1953 Coronation 1st-Place Trophy

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£3,600 GBP | Sold

From The Rob Walker Collection

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  • Offered from The Rob Walker Collection
  • Won by war hero, Le Mans winner and engineering genius Tony Rolt
  • Run at the Crystal Palace Circuit, the Coronation Trophy was run to celebrate the ascension to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Driving Rob Walker’s Connaught A-type, Rolt took the victory, fastest lap and pole position against a field of some of Britain’s finest drivers