Same car as new in front of the Vignale's coachwork. Note the different bonnet. Image Unavailable, Please Login
1° Passo di Rigano - Bellolampo (15.07.1953) #76 0158 ED (212 Export Touring), Barone Luigi Chiaramonte Bordonaro, 1st in class
Image Unavailable, Please Login 18 July 1953 British Grand Prix, Silverstone, United Kingdom Image Unavailable, Please Login Vignale Spyder 340 MM 0324AM, Bill Spear 4th Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Also entered in the RAC International Sports Car Race: #5, 0294 AM (340 MM Spyder), Hans Ruesch, withdrawn
Image Unavailable, Please Login Now you are speaking of Hans Ruesch, that makes me think we missed this hillclimb on 12 July 1953 : Vue des Alpes in Switzerland, near La Chaux-de-Fonds. Result : 6th (1st in class), race number 108.
Additions: #?? 0114 A (340 America), Odofranco Wild, 4th in class "Racing Sport over 3000cc" #?? 0134 E (212 Export Touring)???, Hans Karl von Tscharner, 1st in class "Sport up to 3000cc"
Image Unavailable, Please Login Yes, three Aston-Martin in the first three places at Silverstone ! Bill Spear did what he could behind the british Armada !
Image Unavailable, Please Login Fangio won on his beautiful Maserati A6GCM at Vue des Alpes hillclimb... More infos here : https://www.jmfangio.org/gp1953alpes.htm
But the 6° RAC British Grand Prix was won by Ascari and the Daily Express Trophy by Giuseppe Farina in the Thinwall Special 4!!!!
Just have to love the term "British Armada"... Off course, these races are for another thread. Just saying that Ferrari honors were upheld that day!
Many question marks and uncertainties for the 18° Susa - Moncenisio hillclimb on 19.07.1953: #146 ??? (might be a 625 TF or even a 625 F1 monoposto), Umberto Maglioli, 2nd OA #??? 0018 M (166 MM Spider), Yvonne Simon, 1st in class #??? 0112 E (212 Export Touring), Gerino Gerini, result unknown #??? 0176 ED (225 Sport Vignale Spyder), Antonio Stagnoli, result is listed as 4° (probably in class) #??? 0256 MM (250 MM PF Berlinetta), Eugenio Castellotti, 3rd OA and 1st in class
Image Unavailable, Please Login Also found pic of #104 Touring Barcheta 166 MM 0068M (Lucien Farnaud).