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    Peter Collins
    Peter Collins
    Peter Collins
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    Peter Collins

    By Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

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    Peter Collins was one of a triumvirate of English drivers who were at the pinnacle of sports car and Formula 1 racing in the late 1950s. The other two were Mike Hawthorn and Stirling Moss. Collins married an American actress, the daughter of an assistant to United Nations' Secretary Dag Hammarskjold. He lived the life of a playboy and competed in virtually every F1 and sports car race prior to his untimely death in August 1958. He possessed an ingratiating, bubbly personality that endeared him to writers, women and auto racing people. He raced in a different era before race drivers had the full protection of a helmet visor. The older cars had their engines in the front and their sleek designs defy the passage of time with their elegant look.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Grey Reynolds, Jr
    Release dateJan 5, 2016
    ISBN9781310676277
    Peter Collins
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    Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

    I am a soon to be retired Duke Medical Center library researcher, who enjoys writing. I have been writing on Wikipedia for years and have begun to writeebooks. My pastimes include selling books on EBay, genealogical research, baseball (Pittsburgh Pirates), collecting antique furniture and coins, and spending time with Kingsley, my cocker spaniel.

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      Peter Collins - Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr

      Peter Collins

      Published by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr. at Smashwords

      Copyright 2016 by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr.

      For several years before his untimely death, at age 27, Peter Collins appeared in almost every noteworthy sports car race. Along with John Michael Mike Hawthorn (April 10, 1929-January 22, 1959) and Stirling Craufurd Moss (born September 17, 1929) he was one of the big three in British auto racing.

      Peter John Collins was born in Kidderminster, Worcester, England on November 6, 1931. He started 35 World Championship Grans Prix starting with his debut on May 18, 1952. He scored 47 championship points, winning three races and achieving nine podium finishes.

      T he son of a motor garage owner and haulage merchant, Peter became infatuated with cars at a young age. He was expelled from school at age 16 after he was caught during school hours riding d

      dodgems at a local fair. Collins apprenticed at his father's garage before he began competing in local trials races. Peter moved to Monaco in 1956 to avoid compulsive service in the military.

      Before joining Ferrari the daring racer drove Aston Martin and Mercedes cars in motorsports competitions. Collins most important victories as a driver came in the 1955 Targa Florio, the 1956 Belgian Grand Prix, the 1956 1,000 kilometer Grand Prix Super Cortemaggiore at

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