No.78 Stirling Moss at the back of his car Jaguar C-Type XKC 003 (in front). The Aston engine of Parnell blows up in the Ste-Devote and aligns his car against the straw bales, Stagnoli brakes too hard and does a double spin. Moss on Jaguar C-Type XKC 003 and Manzon find an obstructed road, spin and end up against the poor Aston, then Hume spins and reverses into the pile. Lucky no one gets hurt. Monaco Grand Prix 1952. (transformed into a race for sports cars with engines larger than 2 liters)

At the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, Stirling Moss’s Jaguar C-Type (No. 78) is stopped trackside after a pile-up at the Sainte-Dévote corner. The incident began when Reg Parnell’s Aston Martin engine failed, causing a chain reaction of collisions. With the hood propped open, men gather around the exposed engine as a police officer observes. From behind the straw bales, a diverse crowd of spectators, including a priest in a cassock, watches the unfolding drama, while onlookers fill the balconies of the ornate surrounding buildings.

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