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Post-race scene, Car Number 1, a Cunningham C-4R, left to right: Alfred Momo, team manager (hat, coat, glasses), Mrs. John Gordon Benett, (hat, holding flagpole), Briggs Cunningham, co-driver (seated at wheel), John Gordon Benett, co-driver (jacket, pipe), Eddie Bergnon, team mechanic (coverall, pushing car).

24 Hours of Le Mans

  • Title 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Source Albert R. Bochroch Photograph Collection  
  • Description Post-race scene, Car Number 1, a Cunningham C-4R, left to right: Alfred Momo, team manager (hat, coat, glasses), Mrs. John Gordon Benett, (hat, holding flagpole), Briggs Cunningham, co-driver (seated at wheel), John Gordon Benett, co-driver (jacket, pipe), Eddie Bergnon, team mechanic (coverall, pushing car).
  • Years 1954  
  • Date 1954-06-13
  • City Le Mans  
  • Country France  
  • People Momo, Alfred   Benett, Mrs. John Gordon   Cunningham, Briggs   Benett, John Gordon   Bergnon, Eddie  
  • Marque Cunningham  
  • Model Cunningham C-4R  
  • Engine Type Chrysler V8  
  • Group/Class S 8.0  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 1
  • Event 24 Hours of Le Mans  
  • Venue Circuit de la Sarthe  
  • Entrant Briggs Cunningham  
  • Race Data Briggs Cunningham and John Gordon Benett co-driving Car Number 1, a Cunningham C-4R, finished fifth overall and second in class in the 24 hours race.
  • Identifier 2008-100BOCH-1963-b9_10.0_0002
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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