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John Surtees racing an MV Agusta, 1958. Artist: Unknown

John Surtees racing an MV Agusta, 1958. Artist: Unknown

1-194-499 - National Motor Museum/Heritage Images

John Surtees racing an MV Agusta, 1958. He won the Junior and Senior Isle of Man TT races in this year, as well as winning the 500cc world championship for MV. He was the only man to ever win a World Drivers’ Championship on two and four wheels. He competed in 15 TT races and finished in all except the 1956 Junior. At the end of the 1960 season, he decided to finish his motorcycling career and turned to four wheels, going on to win the F1 World Drivers Championship.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. John Surtees: British: Motorcycle and car racing driver
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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File Size : 55,115kb

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  1. A7943
  1. 0340001918
  1. 1-194-499
  1. 1194499
  1. 1918
  1. A7943

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