Le Mans 24 Hours, 1951

Sydney Allard with a finger in his ear on the pit wall behind the no.2 Allard J2, driven by Peter Reece and Alfred Hitchings. His ears are undoubtedly ringing a little from the glorious noise of the J2's 5.4 litre Cadillac V8 engine on full chat on the Mulsanne Straight. The car retired with engine failure.