.
It is about 6 inches or 15 cm long.
The base is made of white celluloid with the Ferrari logo in relief on the top.
Good condition for its age.
Would make a GREAT accessory for you vintage Ferrari!
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