HISTORIC CAR ART

#motoring #art #ferrari Won by the Porsche 910/8 of Paul Hawkins and Rolf Stommelen, the early pace was set by the beautiful Ferrari 330P4 of local hero Nino Vaccarella and Ludovico Scarfiotti with Vaccarella setting a fastest practice lap of 37 minutes and 12 seconds. Unfortunately Vaccarella was to crash out on the first race lap of the event... Targa Florio 1967 - The Nino Vaccarella / Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 330P4. Watercolour / gouache on paper by Tony Simmonds. Original painting and limited edition print available from Historic Car Art. The same car in a painting by John Ketchell "Full Throttle". Sold but still available as a limited edition print. Only three 330P4's were ever built, their Formula 1 derived V12 engines producing 450 hp.

Well, it's been a few weeks since our last post what with exhibitions and holidays it's all been quite busy!  Here's a new piece of art to start you off... Jim Clark was leading the 1967 Italian Grand Prix at Monza after starting from pole in his Lotus 49 when a tyre punctured. He lost an entire lap while having the wheel changed in the pits. Rejoining sixteenth, Clark ripped back through the field, progressively lowering the lap record and eventually equalling his pole time of 1m 28.5s, to regain the lost lap and the lead. He was narrowly ahead of Brabham and Surtees starting the last lap, but his car had not been filled with enough fuel for such a performance: it faltered, and finally coasted across the finish line in third place. Jim Clark is shown at this race in this wonderful Gouache, ink and watercolour painting by well known AFAS member Craig Warwick which measures 49.4 x 42cm.

"Watching the Race" by Tony Simmonds: The Targa Florio 1967 - Relaxing in the Sicilian sun whilst the #220 Scuderia Filipinetti Ferrari 330 P3/4 of Herbert Müller and Jean Guichet speeds past on the dusty road. It was to retire on lap 7 with a broken diff. Original watercolour painting and limited edition print available.