HISTORIC CAR ART

The latest vintage poster to arrive at the gallery is this fantastic piece of promotion for the 1954 Belgian Grand Prix. After 36 laps of 14.1km (old) Spa-Francorchamps circuit and 2¾ hours of racing Juan Manuel Fangio brought his Maserati home to victory from Pole position.Nino Farina (Ferrari) qualified third but retired on lap 14 with a blown engine having given Fangio a hard race for the lead. Why is this worth a mention? He had his arm in plaster!! Following a crash in the Mille Miglia.

Worldwide renown aviation artist Keith Woodcock will be showing some of his wonderful motoring art at Race Retro with Historic Car Art. His work will also be available from the Historic Car Art Gallery. Here's a sneak preview... "Midnight at Merchiston Mews" - Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar C-type (053) which finished 4th in the Buenos Aires 1000km race in 1954 driven by Ninian Sanderson and Ian Scott-Douglas. Oils on Linen Canvas 24" x 16" Framed 30" x 22".