Cunningham race cars & available ownership history. Copyright 2011
Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes1 1948 Bu-Merc 33409938 B. S. Cunningham USA
2 1948 MG-TC Supercharged B. S. Cunningham USA
3 1949 Ferrari 166 Corsa Spyder 016 I B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. #166.1
4 1950 Jaguar XK120 670023 B. S. Cunningham USA
5 1950 Cadillac 61 506111399 B. S. Cunningham
Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006
6 1950 Cadillac Le Monstre 506112964 B. S. Cunningham
Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006
7 1950 Healey Silverstone B. S. Cunningham UK Cadillac engine installed by B.S.C.
8 1950 Aston Martin DB2 LMM/50/21 B. S. Cunningham Engine # LB6V/50/238
E. Simmonson USA
Steven Katzmann
Stanley Sacharoff USA
Tillman H. Gregor Germany
Friedhelm Loh Germany
Marc M. K. Fischer Switzerland - 2010
9 1951
11 1951 Cunningham C-1 Roadster 5101 B. S. Cunningham C. Miles Collier 127-C1 & 5101 = same car / prototype
C. Miles Collier FL, USA 2006
12 1951 Cunningham C-2 R 5102 George Cameron CA,USA Eng. #20-1001
Mario Roman CA,USA Race car
William F. Gettle USA
? Washington State Chrysler dealer WA, USA
Clyde Blair CA,USA
Thomas L. Petersen CA,USA
Charles Nickerson Lincolnshire, Eng.
Joseph Nickerson Lincolnshire, Eng.
Doune Motor Museum Pertshire, Scotland Eng. #53-8-85323
Tom Mittler MI, USA 2006
13 1951 Cunningham C-2 R 5103 B. S. Cunningham No. 3 car at LeMans USA Eng. #20-1007
Basil Penzer CA,USA
R.H. Tibbets USA
Roswell Moore 1957 USA
Saul Fakturo FL, USA
John Duncan FL, USA
Orange Buick Co. FL, USA
Taylor Motors Co. FL, USA
James A. Wesley FL, USA
Ron Megemier 1964 FL, USA
- Dale Powers 1965 FL, USA Race car
- Joe Pendergast 1971 FL, USA
- Bob Pass USA
Steve Barnes USA
Peter Hosmer NH, USA 2006
14 1951 Cunningham C-2 R 5104 B. S. Cunningham
Irving Robbins CA,USA Eng. #20-1005
Crashed in Calfi. Race & returned to the Briggs Cunningham Co. at FL
Car was "retired" or destroyed, Summer '54 Race car
15 1951 Cunningham C-3 (C-2 WPB body on C-3 chassis) 5105 B. S. Cunningham Looks like a C2-R
Russell Kelinginna USA Eng. # 1323329
- Rick Rothenberger PA, USA 2006 LeMans back up car - not raced
Cunningham (C-3) Coupe 5206X Karl Kiekhaefer 1952 Cadillac engine IND #20-1055
B. S. Cunningham 1953
George Schrafft 1954
Henry Desmormeau 1957
Peter Hosmer 1997 USA
All of these race cars participated in speed events while they were owned by Briggs S. Cunningham. This listing is provided with information currently available. If you have additional sources, please contact the writer so that we may make corrections & / or additions. Some vehicles were actually owned by other parties (i.e., Corvettes owned by General Motors Corp, Jaguars owned by Jaguar Cars, Ltd.) and entered by B. S. Cunningham.
Cunningham Team Race CarsInformation compiled by motorsport historian Larry Berman
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Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes16 1951 Cooper F-III B. S. Cunningham USA
17 1951 Ferrari 2.3 V 12 195 S coupe - blue 0060 B. S. Cunningham USA
18 1951 Chrysler Saratoga B. S. Cunningham USA
19 1952 Porsche-America Roadster Type 540 B. S. Cunningham USA
20 1952 Siata Spyder 750 B. S. Cunningham USA
21 1952 OSCA 1500 - blue 1129 B. S. Cunningham USA
22 1952 Cunningham C-4 R 5216 R B. S. Cunningham
C. Miles Collier FL, USA 2006
23 1952 Cunningham C-4 R 5217 R B. S. Cunningham USA
Charles Moran USA
Warren Collins MA, USA
Robert Wiiliams ILL, USA
Henry Faulkner
Fred Simeone PA, USA 2006
24 1952 Cunningham C-4 RK 5218 R B. S. Cunningham USA
- Charles Moran Eng. # R-5218
Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006
25 1953 Fraser Nash Targa Florio 421/200/175 B. S. Cunningham Eng. # BS1/109
Charles Moran
????
