Vintage 356 Historic Race & Rally event shots

[Porschinelle]

I have learned the story behind these 2 pics through Jacques Mertens that I warmly thanks for his help
For those who don't know him Jacques Mertens is a Belgian journalist who has succeed to buy back Gilberte Thirion car and is in the course to restaure this car
He has created a dedicated site to this car and commitently to Gilberte Thirion he met before she died in 2008, under the reference : porsche356sl.com
He is also the author of the book : the last eleven in cooperation with Phill Carney that I warmly recommend you to buy

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To complete the story a picture of Ingrid Betz/Ursula Von Kaufmann plate number 217 at the same rallye after winning the ladies cup at the same race
Shortly after Ursula Von Kaufmann married Huschke Von Hanstein

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Reims 12 Hours race 1957
Number 48 Richard Von Frankenberg/Hedgard Barth
Number 50 Jo Bonnier/Claude Storez
Porsche Carrera 356 GT 2 L
Car number 48 was going to win the 2 liter class but Porsche team Manager asked Barth/Vob frankenberg to slow down to wait car number 50 slowed down by a poncture
Finnaly the 2 cars croosed thz finishing line ex aequo

[Trevor]

I have learned the story behind these 2 pics through Jacques Mertens that I warmly thanks for his help
For those who don't know him Jacques Mertens is a Belgian journalist who has succeed to buy back Gilberte Thirion car and is in the course to restaure this car
He has created a dedicated site to this car and commitently to Gilberte Thirion he met before she died in 2008, under the reference : porsche356sl.com
He is also the author of the book : the last eleven in cooperation with Phill Carney that I warmly recommend you to buy

I bought this book awhile back. It is good!

[JG]

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[Pat]

What is the car in front of the 356? Borgward?

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Hi Pat
The above pic was taken somewhere in the Italian Alps in 1955 during the Liege (Belgium) Rome (Italy) Liege race

The car in front of the 356 is a Salmson 2.3 GT car
Salmson was a French industrial company who built cars from 1919 to 1960 and planes engines together with industrial pumps
Herewith another pic of thar car during that same race