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  • 24 Hours of Le Mans
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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, number 20, of Theo Helfrich and Helmut Niedermayr.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    GRAPHIC - The Le Mans disaster - dead, injured and rescuers in the spectator area opposite the pits - 'Levegh's wrecked Mercedes-Benz burning in the right background

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Mercedes-Benz crew members work on two 300SLRs near Le Mans.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Rear view of works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR in pits showing stowed air brake flap and extended fuel filler neck.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, number 20, of Pierre Levegh and John Fitch.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Rear section of Mercedes-Benz 300SLR in pits showing tartan seat cover, extended fuel filler neck, and air brake flap in stowed position.

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    Car number 19, the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0007/55 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, air-brakes on the approach to Les Esses.

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    Car number 21, winner Hermann Lang and Fritz Riess works Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe followed by car number 39 Gino Valenzano and "Ippocampo" works Lancia Aurelia B20.

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    Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, number 22, of Karl Kling and Hans Klenk.

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    Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR spare engine sits on a Rennabteilung truck.

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    Car number 6 is the works Jaguar D-Type XKD505 driven by race winners Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb. Car number 19 is the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0007/55 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, air brake lowering into Les Esses.

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    Pit scene, Car Number 20, a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, Juan Manuel Fangio, driver (helmet, seated), practice session, car assigned to Pierre Levegh and John Fitch for race.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    A Porsche 550 Spyder is followed by car number 66, the Ecurie Belge/Gonzague Olivier-entered Porsche 550 Spyder driven by Olivier Gendebien and Wolfgang Seidel. Car number 26 is the works Austin-Healey 100S driven by Lance Macklin and Les Leston.

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    Two works Mercedes-Benz 300 SL coupes. Car number 20, was driven by Theo Helfrich and Helmut Niedermayr and car number 22 was driven by Karl Kling and Hans Klenk.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Car number 1, Mercedes-Benz SSK of Marcel Foucret and Paul Foucret.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Steering wheel and cockpit detail of works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, showing oil injection controls for device fitted to prevent the all-inboard drum brakes locking, or to unstick the brake shoes should they grab and lock-on.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Car number 21, the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0004/55 driven by Karl Kling and André Simon, air-brakes on the approach to Les Esses.

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    Race shot showing the early battle for the lead. Car number 4 is the works Ferrari 121LM chassis 0532LM driven by Eugenio Castellotti and Paolo Marzotto. Car number 6 is the works Jaguar D-Type XKD505 driven by race winners Mike Hawthorn/Ivor Bueb. Car number 19 is the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0007/55 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, seen here with the air brake lowering into Les Esses.

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    Winning Mercedes Benz 300 SL Coupe in pits driven by Hermann Lang and Fritz Riess.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Car number 20 - Karl Kling driving this works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR during practice, with air brake fully open entering the Dunlop Curve. For the race, car number 20 was assigned to Pierre Levegh/John Fitch and was destroyed in Levegh's catastrophic fatal accident.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Car number 19, the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0007/55 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, air-brakes on the approach to Les Esses. Car number 65 is the Porsche 550 Spyder driven by Gonzague Olivier and Josef Jeser.

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    Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, number 21, of Hermann Lang and Fritz Riess.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Car number 12, Ferrari 750 Monza driven by Jean Lucas and Helde being lapped by car number 6, overall race winner Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb works Jaguar D-Type XKD 505. Following is car number 19, the Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss works Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR during their duel with Hawthorn and Bueb's Jaguar in the opening two hours.

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    Car number 6, winning Mike Hawthorn/Ivor Bueb Jaguar D-Type 'XKD 505' leading car number 19, Juan-Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz 300SLR in Les Esses

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    Car number 20, Pierre Levegh and John Fitch works Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR driven here by Fitch in practice. He is followed by the Umberto Maglioli and Phil Hill Ferrari 121 LM Scaglietti in the White House Curve.

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    Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, number 20, of Theo Helfrich and Helmut Niedermayr. Mercedes-Benz, number 22, of Karl Kling and Hans Klenk.

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    Airbrake flap installation on rear deck of works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, with extended fuel filler neck, and tartan cloth seat upholstery in cockpit.

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    Mercedes Benz 300 SL driven by Theo Helfrich and Helmut Niedermayr passing the pits.

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    Aftermath of Pierre Levegh's crash in front of the pit straight grandstand. After colliding with the Austin-Healey 100S number 26 of Lance Macklin, Levegh's Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR crashed on the earth bank, killing Levegh and 83 spectators.

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    Airbrake flap installation with rear-view mirror windows on rear deck of works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR. Note extended fuel filler neck, and tartan cloth seat upholstery in cockpit.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Downfield group at the race start featuring car number 7, Wittigo Einsiedel and Prince Paul Metternich Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe, car number 14, Tony Brooks and Reg Parnell works Aston Martin DBR1/250, car number 10, Phil Hill and André Simon works Ferrari 625 LM Touring, and car number 29, André Milhoux and "Charles Rinen" Gordini T17S.

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    #20 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, "Pierre Levegh" (Pierre Bouillin), note air brake

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    #21 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, withdrawn

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Race shot showing the early battle for the lead. Car number 4 is the works Ferrari 121LM chassis 0532LM driven by Eugenio Castellotti and Paolo Marzotto. Car number 6 is the works Jaguar D-Type XKD505 driven by race winners Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb. Car number 19 is the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0007/55 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, seen here with the air brake lowering into Les Esses.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Car number 24 is the works Aston Martin DB3S chassis 7 driven by Roy Salvadori and Peter Walker. Car number 10 is the Ecurie Francorchamps Jaguar D-Type XKD503 driven by Johnny Claes and Jacques Swaters. Car number 20 is the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0006/55 driven by Levegh and John Fitch. ("Levegh" was the pseudonym of Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin.)

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Car number 21 is the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0004/55 driven by Karl Kling and André Simon. Car number 20, the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0006/55 driven by Levegh and John Fitch, enters the braking area for the Dunlop Curve with air brake open. ("Levegh" was the pseudonym of Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin.)

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    Car number 20, practice photograph showing Karl Kling driving this works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR which was assigned instead to Levegh and John Fitch for the race.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Rear view of works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR in pits showing stowed air brake flap and extended fuel filler neck.

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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    Rear section of Karl Kling and André Simon Mercedes-Benz 300SLR in pits showing tartan seat cover, extended fuel filler neck, and air brake flap in stowed position.