
Lance Macklin, (76) Aston Martin DB3. Behind him Peter Collins, (74) Aston Martin DB3. 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).
Lance Macklin pilots his No. 76 Aston Martin DB3 around a city street corner during the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, an event transformed that year into a race for sports cars. Following behind is Peter Collins in another Aston Martin DB3. The course is lined with spectators behind hay bales, while onlookers watch from the balconies of the Renaissance Hotel. Advertisements for Coca-Cola and "SODAS" are visible along the trackside.
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