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Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 27, a Triumph TR3S, (Peter Jopp and Dickie Stoop, co-drivers), XHP 938 (registration), Car Number 44, a SAAB 93, (Sture Nottorp and Gunnar Bengtsson, co-drivers), OS 2560 (registration).

24 Hours of Le Mans

  • Title 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Source Karl Ludvigsen Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 27, a Triumph TR3S, (Peter Jopp and Dickie Stoop, co-drivers), XHP 938 (registration), Car Number 44, a SAAB 93, (Sture Nottorp and Gunnar Bengtsson, co-drivers), OS 2560 (registration).
  • Years 1959  
  • Date 1959-06-20
  • Photographer Edward Eves  
  • City Le Mans  
  • Country France  
  • Marque Triumph   Saab  
  • Model Triumph TR3S   SAAB 93  
  • Engine Type Triumph L4, SAAB L3  
  • Group/Class GT 2.0   GT 750  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 27, XHP 938 (front registration plaque), Car Number 44, OA 2560 (front registration plaque)
  • Event 24 Hours of Le Mans  
  • Venue Circuit de la Sarthe  
  • Entrant Standard Triumph   Sture Nottorp  
  • Race Data Peter Jopp and Dickie Stoop co-driving Car Number 27, a Triumph TR3S, did not finish (DNF) in the 24 hours race. Sture Nottorp and Gunnar Bengtsson co-driving Car Number 44, a SAAB 93, finished twelfth overall in the 24 hours race.
  • Identifier 2011-023LUDV-1959-b2_50.0_0007
  • 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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