You were there: 1950s road racing
Born in Northern Ireland, Neville Armstrong attended many Dundrod races in the era of Moss and Hawthorn. These are just some of his excellent photos…
![Stirling Moss sits in a Jaguar C-type at Dundrod in 1953](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Stirling-Moss-sits-in-a-Jaguar-C-type-at-Dundrod-in-1953-800x510.jpg)
Happy to advise, Stirling Moss tries the private C-type Jaguar Joe Kelly and Jack Fairman would race to fifth in the ’53 TT
![Prince Bira works on V12 OSCA in 1952 as Juan Manuel Fangio looks on](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Prince-Bira-works-on-V12-OSCA-in-1952-as-Juan-Manuel-Fangio-looks-on-800x510.jpg)
A duffel-coated Prince Bira wields a plug spanner on his V12 OSCA at the 1952 Ulster Trophy. JM Fangio, behind, is perhaps smiling at the Prince’s noted lack of mechanical expertise…
![Talbot T26 unloaded t the 1952 Ulster Trophy](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Talbot-T26-unloaded-t-the-1952-Ulster-Trophy-800x510.jpg)
Philippe Etancelin’s Talbot T26 is eased down from its lorry for the 1952 Ulster Trophy.
![Mike Hawthorn in Cooper Bristol at Dundrod 1952](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Mike-Hawthorn-in-Cooper-Bristol-at-Dundrod-1952-800x510.jpg)
Mike Hawthorn won the supporting handicap event in his Cooper-Bristol
![Mike Hawthorn in Ferrari at Dundrod](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Mike-Hawthorn-in-Ferrari-at-Dundrod-800x510.jpg)
Hawthorn’s impressive drives in his Cooper in ’52 earned him a Ferrari seat the next year. It’s rare to see colour images from this era
![Stirling Moss wth Rob Walker at Dundrod](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Stirling-Moss-wth-Rob-Walker-at-Dundrod-800x510.jpg)
‘The Boy’ and his faithful long-term patron: Rob Walker strolls with Stirling Moss
![Stirling Moss creates a dust cloud with his Sunbeam on the 1952 Alpine Rally](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Stirling-Moss-creates-a-dust-cloud-with-his-Sunbeam-on-the-1952-Alpine-Rally-800x510.jpg)
![Alfa Romeo of Giuseppe Farina at Dundrod](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Alfa-romeo-of-Giuseppe-Farina-at-Dundrod-800x510.jpg)
Farina’s pitstop in the thirsty Alfetta in the 1951 race let Parnell’s Thinwall Spl past – but briefly
![David Murray in Maserati CLT at Dundrod](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/David-Murray-in-Maserati-CLT-at-Dundrod-800x510.jpg)
Scotsman David Murray looks slightly uncomfortable in his privateer Maserati CLT in the ’51 race. Note BRG helmet to match his car
![Louis Chiron drives an OSCA in the 1953 Ulster Trophy](https://msm.tjlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Louis-Chiron-drives-an-OSCA-in-the-1953-Ulster-Trophy-800x510.jpg)
Farina’s pitstop in the thirsty Alfetta in the 1951 race let Parnell’s Thinwall Spl past – but briefly
Driving the works OSCA, the Maserati brothers’ return to grands prix after selling their company, Louis Chiron scored fifth in the ’53 Ulster Trophy