MotorsportMemorabilia 1975 Grand Prix commemorative cover signed DAVE CHARLTON Niki Lauda in the Ferrari 312T excelled in 1975, leading most races and taking the Drivers' Championship by a clear margin from Emerson Fittipaldi in his McLaren-Cosworth M23. Assisted by Clay Regazzoni, Lauda won the constructors' title for Ferrari. Carlos Reutemann, who was third in the drivers' points, raced hard with Carlos Pace to give Brabham the runner up constructor placing.The 1975 artwork shows Lauda and Regazzoni racing in the Swedish GP at Anderstorp; separating them is Carlos Reutemann in the Brabham-Cosworth BT44B
The first special is signed by DAVE CHARLTON who, like most South African drivers, raced locally and competed in F1 when the GP came to his native country. His first attempt to qualify was in the 1965 GP at East London driving a Lotus-Ford 20. For 1967 & 68 he raced a Brabham BT11 the first time with a Climax engine and the second with Repco power. In 1968 he was invited to UK to test a works Cooper and compete with a Lola in the BOAC 500 Race.In 1970 he purchased a Lotus-Cosworth 49C and used it to great effect en route to becoming the F1/FA Series Champion; in this car he achieved his best F1 finish, twelfth place at Kyalami. For 1971, he raced a works Brabham BT33 in the South African GP. Later in the season he participated in F1 outside of his homeland, driving a Lotus 72D at Zandvoort, and Silverstone. In 1972, he continued with his Lotus with GPs at Kyalarni, Clermont Ferrand, Brands Hatch and Nurburgring; he also won the F1/FA Series for the second time. His 72D was involved in a multiple accident during the 1973 South African GP and he later replaced it with a McLaren M23. 1974 & 75 were successful years, with 2 further South African GP finishes and each year culminating with him being F1/FA Champion. He retired from single-seat driving in 1978 and took up saloon car racing until the early 1980s.
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