Vintage 356 Historic Race & Rally event shots

[Carrera GT]

Hi Vance

Just back today from 10 days in your country to attend the 2018 LA Porsche week
As far as the below pic and Michael question I believe this pic was taken August 28th 1955 during the ADAC 500 km rennen really one of the 1st Wolfgang Berghe von Trips race for Porsche
He finish 14th overall and first in class 1.3 L

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For Michael

below what ,I found


Note that Wolfgang beat several 1.6 356 with his small 1.3

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Confirmation of the above with all the Porsches (550 + 356) who completed that race
Note Wolfgang was 1st overall in the GT class and of course also first in the GT 1.3 L class

Found also some of the 550 but nothing on the 356

[Carrera GT]

Thanks Gerard .. there was a video floating around at one time showing von Trips driving a pre A Coupe around the Nurburgring. It was done very well...like a German documentary film.

Michael

[Porschinelle]

Hi Vance

Difficult question as first time I see this pic
The surroundings (mountain paysage and gravel roads)suggest either Liege Rome Liege or Alps rallye
The rallye plate on the car (cannot read it even by increasing it) deny Liege Rome Liege (black plates high on the boot)
The car number 134 lead me to say 1952 Alps Rallye as this PRE A cabriolet this same year with race number 114

In 1953 all 356 had race number around 300

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My favorite lady driver Gilberte Thirion Alpen rallye 1952

and same rallye 1953


another 356 in 1953

[356]

Gerard, Thank you
~Vance

[Porschinelle]

Hi Vance

Very interesting pic which complete what we wrote on the 1953 Monte Carlo Rallye pages 98 and 99 of this same topic



Luens pass is located near Castellane in the French South Alps ie not far from Monaco and culminate to 1054 meters
I had never seen this pic before but looking clearfully at it I believe this car to be the number 1 car of this rally driven by the Portugese team Albert Fernando Roy Stuck/Pinto Basso


Some other pics of the numerous 356 present at this rallye

Nusbaum/Cuche


Mesdames des Forest/Imbert

[Porschinelle]

Hi Vance

Very interesting pic which complete what we wrote on the 1953 Monte Carlo Rallye pages 98 and 99 of this same topic



Luens pass is located near Castellane in the French South Alps ie not far from Monaco and culminate to 1054 meters
I had never seen this pic before but looking clearfully at it I believe this car to be the number 1 car of this rally driven by the Portugese team Albert Fernando Roy Stuck/Pinto Basso


Some other pics of the numerous 356 present at this rallye

Nusbaum/Cuche


Mesdames des Forest/Imbert

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As we said before the 1953 Monte Carlo Rallye had the Porsche 356 as special guest

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The organisers were thanked by the Porsche owners as more than 17 off 356 enter this rallye
In return this edition is very well documented and I found at least one pic of each 356 a pleasure I am going to share with you all
Some numbers first regarding the 1953 edition
440 entrants
404 sarting cars with 17 356
346 cross the finish line

To start with a different pic of car number 1 Roy Stuck/Pinto Basso than the one posted yet

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The French team Cuchet/Nusbaum car race number 315 finish at a rfeasonnable 39th place and second 356 after the German team Lofter/Lenkel car race number 366 who finish 34th and best of the 356
Cuchet Nusbaum first




Lofter Lenkel

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Please amend car race number 315 is Cuchet Nusbau here the second pic of Lofter/Lenkel

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Another German team Engel/Von Hoesch car race number 421 who in fact finish first of the 356 at the 33rd place ie one place ahead of Lofter/lenkel