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| Location | Le Mans |
| Prints issue | LIMITED EDITION 30 prints ONLY |
| Shooting date | 26 juin 1949 |
| Original picture | Glass Plate |
| Era | 1858-1960 |
| Colors | Black&White |
| Collection | Endurance |
| New products | New works |
Motorsport Images has the largest motoring picture collection in the world. The archive houses approximately 18 million images of which in the region of half are black and white negatives and glass plates. The library is made up of images from the world of motor sport since it began and every conceivable road car since it's invention. This incredible archive is the result of the amalgamation of a number of previously separate archives, which are now housed under one roof.
Many of the images are published pictures from the magazines owned and bought by Haymarket over the years and the archive contains the original prints from the very first 'Autocar' issue published in 1895 right through to the present day issue. 'The Motor' archive contains more sporting images with black and white negatives, glass plate and acetate from 1924 - subjects include road cars, sprints, hill climbs, motor shows and Grands Prix.
The original Teesdale Company supplied pictures to 'MotorSport' magazine (founded in 1924) and Motoring News (founded in 1955) and has over 4 million black & white negatives of motor racing events from the 1920's through to the early 1990's. The first colour images appeared in the mid 1950's and 30 years of unpublished 35mm colour images remain in the LAT Black Books. LAT now supplies the Haymarket Media Group, commercial clients, the worldwide media and agencies with motor sport coverage from around the world from Formula 1 to karting.
The 'Autosport' archive contains images from the world's leading motorsport weekly. Since 1950 all aspects of motor racing from Formula 1, Le Mans and sports cars, rallying, single seaters and club racing have been photographed and archived in colour and black and white formats.
Circuit de la Sarthe, June 26, 1949: Ferrari inaugurated its winning streak at Le Mans with the 166MM driven by Luigi Chinetti and Lord Selsdon. The Selsdon team's car had led the race from the seventh hour to the finish line, shown here during its final pit stop. Chinetti crossed the finish line victorious for the third time in the world's greatest endurance race.
The Italian driver had entered the small 166MM barchetta in the name of his teammate Lord Selsdon, against the wishes of Enzo Ferrari, whose company had been founded just two years earlier.
This first victory for a Ferrari in the world's most prestigious race, following the circuit's renovation after World War II, sent shockwaves through Italy, and particularly through Maranello. The relationship between the young Italian immigrant to the United States and the founder of the Prancing Horse brand was just beginning.
Following this victory, Chinetti became Ferrari's key player in the US, which would account for more than 50% of all sales from Maranello.
The atmosphere of this photograph is characteristic of the era, and we wanted to preserve the original look of this somewhat damaged glass plate.
