• A rare and historic Grand Prix car from the early fifties
• Driven by Sir Stirling Moss for the Works team
• Raced in the 1952 British Grand Prix at Silverstone and 1952 Italian Grand Prix at Monza
• Run by Ecurie Ecosse for two seasons, including the 1953 and 1954 British Grand Prixes
• Rebuilt, well maintained and ready to compete at Goodwood and Monaco

Designed for the 2.0-litre Grand Prix rules of 1952, the Connaught Type A used a tubular chassis with double wishbone suspension at the front, a De Dion rear-end and a Wilson pre-selector gearbox. The Type A was also light at 554 kg thanks to its Lea-Francis aluminium four-cylinder engine and components such as Magnesium Alloy wheels.

Built in 1952 as a Works car, chassis A6 made its debut at the 1952 British Grand Prix in the hands of Eric Thompson, who finished a respectable 5th overall scoring 2 points in the World Championship. In September, a young rising star called Stirling Moss was given A6 to drive for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza; despite qualifying 9th out of 35 entries and driving commendably, he was forced to retire at 6th after 60 laps.

After another couple of races with the Works team, A6 joined the stable of Ecurie Ecosse alongside their Jaguar C-Types. Driven at circuits such as Goodwood, Dundrod, Silverstone and Aintree, A6 competed in the hands of prominent drivers such as Jimmy Stewart (Jackie Stewart’s older brother) and Ian Stewart. In total, it is believed that A6 competed in approximately 30 races over two years with Ecurie Ecosse with participation in both the 1953 and 1954 British Grand Prixes. For the 1955 and 1956 seasons, A6 was raced by the Holt brothers around the UK before being retired to storage. A6 was not seen on a race circuit for another 33 years whilst in the care of two further owners, when it was purchased in 1989 by Bob Burrell who rebuilt it and would race it for two years before storing this Connaught.

Purchased by the current owner in 2005, this Connaught was rebuilt again and has been well maintained ever since. During this time, it has made several appearances on track at meetings such as the Goodwood Revival and Monaco Historique Grand Prix. Ready to be competed with by its new owner or simply admired in a collection, this wonderful example of a historic fifties Grand Prix car represents unrepeatable value for a car raced by Sir Stirling Moss, Connaught Engineering and Ecurie Ecosse.To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa19.