Tom Wisdom, (82) Jaguar C-Type. Person with checkered hat not yet identified. Behind the Jaguar Delahaye 135S of Cotton, (62). This C-type is famous for the journey it made in 1952 - from Coventry to the Monaco Grand Prix - where it finished 6th and was the first non-Ferrari. The car was driven by Tommy Wisdom in that race – and then driven back to the UK! Monaco Grand Prix 1952, transformed into a race for sports cars. This was a two day event, the Sunday for the up to 2 litres (Prix de Monte Carlo), the Monday for the bigger engines, (Monaco Grand Prix).
Driver Tom Wisdom leans over his Jaguar C-Type, number 89, as a man in a houndstooth cap observes at the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix. On a nearby bench, a double stopwatch rests atop a leather portfolio. Behind them, the Delahaye 135S of driver Cotton is partially visible. The 1952 event, transformed into a race for sports cars, was the occasion of Wisdom's famous journey: driving a C-Type from Coventry to Monaco, finishing 6th as the first non-Ferrari, and then driving the car back to the UK.
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