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The lead car in this photo is Number 50 a Mercedes Benz 300SL "Gullwing" driven by Fritz Riess & Friedrich-Victor Rolff. Number 50 did not finish the race. Number 26 is an East Germany produced AWE R3/55 driven by Edgar Barth & Arthur Rosenhammer. Number 26 finished in 7th place.

Nurburgring 1000 km

  • Title Nurburgring 1000 km
  • Source George Phillips Photograph Collection  
  • Description The lead car in this photo is Number 50 a Mercedes Benz 300SL "Gullwing" driven by Fritz Riess & Friedrich-Victor Rolff. Number 50 did not finish the race. Number 26 is an East Germany produced AWE R3/55 driven by Edgar Barth & Arthur Rosenhammer. Number 26 finished in 7th place.
  • Years 1956  
  • Date 1956-05-26
  • Photographer George Phillips  
  • City Nürburg  
  • Country Germany  
  • Marque Mercedes-Benz   AWE  
  • Model Mercedes-Benz 300 SL   AWE R3/55  
  • Event ADAC 1000 km  
  • Venue Nürburgring  
  • Race Data Number 50 did not finish the race. Number 26 finished in 7th place.
  • Identifier 2006-001PHIL-1956-b1_27.0_0025
  • 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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