Motor racing trophies embody an enormously wide range of aesthetic, commercial and cultural taste. How often has one seen an eye-popping podium presentation of some garish oversized fridge magnet to a momentarily dumbstruck driver? Still occasionally a ‘proper’ classical gold cup, like the British GP’s Mervyn O’Gorman Trophy, introduces at least a belated note of wellfounded values. An adequate racing trophy can still confirm this is an old-established sport of genuine stature.
Of all the racing trophies I recall, for me the most admirable in its concept and appearance was
