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Briggs Cunningham
Born(1907-01-19)January 19, 1907
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
DiedJuly 2, 2003(2003-07-02) (aged 96)
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMr. C
Sports career
Sailing career
College team Yale University
Wins7
Poles3

Briggs Swift Cunningham II (January 19, 1907 – July 2, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and sportsman. He is best known for skippering the yacht Columbia to victory in the 1958 America's Cup race, and for his efforts as a driver, team owner, and constructor in sports car racing, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Briggs Cunningham

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Briggs Swift Cunningham II (January 19, 1907 – July 2, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and sportsman. He is best known for skippering the yacht Columbia...

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Walt Hansgen

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Glen through to his death at Le Mans in France in 1966. He drove for Briggs Cunningham and John Mecom. Hansgen won the Formula Junior race at the inaugural...

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Bruce McLaren

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Cooper Monaco S 2.0 79 DNF DNF 1961 Briggs Cunningham Walt Hansgen Maserati Tipo 63 S 3.0 31 DNF DNF 1962 Briggs Cunningham Walt Hansgen Maserati Tipo 151...

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Cunningham Car Company

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The Cunningham Car Company (not connected with the Cunningham Steam Wagon or Briggs Cunningham's cars) was a pioneering American production automobile...

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Chrysler Hemi engine

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1964 426. Briggs Cunningham used the Chrysler version in some of his race cars for international motorsports. A Chrysler-powered Cunningham C-5R won its...

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Cunningham

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Birgit Cunningham, Anglo-American activist Bob Cunningham (disambiguation), several people Briggs Cunningham, American racing driver and team owner, sports...

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Aston Martin DB2

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Aston Martin 1st and 2nd in the 3-litre class. Across the Atlantic, Briggs Cunningham drove his DB2 to 2nd in its class at the inaugural Sebring race meeting...

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1953 24 Hours of Le Mans

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and noisy but the 2 litre engine could get them to nearly 230 km/h. Briggs Cunningham also brought three cars, all with 310 bhp 5.5L Chrysler V8 engines:...

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Bugatti Royale

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by L'Ebe Bugatti in the Summer of 1950 to American Le Mans racer Briggs Cunningham, in return for FR₣200000, ($571 US) plus a pair of new General Electric...

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6 Hours of Watkins Glen

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Briggs Cunningham Cunningham C2R 100 mi (160 km) Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen SCCA National Sports Car Championship 1952 Briggs Cunningham Briggs...

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1962 24 Hours of Le Mans

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and an aerodynamic Kamm tail. Four were entered, including two for Briggs Cunningham and the new Maserati France team. They proved to be the fastest cars...

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1955 24 Hours of Le Mans

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entered by Belgium's Ecurie Francorchamps and from American Briggs Cunningham's team. Cunningham hedged his bets this year – along with the Jaguar he loaned...

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1963 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Kerguen also returned with his French Aston Martin for the third year. Briggs Cunningham was back this year with three of the Jaguar E-type ‘Lightweight’ specials...

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24 Hours of Le Mans

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changes brought about by aerodynamics are the 1950 entries by Briggs Cunningham. Cunningham entered two 1950 Cadillac Coupe de Villes, one nearly stock...

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1951 24 Hours of Le Mans

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class, their reliable 2.6L engines had improved to develop 138bhp. Briggs Cunningham also returned, this year with three cars of his own design – the first...

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Racing stripe

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Lister Jaguar raced by the Briggs Cunningham team in detail and with history—with link to views Full list of Team Cunningham drivers—presented on site...

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12 Hours of Sebring

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Fitch Briggs Cunningham Cunningham C-4R F 1,447.766 km (899.600 mi) World Sportscar Championship 1954 Bill Lloyd Stirling Moss Briggs Cunningham O.S.C...

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Production vehicle

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States Briggs Cunningham's business was classified as a hobby by tax officials because he did not manufacture enough of each model for the Cunningham automobile...

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1952 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Johnson/Wisdom up to 3rd ahead of Briggs Cunningham's own car and the recovering Ferrari of Simon / Vincent. Like many, Cunningham had been nursing a slipping...

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