It’s entirely possible that this picture has nothing to do with pre-war cars, but still I couldn’t resist showing it to you. Looking up I saw this gargoyle on the front of the Saint-Gummarus church in Lier, Belgium.
Probably made in the 15th or 16th century, but the resemblance with a pre-war driver (or even an aviator) down to the goggles and flying cap couldn’t be more striking. So much so that I now begin to think that maybe even back in the Middle Ages there must have been racing heroes. Or maybe they had the gift to foresee the future…?

photo Rutger Booy

May 21, 2005