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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number 18 - race winner Juan Manuel Fangio's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen, and number 20 - Karl Kling's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen which finished second overall, seen from the rear rounding Thillois Corner.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Drama at Thillois Corner - No 2 Jose Froilan Gonzalez's works Ferrari 553 'Squalo', spins to a halt with its engine broken and burning - No 22 Hans Herrmann's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen, rtd later from the race
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Detail view of the inboard rear drum brakes on the new Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
No 20 Karl Kling's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen, finished 2nd overall - here leading narrowly past the pits challenged by No 18 race winner Juan Manuel Fangio's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen and No 2 Jose Froilan Gonzalez's works Ferrari 553 'Squalo', rtd
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
No 22 - Hans Herrmann's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen, rtd - here streaming smoke along the Soissons Straight towards Thillois Corner as the car's engine fails
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Roberto Mieres shaking down un-numbered Maserati A6GCM on-circuit
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
The two new works Jaguar D-Types take the chequered flag to finish 1st and 2nd - No 3 Peter Whitehead/Ken Wharton's works Jaguar D-type chassis ‘XKC404’ - No 2 race winners Major Tony Rolt/Duncan Hamilton's works Jaguar D-type chassis 'XKC402', finished 2nd
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Left to right - Editor of 'Autosport' magazine Gregor Grant, driver Carroll Shelby, driver Masten Gregory, driver John Fitch and TBI
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
12-Hour sports car race - night pit-stop scene - No 2 Major Tony Rolt/Duncan Hamilton's works Jaguar D-type chassis 'XKC402', finished 2nd overall
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
The twin-tail-finned Bristol 450 Coupe works cars pull into the pit lane after finishing tenth-eleventh-twelfth overall, and second-third-fourth in the 2-liter Sports category.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
The three works Bristol 450 Coupes in line-astern at the finish, tenth-eleventh-twelfth overall, and second-third-fourth in the 2-liter Sports category. Number 20 - Mike Keen/Tommy Line. Number 21 - Peter Wilson/Jim Mayers. Numer 22 - Tommy Wisdom/Jack Fairman.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
12-Hour sports car race - night pit-stop scene - No 2 Major Tony Rolt/Duncan Hamilton's works Jaguar D-type chassis 'XKC402', finished 2nd overall
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
12-Hour sports car race - No 9 Roger Laurent/Jacques Swaters' Ecurie Francorchamps Jaguar C-type, passing the pits at the end of the opening lap - they would finish 3rd overall
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Brand-new Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen being unloaded from factory team transporter
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Drivers Gonzalez, Trintignant and Maglioli (sunglasses) on pit lane.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
No 4 Maurice Trintignant works Ferrari 625, rtd - No 12 Onofre Marimon works Maserati 250F, rtd
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number 20 - Karl Kling's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen, which finished second overall.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number 6 - Mike Hawthorn's works Ferrari 553 'Squalo' seen pre-race lined-up before the pits.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
12-Hour sports car race - No 2 Major Tony Rolt/Duncan Hamilton's works Jaguar D-type chassis 'XKC402', finished 2nd overall - seen here leaving Thillois Corner
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
No 2 Jose Froilan Gonzalez's works Ferrari 553 'Squalo', rtd - No 22 Hans Herrmann's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen, rtd
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
12-Hour sports car race - daylight pit-stop scene - personnel crowd around No 2 - Major Tony Rolt/Duncan Hamilton's works Jaguar D-type chassis 'XKC402', finished 2nd overall despite tail damage
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Two of the brand-new works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen cars under preparation pre-race
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
12-Hour sports car race - No 1 Stirling Moss/Peter Walker works Jaguar D-type chassis 'XKC 403', passing the pits at the end of the opening lap
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Crowds pack the circuit area between the main grandstands and the pit block post-finish.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number 18 - race winner Juan Manuel Fangio's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen, seen here at Thillois Corner.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Mercedes-Benz works team racing director Alfred Neubauer in the Reims-Gueux pit lane, as one of his brand-new W196 Stromlinienwagen cars streaks by
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number 46 - Prince 'Bira' Maserati 250F, which finished fourth overall. Number4 - Maurice Trintignant works Ferrari 625, which retired. Number 24 - Jean Behra's works Gordini T16, which finished sixth overall. All are seen here reaching the braking point at the end of the Soissons Straight.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Brand-new works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen under preparation showing the shaped protective metal sheathing resting on foam padding which allowed mechanics to lean on the body panelling without damaging it while working on the car - ingenious fine detail in this VERY RARE photograph
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Jaguar team personnel and well wishers around the two new Jaguar D-Type cars after they had finished 1st and 2nd - seen in the pit lane
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
12-Hour sports car race - The midnight 'Le Mans-type' start in progress, cars racing away from their echelon line-up in front of the Reims-Gueux pits
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number 18 - race winner Juan Manuel Fangio's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
12-Hour sports car race - No 2 Major Tony Rolt/Duncan Hamilton's works Jaguar D-type chassis 'XKC402', finished 2nd overall - seen here at Thillois Corner
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
No 42 - Ken Wharton's Owen Organisation (BRM) Maserati 250F, rtd - looks very like reserve driver Ron Flockhart painting or more probably touching-up the race number
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number 16 - Roberto Mieres' Maserati A6GCM, which retired. Number 24 - Jean Behra's works Gordini T16, which finished sixth overall.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number 18 - race winner Juan Manuel Fangio's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
12-Hour sports car race - night pit-stop scene - No 40 Auguste Veuillet/Gonzague Olivier's Sonauto Porsche 550 Spyder, finished 13th overall and 2nd 1500cc Sports Category
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number18 - race winner Juan Manuel Fangio's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen, and number 20 - Karl Kling's works Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen (finished second overall), seen on the Soissons Straight.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Number 16 - Roberto Mieres' Maserati A6GCM, which retired. Number 46 - Prince 'Bira' Maserati 250F, which finished fourth. overall.
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
The brand-new Mercedes-Benz W196 Stromlinienwagen cars being tended in the typical open-air paddock of the period
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French Grand Prix & 12 Hour Rheims
Jaguar team personnel and well wishers around the two new Jaguar D-Type cars after they had finished 1st and 2nd - seen in the pit lane