Peter Collins sits in winning Ferrari. Phil Hill (far left) and Denise McCluggage (red jacket) behind. Hill and Collins would win Sebring 1958

Factory Aston Martin DBR-1 of Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks was expected to be strong and they challenged for the first part of the race, but neither factory Aston finished.

The E.D, Martin, Chet Flynn & Ed Hugus Ferrari TR did not finish.

The Scuderia Cuba 2 liter 500TC Ferrari would finish 27th. Manolo Perez de la Mesa, Santiago González and Alfonso Gomez-Mena would drive.

This Carroll Shelby & Roy Salvadori Aston Martin DBR 1 lasted only 62 laps. The team would return in 1959 and while not finishing at Sebring they would win at Le Mans with Aston Martin.

The start with the winning #14 Ferrari with its sister #`5 leading one of the Aston's.

Mike Hawthorne in #15 sets up the #23 Ferrari of E.D. Martin and Chet Flynn. Hawthorne’s car was a DNF but he did put in the fastest lap of the race.

Luigi Musso (in car) teamed with Olivier Gendebien in the #16 Testa Rosa for 2nd. Gendibien would later team with winner Phil Hill to win LeMans.

Mike Hawthorn in #15 Ferrari he shared with Wolfgang vonTrips. He would be F1 world champ in 1958 but failed to finish at Sebring.

A TR-3 a few Abarths and a Lotus 11 make way for Moss to swing past them on the outside.

Probably a marshall, but this guy has one hell of a great vantage point to watch the race. Or is he looking at the plane taking off in the background?

BARC member Charlie Kurtz in the #77 Elva dives inside Dale Duncan in Maserati & Ninian Sanderson in D Type Jag. Charlies Elva’s clutch would break.

Jean Behra in the #42 Porsche RSK which retired after 105 laps. He then took over the #41 Porsche 550RS with Harry Schell * Wolf Seidel.

Ed Hugus in the Ferrari leads the Norm Scott, Frank Bott 550 RS. Hugus who shared with John Fitch would retire after 85 laps, the Porsche would soldier on to 39th.

A study of Moss in the last turn, head tilted, arms straight out. Classic Moss.

BARC driver Charlie Kurtz comes into the pits in the Evla Mk III he shared with Dean Patterson & Joachim Kammer

Jean Pierre Kunstle in the Porsche #45 he shared with ken Miles goes past Watkins Glen stalwart Bill Milliken in the Ripley Elva Mk II.

Gus Ehrman in the #29 Healey leads John von neumann’s Ferrari and the AC Bristol of Fred Fuller through the hairpin.

The Sebring High School marching band always started things Saturday morning.

Miss Sebring 1958 paraded the grounds all weekend and had thousands of photos snapped. Here is Bob’s favorite.

Yes there were great looking women in short shorts back then. Yes, we all stopped to admire tham.

Yank ex-pat Harry Schell & Jean Behra were 3rd in the all new Porsche RSK. In the pink dress is Isabelle Haskell de Tomaso.

Carroll Shelby with National Speed Sport news Chris Economaki (white hat)

Stirling Moss arrives on his Lambretta.

Sir Stirling checks the Aston he would share with Tony Brooks.

World renown Playboy Porfirio Rubirosa "(in ascot) always with a rich woman nearby. Barbara Hutton, Jayne Mansfield, Doris Duke and Ava Gardner among many.

Englands Roy Salvadori co-drove with Shelby in Aston #25, but both Astons failed to finish.

Huschke vonHanstein not only was the boss for Porsche but drove as well.

Tony Brooks sits on the pit wall. What a huge difference from today, or even from just 10 years later.

Thank Bob Kahmer for all these great 1958 shots. Another beautiful sunset at Sebring. These alone are reason enough to go.

Just a few Ferrari’s parked on the street. We all know how much a real California would cost now. George Arents and Jan deVroom (2d from right) are in the photo. Both drove Ferrari’s in 1958

When you arrived at Sebring in 1958, this billboard guided you to the entrance. Perhaps you were in the California Ferrari?

