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Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 6, Cooper T39 (Ray Thackwell, driver), Car Number 26, Cooper T39 (D Mathieson), Car Number 8, Cooper T39 (Graham Hill, driver), Car Number 12, Cooper T39 (Peter Gammon), Car Number 17, Lotus Eleven (L. J. Parvin, driver), POY 780 (registration), Car Number 20, Lotus Mark VI (John Lawry, driver), Car Number 14, Lotus Eleven (Keith Hall, driver) YTN 444 (registration), Car Number 15, Elva Mk I (Robbie MacKenzie-Low, driver).

Whit Sunday National Brands Hatch

  • Title Whit Sunday National Brands Hatch
  • Source George Phillips Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 6, Cooper T39 (Ray Thackwell, driver), Car Number 26, Cooper T39 (D Mathieson), Car Number 8, Cooper T39 (Graham Hill, driver), Car Number 12, Cooper T39 (Peter Gammon), Car Number 17, Lotus Eleven (L. J. Parvin, driver), POY 780 (registration), Car Number 20, Lotus Mark VI (John Lawry, driver), Car Number 14, Lotus Eleven (Keith Hall, driver) YTN 444 (registration), Car Number 15, Elva Mk I (Robbie MacKenzie-Low, driver).
  • Years 1956  
  • Date 1956-05-20
  • Photographer George Phillips  
  • City Fawkham  
  • Country England  
  • People Thackwell, Ray   Hill, Graham   Parvin, L. J.   Lawry, John   Hall, Keith   MacKenzie-Low, Robbie   Gammon, Peter   Mathieson, D  
  • Marque Cooper   Cooper   Cooper   Cooper   Lotus   Lotus   Lotus   Elva  
  • Model Cooper T39   Cooper T39   Cooper T39   Cooper T39   Lotus Eleven   Lotus Mark VI   Lotus Eleven   Elva Mk I  
  • Group/Class S 1.2  
  • Vehicle Markings Race Number 6, Cooper (nose badge), Race Number 26, Cooper (nose badge), Race Number 8, Cooper (nose badge), MY 400 (registration), Race Number 12, Race Number 17, Lotus (nose badge), POY 780 (registration), Race Number 20, URD 80 (registration), Race Number 14, YTN 444 (registration), Race Number 15
  • Event Whit Sunday National Brands Hatch  
  • Venue Brands Hatch (England)  
  • Entrant T. Sopwith   Team Lotus   Elva Racing Team  
  • Race Data Ray Thackwell driving Race Number 6, a Cooper T39, finished fourth, Unknown driving Race Number 26, a Cooper T39, finish unknown, Graham Hill driving Race Number 8, a Cooper T39, MY 400 (registration), finished third, Unknown driving Race Number 12, a Cooper T39, finish unknown, L. J. Parvin driving Race Number 17, a Lotus 11, POY 780 (registration), finish unknown, John Lawry driving Race Number 20, a Lotus Mark VI, URD 80 (registration), finish unknown, Keith Hall driving Race Number 14, a Lotus 11, YTN 444 (registration) finished sixth, Robbie MacKenzie-Low driving Race Number 15, an Elva Mk I, finished fifth in the 12 laps race.
  • Identifier 2006-001PHIL-1956-b1_25.0_0012
  • 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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