{"id":492949,"date":"2013-03-01T03:01:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T11:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=20429"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:08:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:08:34","slug":"albert-park-sixty-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/albert-park-sixty-years-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Albert Park \u2013 Sixty Years On"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_522860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-522860\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/n1-201303-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/n1-201303-p2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/n1-201303-p2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/n1-201303-p2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/n1-201303-p2-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/n1-201303-p2-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/n1-201303-p2-770x510.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/n1-201303-p2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/n1-201303-p2-293x194.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-522860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ex-Andy Brown MG K3 once driven by Prince Bira is now owned and operated by John Gillett.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Neil Hammond<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While boasting more than 40 entrants, the 1953 Australian Grand Prix looked to be a three-man race: Whiteford, Jones and Davison. The smart money, however, was on Stan Jones, in the 4.3-liter Maybach, as he had convincingly defeated the Talbot-Lago of Doug Whiteford just six weeks before. Lex Davison certainly had the name and experience from his P3 Alfa, but his freshly imported HWM F2 was very much a wild card. Davison had intended to fit the straight-8 Alfa engine into the HWM, but unfortunately that delightful combination proved to be impossible, so he used the engine from his accident-damaged Jaguar XK-120 along with all the C-Type mods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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