The winning Ferrari 59/60 Testa Rosa #0766 early in the day with Chuck Daigh driving. The Hill - Gendebien sister car #8 failed and they took over this car and won the race.
Asleep for the night, the winning #7 Ferrari 59/60TR sits next to the #8 #0770TR that was a dnf for Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien.. Both these cars would end up a few years later racing in the US. Both are still alive and shown often at concours
No, the Ferrari #7 does not have a passenger. Look closely and you will see the driver of an OSCA is pointing for the faster Ferrari to pass.. The Lonnie Rix/Ed Rahal AC Bristol #23 follows
The 2nd place Ferrari 59TR #0768 here driven by Cliff Allison. He was partnered by Jean Behra. They were only 1 lap behind Hill & Gendebien.
Jean Behra sits in the #9 Ferrari. A mercurial personality, Behra was tough and fast in cars and on motorcycles. Behra was fearless and often crashed. He lost part of an ear and a bit of his nose in racing accidents, but never slowed. Sadly he wo
You can see the famous checkered motif on Frenchman Jean Behra’s helmet. He and Englishman Cliff Allison drove the #8 Ferrari to second place.
This is how refueling was done before the race. Drive your Fantuzzi Ferrari 59/60 testa rossa to the pumps and say fill her up”.. This car would return in 1960 with Jack Nethercutt and Pete Lovely driving it to 3rd overall and to a dnf at the 1961
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The handsome Swede Jo Bonnier in the #31 Porsche RSK 718-006 co drpve to 3rd overall with his pal Wolfgang von Trips. This was the first RSK with trailing arm and coil spring rear suspension rather than the earlier torsion bar.
Porsche RSK 718=014 was owned by Cyrus Fulton and driven by Don Sessler and Bob Holbert. They would finish 4th overall and first 1500cc car. Sessler would campaign the white spyder all season winning several times and becoming the SCCA FM national
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The #35 Porsche RSK #718-013 was an Otto Zipper car driven by Ken Miles and Jack McAfee. At Sebring it finished 8th overall. Later, in the hands of Miles and racing with #50 the car dominated west coast racing.
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59 Sebring HH #9 Ferrari Cliff Allison web.jpg
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