Aintree Circuit Club - Vanwall VW9 on original Grand Prix Circuit

This Vanwall VW9, with a special lightweight chassis originally, was built in 1957 but was not completed until 1958. This car was never subsequently raced, but was retained as a show car by Vandervell Products who owned and manufactured the cars.
Driven today by Rick Hall (c/o Kevin Wheatcroft / Donington Grand Prix Collection) on the start/finish straight of the original Grand Prix circuit.
The original VW4 that won at Aintree, was driven by Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks. This was the first occasion that a British-built car won a World Championship race, a feat achieved with two British drivers at their home Grand Prix. It was eventually destroyed (by owners Vandervell) when it crashed and caught fire in the Moroccan Grand Prix at Casablanca in 1958, with the driver, Stuart Lewis-Evans, later dying as a result of severe burns.

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• Aintree Circuit Club
• Vanwall VW9
• Grand Prix
• Circuit
• Formula 1
• Formula One
• Vintage
• Classic
• Stirling Moss
• Tony Brooks

[michael1234252]

i only though this was a hot wheel design

[ph2670]

Fantastic stuff, the Vanwall win at Aintree in 1957 was the watershed moment in the history of British motor racing.

[AshtonPhoto]

Thank you very much, thank you very very very much.

[gonzo2x]

Sir .. this is a beautiful car. Thank you.