Cunningham Team Race Cars Information Compiled by Motorsport Historian Larry Berman
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Cunningham Team Race Cars Information compiled by motorsport historian Larry Berman All of these race cars participated in speed events while they were owned by Briggs S. Cunningham. This listing is provided with information currently available. If you have additional sources, please contact the writer so that we may make corrections & / or additions. Some vehicles were actually owned by other parties (i.e., Corvettes owned by General Motors Corp, Jaguars owned by Jaguar Cars, Ltd.) and entered by B. S. Cunningham. Cunningham race cars & available ownership history. Copyright 2011 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes 1 1948 Bu-Merc 33409938 B. S. Cunningham USA 2 1948 MG-TC Supercharged B. S. Cunningham USA 3 1949 Ferrari 166 Corsa Spyder 016 I B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. #166.1 4 1950 Jaguar XK120 670023 B. S. Cunningham USA 5 1950 Cadillac 61 506111399 B. S. Cunningham Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 6 1950 Cadillac Le Monstre 506112964 B. S. Cunningham Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 7 1950 Healey Silverstone B. S. Cunningham UK Cadillac engine installed by B.S.C. 8 9 1951 Cunningham C-1 Roadster 5101 or C1 B. S. Cunningham 127-C1 & 5101 = same car / prototype C. Miles Collier FL, USA 2006 10 1951 Cunningham C-2 R 5102 George Cameron CA,USA Eng. #20-1001 Mario Roman CA,USA Race car William F. Gettle USA ? Washington State Chrysler dealer WA, USA Clyde Blair CA,USA Thomas L. Petersen CA,USA Charles Nickerson Lincolnshire, Eng. Joseph Nickerson Lincolnshire, Eng. Doune Motor Museum Pertshire, Scotland Eng. #53-8-85323 Estate of Tom Mittler MI, USA 2011 11 1951 Cunningham C-2 R 5103 B. S. Cunningham No. 3 car at LeMans USA Eng. #20-1007 Basil Penzer CA,USA R.H. Tibbets USA Roswell Moore 1957 USA Saul Fakturo FL, USA John Duncan FL, USA Orange Buick Co. FL, USA Taylor Motors Co. FL, USA James A. Wesley FL, USA Ron Megemier 1964 FL, USA - Dale Powers 1965 FL, USA Race car - Joe Pendergast 1971 FL, USA - Bob Pass USA Steve Barnes USA Peter Hosmer NH, USA 2011 12 1951 Cunningham C-2 R 5104 B. S. Cunningham Irving Robbins CA,USA Eng. #20-1005 Crashed in Calfi. Race & returned to the Briggs Cunningham Co. at FL Car was "retired" or destroyed, Summer '54 Race car 13 1951 Cunningham C-3 5205 B. S. Cunningham Russell Kleinginna USA Eng. # 1323329 - Richard Rothenberger C-2 style body on a C-3 chassis John Rothenberger PA, USA 2011 14 1952 Cunningham Coupe 5206X Carl Kiekhaefer 1952 Cadillac engine IND #20-1055 B. S. Cunningham 1952 C-3 chassis George Schrafft 1952 Elaine Desormeau 1962 Henry Desormeau Peter Hosmer 1999 Peter Hosmer NH, USA 2011 Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 3/15/2011 Page 1 of 7 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes 15 1951 Cooper F-III B. S. Cunningham USA 16 1951 Ferrari 2.3 V 12 195 S coupe - blue 0060 B. S. Cunningham USA 17 1951 Chrysler Saratoga B. S. Cunningham USA 18 1952 Porsche-America Roadster Type 540 B. S. Cunningham USA 19 1952 Siata Spyder 750 B. S. Cunningham USA 20 1952 OSCA 1500 - blue 1129 B. S. Cunningham USA 21 1952 Cunningham C-4 R 5216 R B. S. Cunningham Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 22 1952 Cunningham C-4 R 5217 R B. S. Cunningham USA Charles Moran USA Warren Collins MA, USA Robert Wiiliams ILL, USA Henry Faulkner Fred Simeone PA, USA 23 1952 Cunningham C-4 RK 5218 R B. S. Cunningham USA - Charles Moran Eng. # R-5218 Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 24 1953 Fraser Nash Targa Florio 421/200/175 B. S. Cunningham Eng. # BS1/109 Charles Moran ???? David Hargreaves England 25 1953 Cunningham C-5 R 5319 R B. S. Cunningham USA Charles Moran Eng. # R-5319 26 1953 OSCA MT-4 - white 1500 cc Sports Racer 1124 B. S. Cunningham Eng. # 1308 5/1/1953 27 1953 OSCA MT-4 - white 1500 cc Sports Racer 1129 B. S. Cunningham Eng. # 1311 Walt Hansgen Gent Otto Linton Hooover Klay Ralph Stevens Stan Nowak Farnsworth Joel Finn Bill Gellis Richard Riddell USA San Clemente, CA 28 1953 OSCA MT-4 - white 1500 cc Sports Racer 1137 B. S. Cunningham 10/1/1953 Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 Eng. # 1403 Bought car for 1954 Sebring 12 Hr. race 29 1954 Cunningham C-3 5224 B. S. Cunningham USA 30 1954 Ferrari 250 MM 2.9 0348 MM B. S. Cunningham USA Rich Leyth MI, USA 31 1954 Ferrari 375 MM 4.5 0372 AM B. S. Cunningham USA Sherwood Johnston Temble Buell Ed Davies 1994 32 1953 Stanguellini 750 CS04080 B. S. Cunningham USA Wally Kiekhaefer WI, USA Herm Behm WI, USA Jane Behm WI, USA Sandy MacArthur IL, USA Steve Hawxhurst IL, USA Tim Ritter IL, USA Howard Babaszak FL, USA 2006 33 1954 Mercedes 300SL 4500003 B. S. Cunningham USA Delivered 9/15/54 from Max Hoffmann Bill Fleming Victor Stein J.C. Hein Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 3/15/2011 Page 2 of 7 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes 34 1955 Austin Healey 100S AHS 3501 B. S. Cunningham ??? Engine # 1B222701/1 - Gear Box # 17437/1 Hobart "Bill" Cook CT, USA Robert Whitke CA, USA Beckford Young CA, USA Dave Mack Bill Wood MA, USA ??? 