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The smile of victory

Photographs of Peter Whitehead after his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy win on 26 January 1957, the start with the numbered cars, and his Ferrari, which covered the 150.236 miles in 1hr 50min 8sec.

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  • The smile of victory from veteran English racing car driver Peter Whitehead after he had won his third Lady Wigram Trophy race at the RNZAF Station, Wigram, on Saturday. Whitehead crossed the line in 1hr 50min 8sec, 2min slower than his winning time in last year's race.
  • Left: Peter Whitehead wearing the victor's laurels. Top right: some of the cars at the start of the race. No. 5 is driven by Whitehead; No. 4 by Reg Parnell (Britain); No. 3 by Jack Brabham (Australia), second to finish; No. 2 by Horace Gould (Britain); and No. 19 by Ron Roycroft, an Auckland driver, who finished third. Bottom right: Whitehead's Ferrari, which covered 150.236 miles in 1hr 50min 8sec.
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28-1-57 THE SMILE OF VICTORY from veteran English racing car driver Peter Whitehead after he had won his third Lady Wigram Trophy race at the Royal Ness Zealand Air Force Station, Wigram, on Saturday. Whitehead crossed the line in 1hr 50min 8sec-2min siower than his winning time in last rear's race. 5 VETERAN ENGLISH RACING MOTORIST RETAINS THE LADY WIGRAM TROPHY-LEFT: Peter Whitehead wearing the victor's laurels after winning the Lady Wigram Trophy for the third time at the R.N.Z.A.F. station, Wigram. on Saturday. TOP RIGHT: Some of the cars at the start of the race. No. 5 is driven by Whitehead; No. 4 by Reg Parnell (Britain); No. 3 by Jack Brabham (Australia), second to finish; No. 2 by Horace Gould (Britain); and No. 19 by Ron Roycroft, an Auckland driver, who finished third. BOTTON RIGHT: Whitehead's Ferrari car, which covered the distance of 150.236 miles in Ihr 50min 8sec.

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