Stirling Moss works on his damaged Jaguar C-Type XKC 003 after the accident at Sainte-Dévote. 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.

Stirling Moss, racing goggles hanging around his neck, holds open the bonnet of his damaged Jaguar C-Type XKC 003. Aided by a mechanic in glasses, he intently inspects the engine following an accident at the Sainte-Dévote corner during the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix. That year, the prestigious event was transformed into a race for sports cars, and the scene captures a moment of focused mechanical attention as two young men look on from behind, near a structure with distinctive black and white striped columns.

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