Austin Healey 100 group S (1953)
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Specifications
10030 units built as BN1 (5/1953 till 8/1955)
4604 units built as BN2 (8/1955 till 7/1956)
640 unit built as 100M (11/1955 to 7/1956)
55 units built as 100S, 5 five factory cars (1953-54) with SPL prefix, and 50 customer cars with AHS prefix (february to November 1955)
8391 units built as BN4 or BN6 (8/1956 to 7/1959)
Click here and here and here for BN1 '53
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Austin A90, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2660 cc
87.3 x 111.1 mm
7.5:1
100M: 8.1:1
100S: 8.3:1
90 HP / 67 kW @ 4500 rpm
203.4 Nm / 150 ft lbs @ 2000 rpm
100M 111 HP / 82 kW @ 4500 rpm
100S 133 HP / 98 kW @ 4700 rpm, 168 lb.ft
side camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), 2 valves / cyl - 8 valves total. Silicone chromed steel inlet valves and exhaust valves in 'KE965' steel
2 x SU H4 carburetors
100S: 2 x SU H6 carburetors
wet sump
BN1, 3 speed manual gearbox with overdrive on 2nd and 3rd gear
BN2, 4 speed manual gearbox with overdrive on top gear
final drive, 4.125/1
Single-Plate Borg & Beck clutch
100S aluminium bodyshell
front suspension, Double Wishbones with coil springs, Hydrualic Shock Absorbers
rear suspension, Live Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs, Hydrualic Shock Absorbers
girling drum brakes all around,
100S disc brakes all around 280 mm (11") diameter
Length 3850 mm (151.6")
Width 1540 mm (60.6")
Height 1251 mm (49.25"), 910 mm (35.8") without windscreen
Wheelbase 2286 mm (90")
front track, 1240 mm (48.8")
rear track, 1290 mm (50.8")
tires, 5.90-15"
950 kg
100S: 860 kg
fuel tank, 55 lt
Results in WSCC
Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Sebring |
Mille Miglia |
Le Mans |
Spa |
Nurb |
Tourist Trophy |
Carrera Pan |
| Team |
12h |
1600km |
24h |
24h |
1000km |
|
|
|
| Donald Healey Motor Co, SPL 225B |
|
#548, clutch |
#34, 12th |
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|
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| Donald Healey Motor Co, SPL 224B |
|
#552, dnf |
#33, 14th |
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| Donald Healey Motor Co, SPL 226B |
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|
#33T, in entry list |
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| Donald Healey Motor Co |
|
#604, in entry list |
#45, in entry list |
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|
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| Sam Moore |
|
#610, in entry list |
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|
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|
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Total points
19 |
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|
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| Statistics |
| Works Starts/finishes 6/2 |
|
2/0 |
2/2 |
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|
|
| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Donald Healey Motor Co |
| Bert Hadley |
|
548 |
|
|
|
|
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| Bertie Mercer |
|
548 |
|
|
|
|
|
| John Lockett |
|
552 |
34 |
|
|
|
|
| Mike Reid |
|
552 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Donald Healey |
|
604 |
|
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|
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| Geoffrey Healey |
|
604 |
|
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|
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| Marcel Becquart |
|
|
33, 33T |
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| Gordon Wilkins |
|
|
33, 33T |
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|
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| Maurice Gatsonides |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
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| Ken Rudd |
|
|
33T |
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|
|
Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Buenos Aires |
Sebring |
Mille Miglia |
Le Mans |
Tourist Trophy |
Carrera Pan |
| Team |
1000km |
12h |
1600km |
24h |
|
|
|
| Donald Healey Ltd, SPL 257BN |
|
#29, 3rd |
#551, dnf |
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| Donald Healey Ltd, SPL 256BN |
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#550, 23rd |
|
|
#8, acci dent |
| Donald Healey Ltd, SPL 258BN |
|
|
#557, brake pipe |
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| Donald Healey Ltd (group GT) |
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#414, in entry list |
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| Donald Healey Ltd (group GT) |
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#421, in entry list |
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| Donald Healey Ltd (group GT) |
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#432, in entry list |
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| Donald Healey Ltd |
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|
#28, in entry list |
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| Donald Healey Ltd |
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#29, in entry list |
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| Donald Healey Ltd |
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#30, in entry list |
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| Donald Healey Ltd, SPL 226B |
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|
|
#7, igni tion |
| William Wellenberg, Jr/ William Wonder |
|
#26, eng ine |
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|
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| Joe Giubardo/ Phil Smyth |