35 1955 Cunningham C-6 R 5422 R B. S. Cunningham Engine = Meyer-Drake Offenhauser Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 Eng. # 3001-10-1 36 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 406 Jaguar Cars, Ltd. Alan Lawson UK Duncan Hamilton J. Forbes Clark Peter Skidmore Sir Nicholas Williamson John Beasley Martin Hilton 37 1955 Porsche 550 A 550-004 Lake Underwood B. S. Cunningham USA 38 1955 Maserati 300 S 3051 B. S. Cunningham USA 39 1955 Maserati 300 S 3052 B. S. Cunningham USA - Ebb Rose USA 40 1955 Maserati 300 S 3053 B. S. Cunningham USA 41 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 506 B. S. Cunningham Scrapped by factory 42 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 507 B. S. Cunningham Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 43 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 508 B. S. Cunningham Scrapped by factory 44 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 525 B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # E2033-9 ??? 45 1955 Maserati ??? B. S. Cunningham USA 46 1956 Jaguar D-Type XKD 605 Jaguar Cars, Ltd. Walter Hill FL, USA ??? Sold - 2005 47 1956 Lotus XI 1490 cc 18/21 B. S. Cunningham USA Len Bastrup USA 48 1956 Lotus Maserati B. S. Cunningham USA 49 1956 Jaguar XK 140 M B. S. Cunningham USA 50 1957 Porsche 550 RS 550A0139 Lake Underwood USA White B. S. Cunningham USA Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 51 1958 Lister Jaguar - Knobbly BHL-101 B. S. Cunningham USA Bob Grossman USA Don Adams USA Herb Wetson USA Chris Drake U.K. Dave Preece U.K. Roger William U.K. Andrew Babe U.K. Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 3/15/2011 Page 3 of 7 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes 52 1958 Lister Jaguar - Knobbly BHL-102 B. S. Cunningham USA Ali Lugo USA Bob Jones UK John Harper UK Walter Haskins UK Rick Weiland Germany Frank Synter UK Murray Smith USA Larry Kinch UK Nick Colona UK Martin Hilton USA 53 1958 Jaguar XK-150 S B. S. Cunningham USA 54 1958 Fiat Abarth Zagato B. S. Cunningham USA 55 1958 Jaguar 3.4 Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA 56 1958 Lister Jaguar - Knobbly BHL-112 B. S. Cunningham USA Berkley Charvoz USA Nickey Chevrolet USA Richard Vogel USA Howard Quick USA Richard Daigel USA Tom McArthur USA Jim Coffman USA Peter Giddings USA Syd Silverman NY, USA Tom Malloy USA 2005 57 1959 Lister Jaguar - Costin BHL-123 B. S. Cunningham USA Archie Scott Brown U.K. Lake Underwood ??? Nassau, Bahamas Tony Grossingham U.K. Peter Groh Germany Dean Watts USA Dan Ghose USA Jim Freeman Bought it 8/96 USA Syd Silverman NY, USA auction 1/23/2010 ??? 58 1959 OCSA 750 768 B. S. Cunningham USA 59 1959 Cooper Monaco B. S. Cunningham USA 60 1959 Jaguar 3.4 Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 3/15/2011 Page 4 of 7 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes 61 1959 Stanguellini F-Jr. CS00139 B. S. Cunningham USA Steve Weed USA Ali Lugo USA Robert Auten USA Michael Lavers U.K. Brian Horwood U.K. Tony Hildebrand U.K. Martin Bunn U.K. Gordon Wright U.K. 62 1959 Stanguellini F-Jr. CS00162 B. S. Cunningham USA ??? ??? 63 1959 Stanguellini F-Jr. CS00176 B. S. Cunningham USA Brian Harwood Sold 1962 Martin Bunn Pinky Windridge U.K. Kirk White Eugene E. Baron Bill Gelles, Jr. USA - 1972 - present 64 1960 Fiat Abarth Monomille B. S. Cunningham USA 65 1960 Cooper F-Jr. FJ/3/60 B. S. Cunningham USA Engine # BMC XSP-581/1 66 1960 Jaguar E2A Prototype Jaguar Cars, Ltd. U.K. Reg. VKV-752 Roger Woodley U.K. Penny Graham U.K. Stefan Ziegler Switzerland 2008 bought for $4.9 million US 67 1960 Corvette # 3 LeMans 00867S102538 General Motors Corp. Engine # 00867 Don Allen's Chevrolet Briggs S. Cunningham Steve Smith ??? James Ranaman Leland Lambeart Tom Scott James Walsh Chip Miller - Estate PA, USA 68 1960 Corvette # 2 LeMans 00867S104117 General Motors Corp. Don Allen's Chevrolet Briggs S. Cunningham Bruce Meyer CA, USA 69 1960 Corvette # 1 LeMans 00867S103535 General Motors Corp.