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Jacques' real passion was always automobile racing. This passion translated into his becoming an authority; historian and a living encyclopedia on auto car racing. Over the years, he built one of the largest cars racing posters collection. His zest for the sport kept him racing vintage cars all his life.

Originally posted by Mark Anthony at Jalopnik on 7/21/08.

72-year-old Jacques Grelley, a veteran of multiple LeMans 24-hour races, has decided to drive one of his rare DB Panhards from NY to northern California.

On the eve of the 1958, Cuban Grand Prix. Juan Manuel Fangio was kidnapped from his hotel room at the Hotel Lincoln. His abduction by Castro devoted rebels, prevented the five-time Formula One winner from participating in one of the most tragic races in Grand Prix history.