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 a sunlit Monaco plaza during the 1954 filming of 'The Racers', director Henry Hathaway (in fedora) observes the scene. Stunt driver John Fitch, doubling for Kirk Douglas, sits in the cockpit of the HWM Alta racing car, which bears the number '1'. Legendary driver Louis Chiron leans in to speak with him. This particular car, formerly driven by Stirling Moss, was later sold by MGM and transformed into the Stovebolt Special.

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