Robert Manzon, (56) Simca Gordini I5S, Joaquín Palacio, (54) Pegaso Z-102. 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).

From a high vantage point during the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, the rear of Joaquín Palacio’s Pegaso Z-102, number 54, partially frames the scene. That year, the event was transformed into a race for sports cars. Below, another open-top racer navigates the curving street circuit, which is lined with hay bales and watched by crowds of spectators. In the background, the densely built city rises up a steep hillside, its characteristic architecture completing the atmosphere of a classic mid-century motor race.

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GPMonaco, Racing

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