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Nicholls 17a
For the first time ever Mike Hailwood sits in a racing car. It was Stirling Moss's Lotus GP racer and the occasion was the 1961 BBC Sports Personality of the year award. Stirling - here peering into the cockpit - won, with Mike fourth.
Keywords: July 04, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, The Classic MotorCycle

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For the first time ever Mike Hailwood sits in a

racing car. It was Stirling Moss's Lotus GP racer and the occasion was the 1961 BBC Sports Personality of the year award. Stirling - here peering into the cockpit - won, with Mike fourth.

Keywords: July 04, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, The Classic MotorCycle

By Mortons Media Group Ltd collection Nick Nicholls collection ref Nicholls 17a; uploaded 2018-04-05 14:33:10 GMT; 473kb 884x1168 pixels; comp 636x840

Image Nicholls 17a

For the first time ever Mike Hailwood sits in a