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I have John Kilborn racing 0376 AM at the end of 1956 (Road America National Championship Sports Car races of 8-9.09.1956), and early 1957 (6° Annual 12 Hours of Sebring, 23.03.1957).

Just speculation / new open questions:

• if John Kilborn still owned 0376 AM in March 1956, it might be that the entry of Jim Hall for the 3° Annual Eagle Mountain Frostbite Races in mid-January 1957 was premature and that he DNA.
• Was the chain of ownership Kilborn - Hall - Kilborn - Everly or was 0396 AM only on loan from Kilborn to Jim Hall in 1957?

 

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While sorting my late grandmother’s apartment I found this book, probably bought at the time by my Grandfather.
0828 at Le Mans 1965, copyright is on the photo
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I guess that answers the question I just posted in the other thread.

 

Oh yes, I didn’t see it!

 

Mairesse in trouble.

Marcel Massini

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Marcel:
Question - I see a number of cars from the early to mid-sixties equipped with the SNAP exhaust tips.
Did these come with the car from the factory or were they after market?
Thanks for any clarification.

Bob Z.

 

They were fitted by the factory on some Competition 250 GT SWBs and 250 GTOs.

See PDF below.

 

Also on some 250 California Spiders.

Marcel Massini

 

what about prova
mo-31?

 

Test plates used by car manufacturer for their prototypes.

Prova = Testing.
MO = Modena.
31 = the number.

 

so snaps are orig to that car?

 

SNAP - Yes.

 

Yes, and factory fitted to alloy 275 GTB #07993 as you already know.

 

https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/c841e45d-a12f-404b-9b37-3a9749c682eb/downloads/document.pdf?ver=1562695148777

 

See post #11608.

Marcel Massini

 

Who? What? When? Where?

Marcel Massini

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#0556MD (ex-#0446) at Nassau, Bahamas 1955 with Porfirio Rubirosa ?

 

Most probably yes.
Thank you.

Marcel Massini

 

Oops, I missed the attachment there.

 

Is this an article from Cavallino?

 

Yes, by Tom Meadows for Cavallino Magazine.

 

From back when Cavallino was worth the time and money. I doubt we’ll ever see that kind of thorough documentation in the magazine again.

 

Hi from my archive (not mine I keep it for modelling purposes) Bahamas speed weeks Ralph Rye...but the driver is not the same...so?


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Yes it is my old car 0556(stamped 0446)/MD at the Nassau Trophy Race held on 11 December 1955 owned by Porfirio Rubirosa but driven that day by Ebby Lunken to a First in Class (<2 liter). The earlier photo by Marcel is the same car but driven by Rubirosa in either The Governor"s Trophy Race on 2 December 1955 to a First in Class or the Ferrari Classic on 10 December 1955 where he ran 2nd in class. Rumor has it that Rubirosa left Nassau to play polo in Miami and let Lunken drive it in the Trophy race since Lunken was apparently quite unhappy with the handling of his 750 Monza.

So much for trivia.

Best regards,

Robert