1954 Enzo Ferrari signed contract with Maurice Trintignant.
Here we have a historically VERY important Scuderia Ferrari item.
This is the original contract that Enzo Ferrari signed with Maurice Trintignant to become a Ferrari works driver in the 1954 season.
The contract is dated March 16, 1954 and covers the terms and conditions under which Trintignant will race.
To make this letter extra special, the back shows the prolongation for the 1955 season.
During these two years, Maurice Trintignant competed in 16 F1 Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari, raking up 1 win (Monaco 1955), 2 second places and 1 third place plus winning the 1954 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Enzo signed both the original contract on the front as well as the 1955 continuation on the back.
Comes complete with a contemporary portrait photo of Maurice Trintignant.
We can not express how rare such an item is and how important it is in the history of the Ferrari racing team.
Only 1 available of course as every autographed item is unique and we provide a Certificate of Authenticity with it which guarantees that this is a genuine signature.
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Price on request through info@ferraristuff.com.
Vintage 1954 Photo, Ferrari 375 Plus S/N 0396AM, victorious at 24 Heures du Mans.
This is a vintage 1954 photo of the Ferrari 375 Plus of Froilan Gonzales and Maurice Trintignant after having won the 1954 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The duo raked up 302 laps or a royal 4,016 kms, 1 lap ahead of Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton in their D-Type Jaguar.
The car now seems to reside in France after a rebody following the horrendous crash of Jack McAfee and Ford Robinson during the 1954 running of the Carrera Panamericana in which Robinson got killed.
This is a vintage print, i.e. printed shortly after the original image was captured on film.
The photo measures some 10 x 7.5 inches and is in mint condition (bar a small brown spot at the right hand top) and carries NO photographer's stamp on the back.
Only 1 available.
Vintage 1954 Photo, Ferrari 375 Plus S/N 0396AM, victorious at the 24 Heures du Mans.
This is a vintage 1954 photo of the Ferrari 375 Plus of Froilan Gonzales and Maurice Trintignant at the finish of the 1954 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The photo measures some 8.5 x 11 inches and is in mint condition and carries NO photographer's stamp on the back.
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 Original 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans Program Autographed by Peter Collins and Ken Wharton.
Here we have a VERY special 1956 Le Mans program...
Apart from being quite a rarity in its own right, this one was signed on the cover by racing greats Peter Collins and Ken Wharton!
Peter Collins (1931 - 1958) was teamed up with Sterling Moss and the duo drove their Ecurie Ecosse entered Aston-Martin DB3 S to a second place overall, a mere 1 lap behind the winning Jaguar D-Type of Ron Flockhart and Ninian Sanderson.Peter signed the cover in pencil.
Ken Wharton (1916 - 1957) was teamed up with Jack Fairman in a works Jaguar D-Type but unfortunately, he never got to drive it in the race as Jack crashed the car already in lap 3...Ken signed the cover in blue ballpoint.
Neither of these two men would survive this race for more than 2,5 years and both would get killed in a Ferrari...
The booklet measures some 13 x 23.5 cm and contains 188 pages filled to the brim with information of the cars, the drivers, previous editions of the race, the track and of course great contemporary advertising.
It does have a fair amount of wear and tear, as can be seen in the photos, and yes, it would have been a lot more expensive if it was in mint condition...
The race was won by Ron Flockhart and Ninian Sanderson in their Jaguar D-Type with a total of 300 laps to their name.
For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1956.
Only 1 available of course as every autographed item is unique and we provide a Certificate of Authenticity with it which guarantees that these are genuine signatures.
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Vintage 1956 Le Mans 24 Hours Tableau de Pointage.
These "Lap Timing Sheets" were sold separately at the racetrack as an addition to the program booklet and could be used to keep track of the positions of the individual cars during the race.
This particular one is in more than excellent condition with only some minor scribbling on it in green byro as visible in the photos.
It is the elaborate version which folds out to 4 times the original width.
Very scarce as most of them were tossed away after the race or disappeared into the mists of time.
It measures some 10.5 cm x 27.5 cm and unfolds to 42 x 27.5 cm.
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