24 Hours of Le Mans
- Title 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Source George Phillips Photograph Collection
- Description The lead car in this photo is the Bristol 450C, car number 34, driven by Peter Wilson and Jim Mayers. The car at the right is a Mercedes Benz 300SLR, car number 21, driven by the team of Karl Kling and Andre Simon. The car in the background is a Cooper T39, car number 47, driven by John Brown, Edgar Wadsworth and John Cooper.
- Years 1955
- Date 1955-06-11
- City Le Mans
- Country France
- People Wilson, Peter Mayers, Jim Kling, Karl Simon, Andre Brown, John Wadsworth, Edgar Cooper, John
- Marque Bristol Mercedes-Benz Cooper
- Model Bristol 450C Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Cooper T39
- Engine Type Bristol L6 | Mercedes-Benz L8 | Climax L4
- Group/Class S 2.0 | S 3.0 | S 1.1
- Vehicle Markings Cars number 34, 21 and 47.
- Event 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Venue Circuit de la Sarthe
- Entrant Bristol Aeroplane Co. Daimler Benz AG Cooper Car Company
- Race Data Car number 34 finished in seventh place overall and in first place in the S 2.0 class. Car number 21 did not finish the race. Car number 47 finished in twenty-first place.
- Identifier 2006-001PHIL-1955-b1_38.3_0021
- Original Format black-and-white negatives
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