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Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 2, the Cunningham C5-R, (Phil Walters and John Fitch, co-drivers), Car Number 57, a DB LM53, (René Bonnet and André Moynet, co-drivers).

24 Hours of Le Mans

  • Title 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Source George Phillips Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 2, the Cunningham C5-R, (Phil Walters and John Fitch, co-drivers), Car Number 57, a DB LM53, (René Bonnet and André Moynet, co-drivers).
  • Years 1953  
  • Date 1953-06-13
  • Photographer George Phillips  
  • City Le Mans  
  • Country France  
  • Marque Cunningham   DB  
  • Model Cunningham C-5R   DB LM53  
  • Group/Class S 8.0   S 750  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 2, Car Number 57
  • Event 24 Hours of Le Mans  
  • Venue Circuit de la Sarthe  
  • Entrant Briggs Cunningham   Deutsch et Bonnet  
  • Race Data Phil Walters and John Fitch co-driving Car Number 2, the Cunningham C5-R, finished third overall and first in class in the 24 hours race. René Bonnet and André Moynet co-driving Car Number 57, a DB LM53, finished seventeenth overall and first in class in the 24 hours race.
  • Identifier 2006-001PHIL-1953-b1_31.11_0003
  • 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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