The accident at Sainte-Dévote: Reg Parnell, (72) Aston Martin DB3. 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, 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 nobody gets hurt. Moss restarted after the accident, but got a black flag for receiving outside help. Monaco Grand Prix 1952, transformed into a race for sports cars. This was a two day event, the Sunday, Prix Monte Carlo, for the up to 2 litres (Prix de Monte Carlo), the Grand Prix, Monday for the bigger engines, (Monaco Grand Prix).

A smiling Reg Parnell stands in the cockpit of his Aston Martin DB3, number 72, during the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix weekend, which was run as a sports car race. During the main event, the engine of Parnell’s Aston blew at the Sainte-Dévote corner, initiating a multi-car pile-up involving Stirling Moss and others that blocked the track. Despite the dramatic incident, which saw cars spin into the hay bales, no drivers were injured.

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