Eugenio Castelotti Ferrari Memorabilia and PhotosOctober 10, 1930 - March 14, 1957
1952 photo of Ferrari 225 Sport Touring Barchetta S/N 0166ED - Prix de Monaco - Eugenio Castellotti.
This is a shot of Eugenio Castellotti in his privately owned 225S (S/N 0166 ED) en route to second place overall in the 1952 Grand Prix of Monaco which was held that year for Sports Cars instead of F1 cars.
Castellotti sold the car in 1953 to the USA where it still resides after a 7 years break when it resided in France.
The photo measures some 18 x 12.5 cm or 7 x 5 inches and is in mint condition. The back carries the photographer's stamp + some (incorrect) notes.
This appears to be a more modern print.
Only 1 available.
Vintage 1955 Photo of Ferrari 857 Sport S/N 0570M, Targa Florio.
This is a vintage 1955 photo of the Ferrari 857 Sport Spyder Scaglietti, S/N 0570 M, during the 1955 Targa Florio.
The car would finish the race in 3rd position, driven by Eugenio Castellotti & Robert Manzon.
After this race Ferrari sold the car to the USA where it still seems to linger but missing its original engine.
In the foreground we see the # 106 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (S/N 0005/55) of Desmond Titterington &John Fitch who would finish the race in 4th position.
This is a vintage print, i.e. printed shortly after the original image was captured on film.
The photo measures some 5.5 x 3.5 inches or 13.5 x 9 cm and is in excellent condition. The back carries the photographer's stamp.
Vintage 1955 photo of Ferrari 121 LM S/N 0532LM at the Le Mans 24 Hours Castellotti and Marzotto.
This is a vintage photo of the Ferrari 121LM of Eugenio Castellotti and Count Paolo Marzotto en route to a DNF in the 1955 running of the 24 Heures du Mans.
The car in question, Ferrari 121 LM S/N 0532LM, survives to this day and now seems to reside in Austria.
The photo measures some 11 x 8.5 cm or 4 x 3.5 inches.
The back carries NO photographer's stamp.
This is a vintage print i.e. printed shortly after the image was captured on film.
It is in 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 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!
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 1956 photo of Eugenio Castellotti on Ferrari 290MM S/N 0616MM during the Mille Miglia 1956.
This is a vintage photo of Eugenio Castellotti en route to victory in the 1956 running of the Mille Miglia.
It shows Eugenio in his Ferrari 290MM S/N 0616MM in the pouring rain in the Bolognese part of the Apenine mountains.
The car in question survives to this day and now resides in the USA.
The photo measures some 23 x 18 cm or 9 x 7 inches and carries NO copyright stamps.
This is a vintage portrait photo of Eugenio Castellotti, winner of the 1956 Mille Miglia on Ferrari 290 MM.
The photo dates from February 1956 but was printed for a customer of "Sports Car" magazine in August 1957, 5 months after Eugenio had died at the Autodromo di Modena while testing a new Ferrari for the 1957 "12 Hours of Sebring".
The photo measures some 16 x 16 cm or 6 x 6 inches and is mounted to board. Slight bumps to the corners of the board.
Eugenio Castelotti Ferrari Memorabilia and Photos October 10, 1930 - March 14, 1957
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