|
#27, dnf |
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| James L. Brundage/ James Orr |
|
#30, eng ine |
|
|
|
|
| Bruce Bailey |
|
spare car |
|
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| Jean-Paul Colas/ Hermano da Silva Ramos |
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|
in entry list |
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Total points
8 |
|
8 |
|
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|
|
| Statistics |
| Works Starts/finishes 16/2 |
|
4/1 |
3/1 |
|
|
1/0 |
| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Donald Healey Ltd |
| Lance Macklin |
|
29 |
414, 550 |
28 |
|
7 |
| George Huntoon |
|
29 |
29 |
|
|
|
| Mike Reid |
|
|
414 |
|
|
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| Tommy Wisdom |
|
|
421, 551 |
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| Mortimer Morris-Goodall |
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|
421, 551 |
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| Donald Healey |
|
|
432 |
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|
7 |
| Geoffry Healey |
|
|
432 |
|
|
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| Louis Chiron |
|
|
557 |
30 |
|
|
| B. Bira |
|
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|
28 |
|
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| Ed Lunken |
|
|
29 |
|
|
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| Ron Flockhart |
|
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|
30 |
|
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| Carroll Shelby |
|
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|
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|
8 |
| Roy Jackson-Moore |
|
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|
8 |
Season
100S
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Buenos Aires |
Sebring |
Mille Miglia |
Le Mans |
Tourist Trophy |
Targa Florio |
| Team |
1000km |
12h |
1600km |
24h |
|
|
|
| Donald Healey Motor Co, SPL 258BN |
|
#44, 6th |
#708, 36th |
|
|
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| Donald Healey Motor Co, SPL 256BN |
|
|
#712, dnf |
|
|
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| Donald Healey Motor Co, SPL 226B |
|
|
|
#26, acci dent |
|
|
| Joe Giubardo/ Fred Wolf (100M) |
|
#38, 22nd |
|
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|
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| William Wonder/ William Wellenberg, Jr (100M) |
|
#39, 24th |
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| Hobart A. H. Cook, AHS 3501 |
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#40, 16th |
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| William Milliken/ Lester Smalley |
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#41, eng ine |
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| Sandy McPherson/ Robert Fergus/ Harley Watts, AHS 3502 |
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#41A, acci dent in practice |
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| Jackie Cooper/ Roy Jackson-Moore, AHS 3504 |
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#42, 41st |
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| James Fergusson/ Rowland Keith, AHS 3503 |
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#43, 32nd |
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| William Brewster/ Bill Rutan, AHS 3506 |
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#45, 15th |
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| Gus Ehrman/ Fred Allen, AHS 3505 |
|
#46, oil leak |
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| Sydney Oakes/ Greta Oakes (100M) |
|
#49, acci dent |
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| Billy Dantone/ Phil M. Seeberg |
|
dnt qualify |
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| Phil Stiles/ Red Byron |
|
dnt qualify |
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| Walter Christie/ Joe Trotter/ George Parrington |
|
spare car |
|
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| Emil Bulck/ William Bulck |
|
dnt qualify |
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| George Abecassis, SPL 257BN |
|
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#700, 11th |
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| Ron Flockhart, AHS 3703 |
|
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#709, acci dent |
|
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| George Verilli/ Bruno Ferrari |
|
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#716, 88th |
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| Raymond Flower/ Mike Llewellyn, AHS 3810 |
|
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#19, 14th |
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| Lance Macklin/ John Dalton, AHS 3702 |
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#20, acci dent |
|
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Total points
5 |
|
5 |
|
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|
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| Statistics |
| Works Starts/finishes 22/11 |
|
14/7 |
5/3 |
1/0 |
2/1 |
|
| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Donald Healey Motor Co |
| Stirling Moss |
|
44 |
|
|
|
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| Lance Macklin |
|
44 |
708 |
26 |
|
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| Donald Healey |
|
|
712 |
|
|
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| Jim Cashmore |
|
|
712 |
|
|
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| Les Leston |
|
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|
26 |
|
