Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/19/2018
Vintage Gilles Villeneuve autographed 1976 IMSA Formula Atlantic promotional photo marks the Canadian racing legend’s rise to greatness. Villeneuve’s ballpoint signature is on the blank verso of this 5” x 3 1/2" photo of himself posed behind the wheel. The IMSA Formula Atlantic champion in 1976 with four wins in four starts in the six-race series, Villeneuve impressed James Hunt by beating him and several other Grand Prix stars in a non-championship Formula Atlantic race at Trois-Rivières. Hunt's McLaren team offered Villeneuve a Formula One deal for up to five races in a third car during the 1977 season, launching an all-too-brief career that included six Grand Prix wins before his shocking death in 1982.
“Grand Prix Molson Trois-Rivieres 1976 Direct Film” reads the text at the bottom of the promo photo. Stains on the bottom left corner of the verso do not touch Villeneuve’s signature.
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