Peter Ustinov and Somerset Maugham (left), PEN Congress 1952. Car: 1934-44 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A

In the driver's seat of a Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A, Peter Ustinov, wearing a dark beret with a cigarette in his mouth, looks back over his shoulder. Beside him sits author Somerset Maugham, photographed during the PEN Congress in 1952. The car's dashboard with its circular gauges is visible, as are two other passengers in the back, including a woman wearing a light-colored, textured cloche hat.

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