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Cunningham Team Race 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 , Ltd.) and entered by B. S. Cunningham. Cunningham race cars & available ownership history. Copyright 2010 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 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 1950 Aston Martin DB2 LMM/50/21 B. S. Cunningham Engine # LB6V/50/238 E. Simmonson USA Steven Katzmann Stanley Sacharoff USA Tillman H. Gregor Germany Friedhelm Loh Germany Marc M. K. Fischer Switzerland - 2010 9 1951 Cunningham C-1 Coupe 5206 Carl Kiekhaefer 1952 Cadillac engine IND #20-1055 B. S. Cunningham 1953 George Schrafft 1954 Henry Desmormeau 1957 Peter Hosmer 1997 Peter Hosmer NH, USA 2006 10 1951 Cunningham C-1 5101 or C1 B. S. Cunningham 127-C1 & 5101 = same / prototype Miles Collier, Jr. FL, USA 2006 11 1951 Cunningham C-2 R 5101 or C1 B. S. Cunningham Miles C. Collier 127-C1 & 5101 = same car / prototype Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 12 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 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 Tom Mittler MI, USA 2006 13 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

Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 1/4/2011 Page 1 of 9 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes Steve Barnes USA Peter Hosmer NH, USA 2006 14 1951 Cunningham C-2 R 5104 B. S. Cunningham Irving Robbins CA,USA Eng. #20-1005 Crashed in Calfi. Race & returned to the Co. at FL Car was "retired" or destroyed, Summer '54 Race car 15 1951 Cunningham C-2 R 5105 B. S. Cunningham Rothenberger family USA Eng. # 1323329 - Rick Rothenberger PA, USA 2006 LeMans back up car - not raced

Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 1/4/2011 Page 2 of 9 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes 16 1951 Cooper F-III B. S. Cunningham USA 17 1951 Ferrari 2.3 V 12 195 S coupe - blue 0060 B. S. Cunningham USA 18 1951 Chrysler Saratoga B. S. Cunningham USA 19 1952 -America Roadster Type 540 B. S. Cunningham USA 20 1952 Spyder 750 B. S. Cunningham USA 21 1952 OSCA 1500 - blue 1129 B. S. Cunningham USA 22 1952 Cunningham C-4 R 5216 R B. S. Cunningham Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 23 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 2006 24 1952 Cunningham C-4 RK 5218 R B. S. Cunningham USA - Charles Moran Eng. # R-5218 Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 25 1953 Fraser Nash 421/200/175 B. S. Cunningham Eng. # BS1/109 Charles Moran ???? David Hargreaves England 26 1953 Cunningham C-5 R 5319 R B. S. Cunningham USA 2006 Charles Moran Eng. # R-5319 27 1953 OSCA MT-4 - white 1500 cc Sports Racer 1124 B. S. Cunningham Eng. # 1308 5/1/1953

28 1953 OSCA MT-4 - white 1500 cc Sports Racer 1129 B. S. Cunningham Eng. # 1311 Gent Otto Linton Hooover Klay Ralph Stevens Stan Nowak Farnsworth Joel Finn Bill Gellis Richard Riddell USA San Clemente, CA 29 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 30 1954 Cunningham C-3 5224 B. S. Cunningham USA 31 1954 Ferrari 250 MM 2.9 0348 MM B. S. Cunningham USA Rich Leyth MI, USA 32 1954 Ferrari 375 MM 4.5 0372 AM B. S. Cunningham USA Temble Buell Ed Davies 1994 33 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 34 1954 Mercedes 300SL 4500003 B. S. Cunningham USA Delivered 9/15/54 from Max Hoffmann Bill Fleming Victor Stein J.C. Hein 35 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

Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 1/4/2011 Page 3 of 9 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes Dave Mack Bill Wood MA, USA ??? 36 1955 Cunningham C-6 R 5422 R B. S. Cunningham Engine = Meyer-Drake Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 Eng. # 3001-10-1 37 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 406 Jaguar Cars, Ltd. Alan Lawson UK Duncan Hamilton

Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 1/4/2011 Page 4 of 9 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes J. Forbes Clark Peter Skidmore Sir Nicholas Williamson John Beasley Martin Hilton 38 1955 A 550-004 B. S. Cunningham USA 39 1955 300 S 3051 B. S. Cunningham USA Mrs. Henry Clark Boden IV Joel E. Finn Michael Johnson UK Sir Anguss/ Spencer Nairn UK Klaus Werner Germany Axel Schuette Peter Wuensch 40 1955 Maserati 300 S 3052 B. S. Cunningham USA - Ebb Rose scrapped ? USA 41 1955 Maserati 300 S 3053 B. S. Cunningham USA Bill Spear Dr. Thomas Bscher, Hoeln, D ? 42 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 506 B. S. Cunningham Scrapped by factory 43 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 507 B. S. Cunningham Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 44 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 508 B. S. Cunningham Scrapped by factory 45 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 525 B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # E2033-9 ??? 46 1955 Maserati ??? B. S. Cunningham USA 47 1956 Jaguar D-Type XKD 605 Jaguar Cars, Ltd. Walter Hill FL, USA ??? Sold - 2005 48 1956 Lotus XI 1490 cc 18/21 B. S. Cunningham USA Len Bastrup USA 49 1956 Lotus Maserati B. S. Cunningham USA 50 1956 Jaguar XK 140 M B. S. Cunningham USA 51 1957 Porsche 550 RS 550A0139 Lake Underwood USA White B. S. Cunningham USA Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 52 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. 53 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 54 1958 Jaguar XK-150 S B. S. Cunningham USA 55 1958 B. S. Cunningham USA 56 1958 Jaguar 3.4 B. S. Cunningham USA 57 1958 Lister Jaguar - Knobbly BHL-112 B. S. Cunningham USA Berkley Charvoz USA Nickey Chevrolet USA Richard Vogel USA Howard Quick USA

Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 1/4/2011 Page 5 of 9 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes Richard Daigel USA Tom McArthur USA Jim Coffman USA Peter Giddings USA Syd Silverman NY, USA Tom Malloy USA 2005

Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 1/4/2011 Page 6 of 9 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes 58 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 ??? 59 1959 OCSA 750 763 B. S. Cunningham USA 60 1959 Cooper Monaco B. S. Cunningham USA 61 1959 Jaguar 3.4 Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA 62 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. 63 1959 Stanguellini F-Jr. CS00162 B. S. Cunningham USA ??? ???

64 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 65 1960 Fiat Abarth Monomille B. S. Cunningham USA 66 1960 Cooper F-Jr. FJ/3/60 B. S. Cunningham USA Engine # BMC XSP-581/1 67 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 68 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 69 1960 Corvette # 2 LeMans 00867S104117 General Motors Corp. Don Allen's Chevrolet Briggs S. Cunningham Bruce Meyer CA, USA 70 1960 Corvette # 1 LeMans 00867S103535 General Motors Corp. Don Allen's Chevrolet Briggs S. Cunningham ??? - 1960 Corvette 00861S102272 Camoradi USA team CA, USA Not a B.S. Cunningham car 71 1960 Maserati T-61 61.2459 B. S. Cunningham USA Crashed & destroyed 2/11/62 @ Daytona 72 1960 Cooper F-Jr. FJ/12/60 B. S. Cunningham USA Engine # BMC XSP-1462/22 73 1960 Maserati T-60 61.2462 Giuliano Giovanardi B. S. Cunningham USA Dan Herman Jay Naismith Ron Dykes Dave Deuble

Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 1/4/2011 Page 7 of 9 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes Jim Rogers John Schumann 74 1960 Maserati T-60 61.2468 B. S. Cunningham Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 Completion 8/11/1960 75 1960 Maserati T-60 B. S. Cunningham USA 76 1960 Jaguar 3.8 Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA 77 1960 Jaguar 3.8 Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA 78 1960 Lotus Elite coupe B. S. Cunningham USA 79 1961 Jaguar E-Type 875027 B. S. Cunningham USA 80 1961 Sebring - Sprite B. S. Cunningham USA Mecum Auction Lot S74 August 13-14, 2010 81 1961 Maserati T-60 B. S. Cunningham USA 82 1961 Maserati T-60 B. S. Cunningham USA 83 1961 Maserati T-63 63.002 SWB B. S. Cunningham Guido Antrom Milan, 84 1961 Maserati T-63 63.002 LWB B. S. Cunningham Harry Finer - 1962 Dick Jacobs Bruce McCaw Huber Onofrio Triarsi NJ, USA 85 1961 Maserati T-61 Long tail B. S. Cunningham USA 86 1961 Cooper-OSCA F-Jr. B. S. Cunningham USA 87 1961 Maserati T-63 63.010 B. S. Cunningham USA Unknown buyer 1999 Christie's auction 88 1961 Lotus Formula I F1/16/61 B. S. Cunningham USA 89 1961 Cooper-BMC F-Jr. B. S. Cunningham USA 90 1961 Maserati T-61 B. S. Cunningham USA 91 1962 Maserati T-64 64.002 B. S. Cunningham USA Hamilton Vose Bob Sutherland Tony Wang Englestrad Onofrio Triarsi NJ, USA 92 1962 Fiat Abarth 1000 1128948 B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # 229/235 Car #8 Don Rosendale USA Bob Ennis USA David Fenton USA Robert A. Christiansen USA Ralph Bracken USA Larry Sloan USA Greg Paris USA

Copyright 2005 by Larry Berman 1/4/2011 Page 8 of 9 Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes Mark Gessler USA 93 1962 Fiat Abarth 1000 1127998 B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # 229/259 Car # 7 Don Rosendale USA Jim Johnson USA Mike Blumberg USA Jim Duffield USA 94 1962 Fiat Abarth 1000 1127862 B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # 229/102 Car # 9 Don Rosendale USA Henry W. Kraaz USA Arty Weisser USA Ray Deibert USA Mike Graham USA Bill Schley USA Bruce Erickson USA 95 1962 Cooper T-56 Fiat 0010 B. S. Cunningham Dick Esienmann USA 96 1962 Cooper-Maserati CM/1/62 B. S. Cunningham USA 97 1962 Cooper-Buick CM/3/61 Peter Berry USA B. S. Cunningham

98 1962 Maserati T-151 coupe 151-004 B. S. Cunningham USA 99 1962 Maserati T-151 coupe 151-006 B. S. Cunningham USA Team Meridian - 1963 100 1962 Jaguar 3.8 Mk II Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA 101 1962 Brabham F-Jr. FJ-2-62 B. S. Cunningham USA 102 1962 Cooper-Maserati B. S. Cunningham USA 103 1962 Cooper-BMC F-Jr. FJ-5-62 B. S. Cunningham USA 104 1962 Jaguar E-Type S860630 B. S. Cunningham USA Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 105 1963 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type S850659 B. S. Cunningham USA 106 1963 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type S850664 B. S. Cunningham USA David Vine - 1995 UK 107 1963 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type S850665 B. S. Cunningham USA 108 1963 Maserati-Ford B. S. Cunningham USA 109 1963 Jaguar E-Type B. S. Cunningham USA 110 1963 Cooper-Buick B. S. Cunningham USA 111 1963 Genie Mk 10 / Ford B. S. Cunningham USA 112 1964 GTS 904018 Lake Underwood B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # 906-105 Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 113 1964 Ford Galaxie B. S. Cunningham USA

11/28/10 edition Copyright 2010 Lawrence W. Berman We received all of the Cunningham material that was in the Jim Sitz library. Excellent detailed data from the Cunningham Register compiled by B. Bruce-Briggs, Revised Edition, January, 1982

Please note that all of the above info has been compiled to the best of my ability & is not intended to by the absolute, definitive vehicle history.

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