The Klemantaski Collection

In the 1973 German Grand Prix at the daunting Nürburgring Nordschleife, Jackie Stewart delivered one of the finest drives of his career. Driving a Tyrrell 006, Here he is seen entering the famed Karussell “ditch”. Stewart claimed pole position with a remarkable lap of 7:07.8 and converted it into victory in the 14-lap race on August 5, 1973. The win was particularly significant because it became…

Here is a Ford GT40 entered by John Wyer’s J. W. Automotive Engineering  team going all light as it passes over one of the humps along the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife (north circuit) during the May 18, 1968 running of its famous 1000km. race. This GT40 was driven by David Hobbs and Brian Redman to finish sixth overall, completing 43 laps, and second in the sports car class over five liters. It…

In the immediate postwar years road racing public roads was mo longer allowed in England but Northern Ireland was an alternative. So on August 9, 1847 the Ulster Trophy was held on the public road Ballyclare circuit in County Antrim of Northern Ireland, Here is a lovely close up photo of the very talented British amateur driver George Abecassis from Walton-on-Thames in his ERA A-Type coming in to…

Before the start at Sebring on March 25, 1961 here is the well-known American sports car driver John Fitch settling into the Maserati T61 that he will share with Dr. Dick Thompson who was a dentist turned successful SCCA sports car driver. Fitch had extensive international experience, including s psst win at Sebring and a class win for Mercedes at the 1955 Mille Miglia. This Maserati was owned…

Here is Enzo Ferrari (in the light-colored coat) at a test session at Monza on March 4,1963 as preparation for the 12 hour race at Sebring then only 19 days away. Ferrari is standing next to a 330 LMB berlinetta which we believe to be 4381 SA which will also appear at Sebring. In the foreground is another Ferrari being tested, a 250P. The tall man standing on the far side of the 330 LMB in a…

Here is a view of the Camoradi International team garage at Sebring before the 12 Hour race which will take place on March 25, 1961. The cars are each receiving a lot of attention. The n 24 is the Maserati Tipo 63 which will be driven by Masten Gregory, Camoradi owner Lloyd “Lucky” Casner and Stirling Moss. Next to it is a Maserati Tipo 61 for Moss and Graham Hill. beyond these two Camoradi cars…

Here is the 4.9 liter Maserati 151 from John Simone’s Maserati France and driven by André Simon and Maurice Trintignant braking for Arnage Corner during the Le Mans 24 Hours on June 20, 1964. They would retire in the 9th hour with electrical and braking problems. Simone’s latest version of his Maserati 151, originally built for the 1962 Le Mans, had uprated and fuel-injected performance with more…

This is one of those rare 1950s color photos and shows an early lap of the Le Mans 24 Hours on June 22, 1957 as a large group of cars enters the famous Esses left-hander. Leading here is the Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type driven by Ron Flockhart and Ivor Bueb being followed closely by the Scuderia Ferrari 315 Sport of Stuart Lewis-Evans and Martino Severi. Behind these two leading cars are two more…

At Silverstone in the 1960s many race photographers stood right bring the low solid walls on the inside of the fast corners. This got them close to the action but those walls might as well have been cardboard for all the protection they might offer from an errant F1 car. Here, during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 15, 1967, is the great Jim Clark in a Lotus 49 closely followed by…

This is an artistic photo of the Ferrari 512S owned by Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team. Here the 512S is in the pits at the Mid-Ohio circuit for the fifth race of in the 1970 Can-Am Challenge Cup series which took place of August 23rd. This NART 512S would be driven by Pedro Rodriguez for this 80 lap (about 193 miles) contest. Rodriguez qualified a respectable fifth fastest, about…

Standing in front of their Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa with its two liter V12 motor  are the experienced prewar Le Mans winner Luigi Chinetti (left) and the car’s probable owner and possible co-driver Lord Selsdon (right). Selsdon was the second Baron Selsdon of Scotland who also used the name Peter Mitchell-Thomson although his full name was rather longer. He was a wealthy amateur British driver.…

Hete we see John Surtees in his own F1 car, a Surtees TS7-Cosworth, at the International Gold Cup race at Oulton Park on August 22, 1970. The Gold Cup in 1970 was a non-Championship race for a combination of F1 and F5000 cars run in two 20 lap heats with the placings determined on the aggregate time for the two heats. A qualifying session determined the grid of Hear 1 with the placings in Heat 1…

Here is a rare color photo of the then upcoming British F1 driver Piers Courage turning into the Station Hairpin during the Monaco Grand Prix on May 10, 1970 in the De Tomaso-Ford entered for him by Frank Williams. Courage was the scion of the Courage brewing family and had started racing in the early 1960s in his small Lotus 7 sports car. He had immediately shown talent and quickly graduated…

It is quite rare to show a photo form a Formula Junior race, but this image is not only lovely but rare. It shows us Tim Mayer in a Works Cooper T67 FJr., here driving for Ken Terrell, entering Druids corner on the Brands Hatch circuit during the Anglo-European Trophy of September 14, 1963. Tim Mayer was the younger brother of Bruce McLaren’s partner Teddy Mayer. The field was notable for the…

Here we see an ex-works Porsche RSR 3 liter, the famous chassis R6 at the Watkins Glen 6 Hours on July 21, 1973. This RSR was had been loaned to Roger Penske and was driven by Mark Donohue and George Follmer. They finished 6th overall an excellent result given their class placing. This RSR was put into the three liter sports class rather than GT because of its numerous modifications versus a…

Here is a wonderful image of a Ferrari Daytona, officially a 365GTB/4, climbing up the hill from Eau Rouge to the Raidillon hilltop left hander at Spa-Francorchamps during the 1000 km. race there which took place on May 7, 1972. Scuderia Ferrari had entered three of its 312PB sports racing cars of which two took the top two finishing positions with the third delayed by an accident. This…

On a quiet country road in Belgium near the town of Chimay is the starting line for the Grand Prix des Frontières on May 25. 1947. This was a Formula Libre race which meant  colloquially “run what you brung.” On the left is a Maserati 4CL driven by Prince Bira with George Asecassis on the right in a Bugatti T59 with the remains of the 18 starters behind them. Note the crowd of enthusiastic…