Title

Mike Hawthorn during the International Trophy at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 1955. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Mike Hawthorn in a Vanwall racing car during the International Trophy at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 7th May, 1955. He retired from the race after 16 laps when the car's oil pump failed .Hawthorn was England's first World Champion driver. He was killed on a bypass when his Jaguar 3.4 crashed in 1959.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum

Date

1955

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum

Reference

HRM19A86_276

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (1,5Mb) / 16,7in x 12,6in / 4995 x 3768 (300dpi)

Keywords

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