Tommy Wisdom, (82) Jaguar C-Type. Behind the Jaguar Delahaye 135S of Cotton, (62). This C-type is famous for the journey it made in 1952 - from Coventry to the Monaco Grand Prix - where it finished 6th and was the first non-Ferrari. The car was driven by Tommy Wisdom in that race – and then driven back to the UK! 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).
The paddock at the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, an event run for sports cars. Driver Tommy Wisdom leans over a light-colored race car bearing the number 89, while a companion in a houndstooth cap and glasses looks on. At this race, Wisdom drove his own Jaguar C-Type (No. 82) to a 6th place finish, the first non-Ferrari across the line. In a remarkable feat of endurance, he had driven the C-Type from Coventry to Monaco for the event and piloted it back to the UK after the race.
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