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Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 50, the MG R2 "Flying Shingle" TD, Ken Miles, driver (helmet, seated), (Car Number 127), a Porsche 550, Jean Pierre Kunstle, driver (helmet, seated).

Torrey Pines Road Races

  • Title Torrey Pines Road Races
  • Source Robert Canaan Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 50, the MG R2 "Flying Shingle" TD, Ken Miles, driver (helmet, seated), (Car Number 127), a Porsche 550, Jean Pierre Kunstle, driver (helmet, seated).
  • Years 1955  
  • Date 1955-10-23
  • Photographer Robert E. Canaan  
  • City San Diego  
  • State California  
  • Country United States  
  • People Miles, Ken   Kunstle, Jean Pierre  
  • Marque MG   Porsche  
  • Model MG R2   Porsche 550  
  • Engine Type MG L4, Porsche F4  
  • Group/Class FM  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 50
  • Event Torrey Pines Road Races - Sports 1500 cc  
  • Venue Torrey Pines Course  
  • Entrant Ken Miles   W. R. Turner  
  • Race Data Ken Miles driving Car Number 50, the MG R2, finished first overall and first in class in the 1 hour race. Jean Pierre Kunstle driving Car Number 127, a Porsche 550, finished second overall and second in class in the 1 hour race.
  • Identifier 2012-009CANA-b3_60.0_0005
  • 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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