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| Hobart A. H. Cook |
| Bill Cook |
|
40 |
|
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| Steve Lansing |
|
40 |
|
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Season
100S
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Buenos Aires |
Sebring |
Mille Miglia |
Nurburgring |
Sverige |
| Team |
1000km |
12h |
1600km |
1000km |
GP |
|
| Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd |
|
#29, starter |
|
|
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| Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd |
|
#30, eng ine |
|
|
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| Osvaldo Carballido/ Elias Carballido (100M) |
#21, fire |
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| Ship & Shores Motors, AHS 3804 |
|
#31, 11th |
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| William Brewster/ Bill Rutan, AHS 3506 |
|
#64, clutch |
|
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| Tommy Wisdom/ Walter Monaco, SPL 256BN |
|
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#247, 77th |
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| Leslie Brooke/ Stan Asbury |
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#242, acci dent |
|
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| George Verilli/ Bruno Ferrari (100M) |
|
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#243, dnf |
|
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| A. Rousseau/ R. Vessiler (100M) |
|
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#246, in entry list |
|
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| Raymond Flower/ FitzRoy Somerset, AHS 3810 |
|
|
|
|
#35, 14th |
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| Statistics |
| Works Starts/finishes 9/3 |
1/0 |
4/1 |
3/1 |
|
1/1 |
| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd |
| Lance Macklin |
|
29 |
|
|
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| Archie Scott-Brown |
|
29 |
|
|
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| Roy Jackson-Moore |
|
30 |
|
|
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| Elliot Forbes-Robinson |
|
30 |
|
|
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| Ship & Shores Motors |
| Phil Stiles |
|
31 |
|
|
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| George Huntoon |
|
31 |
|
|
|
Season
100S
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Buenos Aires |
Sebring |
Mille Miglia |
Nurburgring |
Le Mans |
Sverige |
Venezuela |
| Team |
1000km |
12h |
1600km |
1000km |
24h |
GP |
GP |
|
| Hambro Automotive, AHS 3804 (100S Special group GT) |
|
#23, tappet |
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| Hambro Automotive (100S Special group GT) |
|
#24, fuel line |
|
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| Hambro Automotive (100S Special group GT) |
|
#25, 26th (9th) |
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| Tommy Wisdom/ Cecil Winby group GT |
|
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#414, 37th |
|
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| Jean-Loup Pellecuer/ Jean Colin group GT |
|
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#416, in entry list |
|
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| Raymond Flower, AHS 3810 |
|
|
|
#18, in entry list |
|
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|
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| Statistics |
| Works Starts/finishes 4/2 |
|
3/1 |
1/1 |
|
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|
|
| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Hambro Automotive |
| Phil Stiles |
|
23 |
|
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| John Bentley |
|
23 |
|
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| Roy Jackson-Moore |
|
24 |
|
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| Elliot Forbes-Robinson |
|
24 |
|
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| Gilbert Gietner |
|
25 |
|
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| Ray Cuomo |
|
25 |
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Season
100/6 MM
group GT
BMC C series engine, straight 6 cyl, 2639 cc
14436 units built
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
|
Buenos Aires |
Sebring |
Targa Florio |
Nurburgring |
Le Mans |
Tourist Trophy |
| Team |
1000km |
12h |
|
1000km |
24h |
|
|
| Hambro Automotive Corporation |
|
#27, 14th (5th) |
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| Hambro Automotive Corporation |
|
#28, 17th (6th) |
|
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| Hambro Automotive Corporation |
|
#23, 23rd (10th) |
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| Statistics |
| Works Starts/finishes 3/3 |
|
3/3 |
|
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|
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| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Hambro Automotive |
| Gilbert Geitner |
|
27 |
|
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|
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| Phil Stiles |
|
27 |
|
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| Harold Kunz |
|
27 |
|
|
|
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| William Kinchloe |
|
28 |
|
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| Fred Moore |
|
28 |
|
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| Gus Ehrman |
|
29 |
|
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| Ray Cuomo |
|
29 |
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Source
BN1 '53
Source
BN1 '54
Source
BN2 '55
Source
100S
Source
100/6 BN4 '57
Drawings
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