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24 Hours of Le Mans
The Ferrari 375 MM chassis 0372AM, number 6, of Phil Walters and John Fitch, being serviced in the pits.
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.
24 Hours of Le Mans
The Chevrolet Corvette C1, number 1, of Briggs Cunningham and Bill Kimberly, alongside the Chevrolet Corvette C1, number 2, of Richard Thompson and Fred Windridge, and the Chevrolet Corvette C1, number 3, of John Fitch and Bob Grossman, all undergo scrutineering.
24 Hours of Le Mans
Paddock scene, (Car Number 2), the Cunningham C-5R, (Phil Walters and John Fitch, co-drivers), interior detail.
24 Hours of Le Mans
Paddock scene, (Car Number 2), Cunningham C-5R, (Phil Walters and John Fitch, co-drivers), Chrysler V8 engine detail.
24 Hours of Le Mans
Car number 38, Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe of Sture Nottorp and Ivar Andersson being passed by car number 6, Ferrari 375 MM of Phil Walters and John Fitch.
24 Hours of Le Mans
Paddock scene, (Car Number 2), the Cunningham C-5R, (Phil Walters and John Fitch, co-drivers), interior detail.
24 Hours of Le Mans
The aftermath of an accident between the Austin-Healey 100 S, number 26, of Lance Macklin and Les Leston, and the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, number 20, of Pierre Levegh and John Fitch.
24 Hours of Le Mans
Track action scene, Car Number 2, the Cunningham C-5R, (Phil Walters and John Fitch, co-drivers).
24 Hours of Le Mans
Track action scene, Car Number 2, the Cunningham C-5R, (Phil Walters and John Fitch, co-drivers).
24 Hours of Le Mans
Car number 6 is the works Jaguar D-Type XKD505 driven by race winners Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb. Car number 24 is the works Aston Martin DB3S chassis 7 driven by Roy Salvadori and Peter Walker. 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.)
24 Hours of Le Mans
Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 3, the Cunningham C-4RK, (Charles Moran and John Gordon Bennett, co-drivers), Car Number 2, the Cunningham C-5R, (Phil Walters and John Fitch, co-drivers).
24 Hours of Le Mans
Car number 40, the Lancia Aurelia B20 driven by Felice Bonetto and Enrico Anselmi, leads car number 3, the Cunningham C4-R Chrysler driven by John Fitch and George Rice.
24 Hours of Le Mans
Pit scene, Car Number 6, a Ferrari 375 MM, (Phil Walters and John Fitch, co-drivers), Alfred Momo, team principal (glasses, hat, leaning in right side of car).
24 Hours of Le Mans
Car number 20 (with air brake open) is the works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis 0006/55 driven by Levegh and John Fitch, entering the braking area for Les Esses.
24 Hours of Le Mans
Number 20 - 'Levegh'/John Fitch's works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, chassis number 0006/55, with air brake open entering the braking area for the Dunlop Curve. Number 20 crashed in a disaster killing over 80 spectators, and injuring more than 100. 'Levegh' was the pseudonym of Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin. Number 21 - Karl Kling/André Simon's works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR chassis number 0004/55, which was withdrawn following the disastrous accident involving team-mate 'Levegh's sister car.
Fitch Deceleration Barrel Demonstration
John Fitch during the testing of his idea to fill plastic barrels with sand ahead of abutments to decelerate the car before it hit the abutment.
Fitch Deceleration Barrel Demonstration
WCBS TV's Jim Jenson interviews John Fitch at the the testing of Fitch's idea to fill plastic barrels with sand ahead of abutments to decelerate the car before it hit the abutment.
Fitch Deceleration Barrel Demonstration
John Fitch during the testing of his idea to fill plastic barrels with sand ahead of abutments to decelerate the car before it hit the abutment.
Fitch Deceleration Barrel Demonstration
John Fitch during the testing of his idea to fill plastic barrels with sand ahead of abutments to decelerate the car before it hit the abutment.
German Grand Prix Sports Cars
Supporting 7-lap race for sports cars over 1100cc and under 1500cc. Car number 67, John Fitch in Helmut Polensky-entered Porsche 356 entering the Sudkehre with Schloss Nürburg on its hilltop in the background.
German Grand Prix Sports Cars
Supporting 7-lap race for sports cars over 1100cc and under 1500cc. Car number 67, John Fitch in Helmut Polensky-entered Porsche 356 in the Sudkehre.
German Grand Prix Sports Cars
Supporting 7-lap race for sports cars over 1100cc and under 1500cc. Car number 67, John Fitch in Helmut Polensky-entered Porsche 356 entering the Sudkehre.