Vintage 356 Historic Race & Rally event shots

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More great history guys. Too bad we can't move this to the 550 thread?
~Vance

Von trips at Le Mans?

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Hi Vance

Wolfgang Berghe von Trips for sure
Not Le Mans but Nurburgring 500 km August 28th 1958

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To complete the story on the 1953 Carrera Panamericana I have finally succeeded to find a pic of the 356 super race number 158 of Fernando Segura who finish 33rd

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Also some more pics of Jaroslav Juhan 550-001
inside as to day



push rod engine

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Hans Hermann 550-004 was seriously accidented

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Found on a Mexican site dedicated to Jose Herrarte pilopt of 550-002
Apparently the push rod engine was delivering 98 HP with 2 Solex 40 and a compression ratio of 12/1

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Always from that Mexican site several original pics of 550-002

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Three four weeeks ago Vance post this pic of a Swedish 356 race number 151 ready to leave Swedeen with its two pilots
The car is still in very good shape

I then found a color pic of that same pic 5/6 days later in the streets of Monte Carlo showing a car a bit tired

To day by pure chance found these pics of that same Sweddish 356 race,number 151 stopping in Paris close to the Arc de Triomphe for a road control











www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC6gwFqlbP0

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The original Carrera Panamericana race only knew 5 editions from 1950 to 1954 included
The dangerosities of that race with many accidents and pilots and spectators death lead to its end in 1954
But she became a "legend" help by the Porsche decision to give the name "Carrera" to some of their most sporting models
In 1988 some influent members of the Mexican government decided to recreate that race in order to attract rich US and Europeans car collectors in the same way that legendary race as the 1000 Miglia and the Targa Florio in Italy, the Tour de France Auto and the Le Mans Classic in France, the Solitude and Eiffel Nurburgring Grand Prix in Germany, Goodwood in England and many others know their revivals editions
But on the contrary of what has been done in Europe ie to limit the entries in these races to car of the same models and years, that the ones who raced into the original editions the Mexican to attract more competitors have issued very limited restrictions for the year of construction and the characteristics of the entrered cars
The above plus the fact that Mexican country side is still quite desertic allowing high speeds has open the way to what we call in Europe "silhouettes cars" ie specially purpose built cars with powerfull engines who have only kept a vague ressemblance with original cars
At that game the Studebaker Champion are nearly unbeatable

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Therefore the Carrera Panamericana revivals put together a handfull of specially built race cars rented by those who want to win and another handfull of time correct cars as these 356

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but also less "time correct" cars as Mustang and Porsche 911
One thing is certain is that this race has kept some originality with the start at Quartenaro





and the stop stage in the Mexico gardens

and also the high risks of accidents






and some pilots are crazy enough to take the risk to destroy a 911 Classic

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Three four weeeks ago Vance post this pic of a Swedish 356 race number 151 ready to leave Swedeen with its two pilots
The car is still in very good shape

I then found a color pic of that same pic 5/6 days later in the streets of Monte Carlo showing a car a bit tired

Great job of connecting the dots Gerard as I never realized this was the same car. Enjoyed your last series of entries.
~Vance

Another Monte Carlo entry 1955.

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Another 356 (there was around 15 of them) at the 1953 Monte Carlo Rallye this time race number 261 first still in good shape at the Paris control stop and quite damaged in the small mountain road above Monte Carlo

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While working on the 1953 edition of the Monte Carlo Rally I have been surprised by how this 1953 year is well documented on Porsche
Indeed I have discovered the reasons
In 1953, for the first time a large number of 356 enter that race reserved up to now to normal family cars such as Citroen 11, Renault 4CV, Simca or Volvo Amazon and all the range of the British cars, Austin, Woseley, Ford Falcon etc
Porsche themselves enter a 356 for the team Richard von Frankenberg/Bendex with race number 422



Even the rallye poster was dedicated to Porsche


Some other competitors on 356

The portugese race champion Adolf Fernando Roy Stuck (whose nickname was Fernando) teaming with Pinto Basso had the nonour to wear the race plate number 1

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The french team Cuchet/Nusbaumm





Two ladies Mesdames Simone des Forets/Imbert on car race number 104