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Bentley Pitstop30

Motorsport Images

40x54
cm
60x80
cm
80x107
cm
100x132
cm
Fine Art print
Baryta Hahnemühle 315g
Alu mounted print
Hanging bars
Shadow
Gap Frame
Black/White/Oak wood
Acrylic print
Aluminium brace
Starting

90,00 €

LocationLe Mans, France
Prints issueLIMITED EDITION 30 prints ONLY
Shooting dateJune 21st, 1930
Original pictureGlass Plate
FormatsLarge format
Era1858-1960
ColorsBlack&White
CollectionEndurance LM
Motorsport Images
Motorsport Images

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events from the 1920's through to the early 1990's. The first colour images appeared in the mid 1950's and 30 years of unpublished 35mm colour images remain in the LAT Black Books.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.

Typical atmosphere of 1930 during the 8th edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans, where several people seem to be busy around the Bentley Speed Six, with the mythical 6.6L engine of Frank Clement and Richard Watney. However, it should be noted that the regulations specified that only the driver had the right to refuel his car, and during the first editions the crew could only use the parts and tools carried in their car.

Only the fuel and coolant could come from the pits as seen in the photo, the mechanics remain under observation and assist the driver as best they can without being able to touch the car at the risk of disqualification. The shadow movements behind must be the officials watching the pit stop.

The crew will finish 2nd in the race after covering 173 laps, i.e. almost 2827 km at an average speed of around 122 km/h...
This image is technically of exceptional quality. Taken in the camera, at night, with a very slow shutter speed, it retains an extraordinary sharpness. This allows him to beautifully transcribe this particular atmosphere.

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Bentley Pitstop30 - LAT Archive

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