The accident at Sainte-Dévote: Simca Gordini T15S of Robert Manzon, (56). 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 Aston engine of Parnell blows up in the Ste-Devote and aligns his car against the straw bales, Stagnoli brakes too hard and does a double spin. Moss, Jaguar C-Type XKC 003 and Manzon find an obstructed road, spin and end up against the poor Aston, then Hume spins and reverses into the pile. Fortunately nobody gets hurt. Moss restarted after the accident, but got a black flag for receiving outside help.

The mangled rear of Reg Parnell’s Aston Martin at the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, which was run for sports cars that year. Parnell’s engine failed at the Sainte-Dévote corner, causing a multi-car pile-up that also involved Stirling Moss and Robert Manzon. The damaged vehicle, bearing the racing number "68," rests on the asphalt with a flat rear tire as a spectator in the background holds his head in apparent distress.

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