N° 69 Louis Chiron (left) / Basadonna Lancia Aurelia GT, winner of Rallye Monte Carlo 1954, in front of Casino Monte Carlo. - Photo by Edward Quinn

N° 69 Louis Chiron (left) / Basadonna Lancia Aurelia GT, winner of Rallye Monte Carlo 1954, in front of Casino Monte Carlo.

In front of the Monte Carlo Casino, driver Louis Chiron (left) confers with co-driver Basadonna during the 1954 Monte Carlo Rally. While Chiron, dressed in a tweed sports jacket, appears to adjust a light meter, Basadonna leans against their Lancia Aurelia GT, dressed in a racing jacket and skullcap with goggles pushed atop his head. Their car, bearing race number 69, was the outright winner of the prestigious event.


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