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Sebring 1957

jstmorris

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Three Austin Healey cars ran in the 1957 Sebring 12 Hour race; #23, #24, and #25.

A friend of mine sent me this ebay auction for a photo of Austin Healey #25 which I thought might be of interest. See eBay Item number: 220183814651
https://cgi.ebay.com/AUTO-RACING-FILM-196...bayphotohosting

If I'm not mistaken, this is a shot from the 1957 Sebring race with #25 Austin Healey Special 2680cc driven by Gill Geitner/Ray Cuomo and entered by Hambro. During the race, Ray Cuomo in Car # 25 struck a curb due to being forced off line. The car made it back to the pits where temporary repairs were carried out.

You can see photos of the starting line up and the accident at Derek Job's website: https://www.healeysix.net/Streamliners.htm

The photo in the auction seems to have been taken after the temporary repairs were completed. Cuomo finished the race in 26th place.

The person with this auction also has two other photo auctions [Item no: 220183814647 and 220183814654] and when checked against the entry list, seem to confirm having been taken at the Sebring 12 Hour race in 1957. See the following website. https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Sebring-1957-03-23-photo.html
 
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