Competition
The evening also hosted the announcement of the winner of the 4th International Motoring Art Competition, which
was run in association with Maserati UK, and which attracted 255 entries from 18 different countries, vying for the
first prize of £2,500 out of the £4500 prize fund. The panel of judges included Rowan Atkinson, Derek Bell MBE, Sir
Stirling Moss OBE, Jackie Oliver, Roy Salvadori and Paul Stewart. The extremely high quality of the entries gave the
judges a difficult time, but at the end of the day they declared ”the Duellists”, featuring Achille Varzi and Tazio Nuvolari
locked in combat in the 1933 Monaco Grand Prix, painted by 19-year-old Paul Dove from Cornwall, the overall
winner. It was certainly an impressive work, belying the youth of the artist. Upon hearing the news he travelled to
London overnight by coach to receive his award, returning home the same evening! Second place went to
professional Argentinian artist George Garcia with ”Schumacher”, with a shared third place between William Putt
with a rendition of a Maserati 300S titled "End of the Day", and Kevin Marson with ”Fortynines in Sixtyeight” featuring a
trio of Lotus 49s at Brands Hatch in 1968.
In The Metal
The new Maserati Spyder was unveiled during the course of the evening, and for many present it was their first siting
of the car in the metal, although the constant crowds around it prevented proper appraisal. Also on display was a
Maserati from another era and for another purpose, the very successful and extremely elegant sports racing Tipo 60
”Birdcage”, chassis number 2466, which was another crowd pleaser.
After the show at H.R. Owen, the art exhibition and Maserati Spyder went on a tour of selected dealerships around
Great Britain.
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