A different shot of John Fitch in the Ferrari he co-drove with Ed Hugus. Fitch was a respected driver and had any number of rides in great cars.

Lotus 11 #56 was driven by Americans Sam Weiss and Dave Tallaksen to a fantastic 4th overall.

Doc Wyllie in his Elva Mk III. Chuck Dietrich and Peg Wyllie were to co-drive but the car was heavily damaged in practice.

The very unusual greenish blue Maserati 300S of Dale Duncan, here in the drivers seat, that he shared with Jo Bonnier. The car ran about half the race before retiring.

An amazing race for this Lotus 11. Dave Tallaksen and Sam Weiss won the 1100cc class and were 4th overall. They beat their teammate and boss Colin Champman’s similar car

Englishman Tony Brooks in the Aston Martin he shared with Stirling Moss. Both also race Vanwall’s in F1 and were great friends. Brooks is one great drive who is often overlooked.

Sir Stirling Moss in the Aston Martin DBR-1. The Astons led early but did not have the reliability of the new Ferrari’s and neither would finish,

The boss, S. H. Wacky Arnolt himself in his Arnolt Bristol Bolide. The car with Ralph Durbin and Max Goldman would finish 35th

The Lou Comito Alfa #51 being passed by the #50 Elva John Bentley, Bill Bradley Elva MkIII. The Elva was gone after 71 laps, the Alfa did 126.

Dick Kennedy, Charles Sherman and Tom Payne drove this Morgan +4. Unfortunately it stopped after 76 laps and was not classified.

Briggs Cunningham and Walt Hansgen had the D Type out for only 16 laps. Hansgen did not have a good weekend. The Lister he was to share with Archie Scott-Brown was out after only 3 laps.

George Arents and George Reed drove this gorgeous Ferrari 250 TdF to 7th overall and second GT car.

The all new 718 RSK Porsche with Jean Behra and Edgar Barth (driving here) was a sensation. This car failed to finish.

In this photo Barth is looking over his shoulder at something. A split second moment in time.

Lap 2 and Moss is passing Hawthorne. The two Listers are in the fight in 5th & 6th. Salvadori (Aston) and Gendebien (Ferrari) are mixing it up for 3rd. The winner, Phil Hill was stayed out of the fight conserving brakes and gearbox.

You can’t see the number but this Lotus 11 is #49 with Charles Moran and Paul Ceresole. The car was a DNF after 110 laps.

The Fiat Abarth of Jack Brumby & Ray Martinez dice it up with the Mexican Alfa of Freddy van Beuren & Javier Velásquez. The Alfa would have a great race finishing 18th. The Abarth would also run all 12 hours.

Mike Hawthorne bends his Ferrari 250TR58 into the first turn. Wolfgang von Trips co-drove. They ran near the front but succumbed to gearbox problems.

Jim Kimberly brought his spotless 200S Maserati. Kimberly shared the car with Pete Lovely. We don’t know who is in the car. Unfortunately being Italian and brand new it didn’t go far, retiring on lap 14.

The Aston Martin of Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori on pit row.

Beautiful Stanguellini Bialbero driven by Chuck Dietrich, Carl Haas and Alan Ross. 21st overall and first under 1100 cc.

The 550RS of Charlie Wallace & Bob Holbert. Behind them is another Porsche #44 of Count de Beaufort and Art Bunker. #46 had troubles and finished far back.

A closer look at the Art Bunker Porsche 550RS he shared with Count Carel Godin deBeaufort.

The #71 Ferrari 500TRC from Scuderia Cuba leaves the pits. Manolo Perez de la Mesa , Alfonso Gomez-Mena & Santiago González co drove the car to 27th

The awards ceremony on Sunday. Alec Ullman is being interviewed. Phil Hill in dark suit and white shirt and tie waits to come onstage.

Hill and Collins (in brown sports coat) get the trophy. On the left is Alejandro de Tomaso and, in the pink, Isabelle Haskell. The two won the index of performance in a 750 OSCA.

A line for the bathrooms have happened forever. Here’s what one of the lines looked like in 1958.

The original 5,2 mile Sebring course.