Louise King with husband Peter Collins and the Ferrari team at the start of the 1957 Mille Miglia raceIt was a Monday evening when I first met the English racing driver Peter Collins, and a week later we were married. It was 1957, and I was an actor. He was passing through Miami, where I was starring in a play. He came to the theatre after our mutual friend Stirling Moss said we should get in touch. We sat in the bar all night, talking. He was so charming and handsome, so full of life.When he proposed on the Wednesday, I said yes straight away. My father worked at the UN, and he flew down to try to stop things. He spent the day with Peter and decided, actually, I couldn’t wish to meet a better man. Continue reading…
Via: ‘Formula One drivers accepted the risks. This was the life they loved’: Italy, 1957

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