Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Mike Hawthorn NPG x126643

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John Gay

Born in Yorkshire, and brought up in Farnham, Surrey, Hawthorn was the son of a racing motor cyclist . His first chance at racing success came in 1952 when a family friend invited him to race their Cooper-Bristol. He became an overnight sensation with three wins at Goodwood that year. In 1953 he won the Grand Prix at Rheims but his 1955 his victory for Jaguar at Le Mans was overshadowed by a tragic crash killing eighty spectators. In 1958 he became the first British... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.