Origins of Alfa Romeo's four-leaf clover. Details matter.

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Details matter.

The list of superstitious racing drivers is endless. Ugo Sivocci was one such fellow who, before the 1923 Targa Florio, found a four-leaf clover and had the Alfa Corse team paint a Quadrifoglio Verde on his RL Targa Florio for luck. He won. From then on Alfa Corse ran regularly with the clover symbol – as you’ll see on Juan Manuel Fangio’s 159 from 1951, above left. On page 129 you’ll spot the motif on a 1969 Tipo 33/3 that’s to be auctioned. Bidders will need good fortune if they want much change from £1m.