Vintage 356 Historic Race & Rally event shots

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Taken on the Le Mans circuit in 1954 or 1955
The start is similar to the 24 Hours race but its not this race
May one stage of a a rallye like the Routes du Nord (North Road rallye)
At the bottom a spyder 550
The blue car is a French racing car DB (flat 2 air cooled Panhard motor 850 cc)
DB for Deutsch (the designer) and Bonnet (the constructor)

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Christian Poirot at the "Cpoupe des Alpes 1962" on a 1959 Carrera 1500 GS
Christian Poirot was a gentleman Driver from Mulhouse in Alsace
He was a great amateur of Porsche
After the 1500 GS that he raced until 1963, he bought a 904 and then a 906 and a 910
He raced 3 times the 24 Hours Le Mans race
He ended his pilot carrier on a 911 RSR in 1976
Christian Poirot died some years ago
In 2012 his son was at the Le Mans Classic with his father 906

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Christian Poirot started racing in 1960
This pic represent him racing with a friend the Doctor Guillemin on a 1500 Carrera GS at the Liege Rome Liege 1960
I wonder if the car seen on the above pic is not the same he bought to his friend
Back to the 60's a race car was still competitive for many years

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Christian Poirot always with the same 1500 GS at the Coupe des Alpes 1963
Note that the car had some problems

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Christian Poirot ( in black) always with the 1500GS plate 1 EC 88 at the Coupe des Alpes 1961

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Same car, same race in action

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Special dedicace to Justin (he will under

stand why)

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356 pack racing on the Nurburing in 1953

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The 356 Pre A of Robert Buchet and Claude Storez in action during the Rallye des Routes du Nord 1956



that they are going to win
Claude Storez killed himself at the same rallye four years later (1959) at the wheel of his Zagato speedster (for those who don't know read the story of this car in the September/October issue of the Registry magazine)

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Gilberte Thirion in 1952 with her famous 356 GT aluminium Gmund with its Belgian plate 1211 back from the rallye Soleil de Cannes

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In fact Gilberte Thirion attended this rallye in April 1952 with her father Max Thirion
They finished the rallye 7th overall and 2nd in class
If you look carefully the below picture (courtesy Jacques Mertens porsche356sl.com) you will discover that Gilberte car wear the rallye plate number 207
So why the rallye plate 216 on the above pic