During filming of "The Racers": Louis Chiron, John Fitch who did the driving stunts for Kirk Douglas in the HWM Alta, director Henry Hathaway (with hat). The car, ex-Stirling Moss, which was later turned into the Stovebolt Special after MGM sold the cars off when filming finished. Owner Simon Taylor. Monaco 1954.
In the Monaco paddock during the 1954 filming of "The Racers," director Henry Hathaway, in a fedora, leans over the HWM Alta to speak with stunt driver John Fitch. To the left stands legendary driver Louis Chiron. Fitch, who performed the driving stunts for Kirk Douglas, is seated in the cockpit of the number 10 car, a vehicle formerly raced by Stirling Moss. Following production, MGM sold the car, which was later rebuilt as the famed Stovebolt Special.
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