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Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 49, a Porsche 550, Zora Arkus-Duntov and Auguste Veuillet, co-drivers, Car Number 37, a Porsche 550,  Helmut Polensky and Richard von Frankenberg, co-drivers.

24 Hours of Le Mans

  • Title 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Source Rodolfo Mailander Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 49, a Porsche 550, Zora Arkus-Duntov and Auguste Veuillet, co-drivers, Car Number 37, a Porsche 550, Helmut Polensky and Richard von Frankenberg, co-drivers.
  • Years 1955  
  • Date 1955-06-11
  • Photographer Rodolfo Mailander  
  • City Le Mans  
  • Country France  
  • Marque Porsche  
  • Model Porsche 550  
  • Group/Class S 1.1   S 1.5  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 49, Car Number 37
  • Event 24 Hours of Le Mans  
  • Venue Circuit de la Sarthe  
  • Entrant Porsche KG  
  • Race Data Zora Arkus-Duntov and Auguste Veuillet co-driving Car Number 49, a Porsche 550, finished thirteenth overall and first in class in the 24 hours race. Helmut Polensky and Richard von Frankenberg co-driving Car Number 37, a Porsche 550, finished fourth overall and first in class in the 24 hours race.
  • Identifier 2011-023MAIL-1955-b10_36.0_0014
  • 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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