7 June 2012
Following on from the recent death of Ray Salvadori, another driver this time from the pre-war age of motor racing has passed away and so broken the final link to the 1930s Silver Arrows - Paul Pietsch, who was a team mate to the likes of Bernd Rosemeyer, Hans Stuck Sr. and Achille Varzi. He drove the monstrous Auto Unions a total of six times, finishing as high as 3rd. In 1937 he nearly caused a major upset in his privately-entered Alfa when for a time he was leading the German GP ahead of the favourite Silver Arrows, before eventually finishing 3rd.
Paul Pietsch died just short of his 101st birthday. I bet he had some stories!
14 February 2009
From the lack of replies it would seem I am not alone in not having heard of Paul Pietsch before. Since he walked away from a works Silver Arrow drive, rather than trying to cope with the dreadful handling, and went on to live to 100 I think he was a very smart chap.
30 October 2007
More than that, he was also the co-founder of the famous German car magazine auto motor und sport. A very smart chap indeed.
You either accept a Morgan as you accept the Himalayas or you go on to more splendid things, say, butterfly collecting. A Morgan merely is and that should be enough.