Villoresi makes a pit stop during the 1939 SAGP.
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Villoresi and the 1939 South African Grand Prix

1939 South African Grand Prix; East London

Villoresi makes a pit stop during the 1939 SAGP.

Luigi Villoresi gets an unexpected gasoline bath during a pit stop for the 1939 South African Grand Prix. Villoresi and his 6-cylinder Maserati would recover and go on to victory.

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