Motor sport anniversaries and centenaries seem to have filled the calendar in the last few years, and as our sport continues to get older, there will be many more. 50 Years of Lister Jaguar to 60 Years of Lotus, everyone gets a celebration or at least a tribute these days. The 50th anniversary of the fatal accident to Mike Hawthorn was marked just recently with a parade of relevant cars and people. The Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb in the slightly remote…

Collins scored his first Grand Prix win with the Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 at Spa in 1956, hounding teammate Fangio until his gearbox broke.