Gallery 1 Peter Garnier “The Autocar” “At the end of the 34th lap there occurred one of the most stirring things in this most exciting of races for many, many years. Peter Collins, lying in third place, came into the pits for a tyre inspection, and voluntarily handed over his car to Fangio - thereby giving up any possible chance he might have had of winning the World Championship. It was truly a generous action, and one which gives the lie to the cut-throat tactics which one or two people have alleged against motor racing". Fangio “I was astonished when he handed over his car, but I did not stop to argue. In fact Peter pushed me into it, although he still had a great chance to win the Championship himself at the time. I know how much that renunciation had meant to him. This is one of the things that make a friendship really great. I don’t know whether in his place I would have done the same. Collins was the gentleman driver". Guild of Motoring Writers Driver of the Year 1956 Headlines around the world made him the hero of millions.
“Burning rubber” Rudolf Caracciola powers away from the start line in his fabulous Mercedes 154 at the French Grand Prix, Rheims, 3rd July 1938. The Mercedes team dominated the race and finished 1, 2 and 3. All three drivers led the race at one stage, with Von Brauchitsch being first to the chequered flag. The only other finisher was R. Carriere’s Talbot.
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“Flight of the Silver Arrow” Donington 2nd October 1937. An account of this race was my boyhood introduction to the mighty Silver Arrows, and especially the Mercedes W125 - the most powerful Grand Prix car until the advent of the modern turbo era. Within that account is a stunning photograph with a caption: “Lap after lap, Brauchitsch was bringing the big Mercedes through Coppice Corner in exuberant but fully controlled power slides, to the delight of the crowd.” This was his undoing, for tyre stops would cost him the race which was won by Bernd Rosemeyer (Auto Union). Von Brauchitsch would, however, claim the lap record at 85.62 m.p.h. The painting shows the German at the spectacular “Deer’s Leap”.
################################### "Chain your dogs" “Chain your dogs and lock up your fowls” proclaimed the posters on the first Vanderbilt Cup road race of 1904. In those pioneering days of the sport, most spectators were oblivious to the potential danger. These races were held annually until 1910, with crowds of between twenty-five thousand and two hundred and fifty thousand. Featured is the unique fifty horsepower Christie driven by its designer, J. Walter Christie, driving in the 1905 race, and can be seen passing Aloyous Huwer’s Bull’s Head Hotel, Long Island. It met with little success. The year before, he had equalled the world record for petrol-driven cars covering a mile in 51.15 seconds. His racing career would end in a near-fatal accident in 1907. This great inventor is, however, remembered now as “the father of the modern tank”.
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"Peter's Chivalrous Gift" by David Folland ITALIAN GRAND PRIX, MONZA 1956 Peter Collins “It’s too early for me to become World Champion- I’m too young. And Fangio deserves it anyway.”
Original oil on canvas SOLD Limited Edition Prints
"Burning rubber" by David Folland Original oil on canvas PROVISIONALLY SOLD Limited Edition Prints 24" x 16.5"
“Flight of the Silver Arrow” by David Folland
Original oil on canvas 48" x 30" Limited Edition Prints 24" x 16.5"
"Chain your dogs" by David Folland
Original oil on canvas 72" x 48" Limited Edition Prints 24" x 16.5"
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