Formula 1 Cars of the Past

Brabham BT26















McLaren M26














Wolf WR1












Williams FW07

These photos were shot by my son Laurent at the 2007 Mosport Vintage Racing Festival.
All photos, and more, are available for sale.














I took this shot of one of my favorite early F1 racers, the Talbot-Lago T26C (Photo © Paul Chenard).

Marmon "Wasp" 1911 Indianapolis 500

Pen & ink on board, digitally painted
© Paul Chenard 2007

Ray Harroun driving the 1911 Marmon "Wasp" on his way to the first Indianapolis 500 win ... also the first car with a rear-view mirror.

Paper Model: Maserati 250F

A few years ago, I designed a paper model of my all-time favorite Grand Prix car, a Maserati 250F. I did it completely from scratch,
drawing it a vector-based illustration program (Adobe Illustrator) so that I could resize it easily without compromising quality.
It takes about 3-4 hours to build it, but the results are
pretty satisfying.

Pony Car Wars - Mustang vs Camaro

Pencil & Faber-Castell brush markers on paper
© Paul Chenard

I did this sketch while out of town at 4-on-4 soccer tournament for my youngest son. There was too much action to follow, so I decided to do a sketch.

Luigi Faglioli in an Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta at the 1950 British GP

Pen & ink on paper © Paul Chenard 2006
Scott Higgins Collection

Gulf Racing Ford GT40 1968

Pencil on paper 29 cm X 23 cm © Paul Chenard 2006
$200 CDN plus shipping/handling

The Gulf Racing GT40 gets wheeled from it's transporter by the team race technicians before the 1968 Le Mans, which it won. The same car won in 1969 also.

Silver Arrows in Monaco 1937

Pencil on paper 29 cm X 23 cm © Paul Chenard 2006
Charles Feitshans Collection

Fangio driving the Mercedes 300 SLR at LeMans 1955

Pencil on paper, 12"x 9" © Paul Chenard 2006
Geoffrey Chenard Collection

Bugatti Club of Italy tours Spain

Pen & ink on board 51 cm X 41 cm © Paul Chenard 2006