N° 211 Maguirre/Meckie on Sunbeam Talbot 90. Rallye Monte Carlo 1953. To prevent the competitors from taking the timekeepers by surprise and passing without being spotted the organisers decided to paint the front wings of the cars white with washable paint. This enabled the officials to identify them a long way off even if their rally plates were not easily visible because of dirt or their position on the car. (Louche p. 118)

At the starting line of the 1953 Rallye Monte-Carlo, exhaust billows from the Sunbeam Talbot 90 driven by Maguirre and Meckie. Officials on a wooden platform observe car number 211 under the "DEPART" sign. That year, organizers required front wings to be painted white with washable paint, a measure ensuring competitors could be identified from afar even if their rally plates were obscured. Spectators watch from behind a rustic fence as a rugged mountain looms in the distance under an overcast sky.

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