During the 1930 Irish Grand Prix, Bertelli (#38) chases George EystonÕs Alfa Romeo out of Gough Corner.Photo: AMHT Archive
Getting ready for the 1932 LCC International Relay Race at Brooklands, where Peter Farquharson tackled the famous banking in LM3 (#30).Photo: The Autocar
Bert Bertelli and the LM3 during pratice for the 1930 Irish Grand Prix, at Phoenix Park. Photo: AMHT Archive
Oops! An off-course excursion (far left) in the second, Eireann Cup, race of the 1929 Irish Grand Prix delayed Bertelli and cost him a good overall placing.Photo: LAT
HereÕs Bertelli lining up the Aston Martin LM3 (#40) prior to the 1929 Irish Grand Prix at Phoenix Park.Photo: AMHT Archive
LM3 enjoyed its track debut in the hands of Bertelli and Bezzant during a testing session prior to the Double Twelve Hours at Brooklands in 1929.Photo: AMHT Archive
Polished wooden dashboard adds a touch of flair to this competition carÕs Òall-businessÓ cockpit. Photo: Kary Jiggle
Given that the current 1.5-liter, four-cylinder, overhead-cam engine features the 1932 specification with an uprated cylinder head, it breathes better than the original.Photo: Kary Jiggle
The simple and elegant design of the LM3 was very much state of the art in its day, some eight decades ago. Note, 14-inch brake drums that almost match the diameter of the wheels.Photo: Kary Jiggle
The Aston Martin LM3 may appear to be somewhat delicate and fragile, but it proved be be quite durable as a competition car.Photo: Kary Jiggle
Hall remembers BRM team owner Louis Stanley (pictured here, in 1973), as pompous, arrogant and self-opinionated.Photo: Pete Austin
During HallÕs BRM time he became well-acquainted with another Aussie racer, Vern Schuppan (in center-right background).Photo: Pete Austin
BRMÕs F1 swan song came with the oversize and overweight P207, sponsored by Rotary Watches and driven by a string of hopefuls beginning with Australian Larry Perkins.Photo: Pete Austin
Rick Hall worked in the BRM engine department at a time when the team was trying to make their own V12 power plant competitive with the Cosworth DFV.Photo: Pete Austin
Niki Lauda joined BRM for 1973, and Hall remembers him as one whoÕd work tirelessly to make his car better then his teammatesÕ.Photo: Maureen Magee
Jean-Pierre Beltoise raced this P201 for BRM in Õ74, the third and final year of his tenure with the team, finishing a remarkable 2nd in South Africa, and posting 5th-place finishes in Argentina (in a P160) and Belgium.
Franios Migault, seen here in a P160, came to BRM in 1974 along with French petroleum company MotulÕs sponsorship, but then left the team, as did Hall, when that backing vanished.Photo: Maureen Magee
Young Rick (left) outside the family garage, with his father (third from left).Photo: Rick Hall Collection
BRM boss Louis Stanley thought the more bullets in your gun the better off you were, even though the overload meant most of his ÒbulletsÓ were marginal.
Camille Jenatzy drove his Mercedes to 2nd place in the 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup race in Taunus, Germany.Photo: Daimler AG
