A change from motor sport - here's some serious heavy haulage as captured in a British Transport Film documentory of the early 1950s - when heavy haulage meant a Scammell (or two, or three..) and in this case a mere 500 mile pre-motorway run to deliver a 130 foot tall section of tower!
Photos featuring versatile racer George Abecassis who ran the famous single seater Alta at Brooklands and many other venues in the 30s and 40s, raced in Grands Prix in the early 50s, was a partner and team drivers in the HWM team, raced for the works Aston Martin team at Le Mans and helped promote the emerging talent of a young Stirling Moss.
These are all offered exclusively through an arrangement with the Abecassis family
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26-27 May "La Vie en Bleu" French-themed event with many added attractions and displays. One of the best events of the season! Join us...
By arrangement with the family of Le Mans, F1 and Brooklands driver the late George Abecassis, we are pleased to offer a selection of photos printed up from "the family album" of his racing and rallying exploits.
George raced a wide variety of cars over a career that lasted 2 decades (HWM, Bugatti, SS100, Aston Martin etc) and competed in events from thw 1000 yards hillclimb at Shelsley Walsh to the 1000 mile road race, the Mille Miglia.
Many of these photos feature in the new bookGEORGE ABECASSIS - A PASSION FOR SPEED
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