Stirling Moss and a mechanic. Jaguar C-Type (82) of Tommy Wisdom. 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).

Stirling Moss, dressed in a white racing jumpsuit, confers with a mechanic over the open engine of Tommy Wisdom’s Jaguar C-Type. Moss listens intently, his sleeves rolled up, while the mechanic gestures with a rag in hand. The photograph was taken at the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, which that year was unusually transformed into a race for sports cars, with spectators visible in the grandstands behind.

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