David Hargreaves England
26 1953 Cunningham C-5 R 5319 R B. S. Cunningham USA 2006
Charles Moran Eng. # R-5319
27 1953 OSCA MT-4 - white 1500 cc Sports Racer 1124 B. S. Cunningham Eng. # 1308
5/1/1953
28 1953 OSCA MT-4 - white 1500 cc Sports Racer 1129 B. S. Cunningham Eng. # 1311
Walt Hansgen
Gent
Otto Linton
Hooover
Klay
Ralph Stevens
Stan Nowak
Farnsworth
Joel Finn
Bill Gellis
Richard Riddell USA San Clemente, CA
29 1953 OSCA MT-4 - white 1500 cc Sports Racer 1137 B. S. Cunningham
10/1/1953 C. Miles Collier FL, USA 2006 Eng. # 1403 Bought car for 1954 Sebring 12 Hr. race
30 1954 Cunningham C-3 5224 B. S. Cunningham USA
31 1954 Ferrari 250 MM 2.9 0348 MM B. S. Cunningham USA
Rich Leyth MI, USA
32 1954 Ferrari 375 MM 4.5 0372 AM B. S. Cunningham USA
Sherwood Johnston
Temble Buell
Ed Davies 1994
33 1953 Stanguellini 750 CS04080 B. S. Cunningham USA
Wally Kiekhaefer WI, USA
Herm Behm WI, USA
Jane Behm WI, USA
Sandy MacArthur IL, USA
Steve Hawxhurst IL, USA
Tim Ritter IL, USA
Howard Babaszak FL, USA 2006
34 1954 Mercedes 300SL 4500003 B. S. Cunningham USA Delivered 9/15/54 from Max Hoffmann
Bill Fleming
Victor Stein
J.C. Hein
35 1955 Austin Healey 100S AHS 3501 B. S. Cunningham ??? Engine # 1B222701/1 - Gear Box # 17437/1
Hobart "Bill" Cook CT, USA
Robert Whitke CA, USA
Beckford Young CA, USA
Dave Mack
Bill Wood MA, USA
???
36 1955 Cunningham C-6 R 5422 R B. S. Cunningham Engine = Meyer-Drake Offenhauser
C. Miles Collier FL, USA 2006 Eng. # 3001-10-1
37 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 406 Jaguar Cars, Ltd. Alan Lawson UK
Duncan Hamilton
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Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location NotesJ. Forbes Clark
Peter Skidmore
Sir Nicholas Williamson
John Beasley
Martin Hilton
38 1955 Porsche 550 A 550-004 Lake Underwood
B. S. Cunningham USA
39 1955 Maserati 300 S 3051 B. S. Cunningham USA
Mrs. Henry Clark Boden IV
Joel E. Finn
Michael Johnson UK
Sir Anguss/ Spencer Nairn UK
Klaus Werner Germany
Axel Schuette
Peter Wuensch
40 1955 Maserati 300 S 3052 B. S. Cunningham USA
- Ebb Rose scrapped ? USA
41 1955 Maserati 300 S 3053 B. S. Cunningham USA
Bill Spear
Dr. Thomas Bscher, Hoeln, D ?
42 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 506 B. S. Cunningham Scrapped by factory
43 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 507 B. S. Cunningham C. Miles Collier FL, USA 2006
44 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 508 B. S. Cunningham Scrapped by factory
45 1955 Jaguar D-Type XKD 525 B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # E2033-9
???
46 1955 Maserati ??? B. S. Cunningham USA
47 1956 Jaguar D-Type XKD 605 Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Walter Hill FL, USA
??? Sold - 2005
48 1956 Lotus XI 1490 cc 18/21 B. S. Cunningham USA
Len Bastrup USA
49 1956 Lotus Maserati B. S. Cunningham USA
50 1956 Jaguar XK 140 M B. S. Cunningham USA
51 1957 Porsche 550 RS 550A0139 Lake Underwood USA White
B. S. Cunningham USA
Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006
52 1958 Lister Jaguar - Knobbly BHL-101 B. S. Cunningham USA
Bob Grossman USA
Don Adams USA
Herb Wetson USA
Chris Drake U.K.
Dave Preece U.K.
Roger William U.K.
Andrew Babe U.K.
53 1958 Lister Jaguar - Knobbly BHL-102 B. S. Cunningham USA
Ali Lugo USA
Bob Jones UK
John Harper UK
Walter Haskins UK
Rick Weiland Germany
Frank Synter UK
Murray Smith USA
Larry Kinch UK
Nick Colona UK
Martin Hilton USA
54 1958 Jaguar XK-150 S B. S. Cunningham USA
55 1958 Fiat Abarth Zagato B. S. Cunningham USA
56 1958 Jaguar 3.4 Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA
57 1958 Lister Jaguar - Knobbly BHL-112 B. S. Cunningham USA
Berkley Charvoz USA
Nickey Chevrolet USA
Richard Vogel USA
Howard Quick USA
Richard Daigel USA
Tom McArthur USA
Jim Coffman USA
Peter Giddings USA
Syd Silverman NY, USA
Tom Malloy USA 2005
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Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes58 1959 Lister Jaguar - Costin BHL-123 B. S. Cunningham USA
Archie Scott Brown U.K.
Lake Underwood
??? Nassau, Bahamas
Tony Grossingham U.K.
Peter Groh Germany
Dean Watts USA
Dan Ghose USA
Jim Freeman Bought it 8/96 USA
Syd Silverman NY, USA
auction 1/23/2010 ???
59 1959 OCSA 750 763 B. S. Cunningham USA
60 1959 Cooper Monaco B. S. Cunningham USA
61 1959 Jaguar 3.4 Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA
62 1959 Stanguellini F-Jr. CS00139 B. S. Cunningham USA
Steve Weed USA
Ali Lugo USA
Robert Auten USA
Michael Lavers U.K.
Brian Horwood U.K.
Tony Hildebrand U.K.
Martin Bunn U.K.
Gordon Wright U.K.
63 1959 Stanguellini F-Jr. CS00162 B. S. Cunningham USA
???
???
64 1959 Stanguellini F-Jr. CS00176 B. S. Cunningham USA
Brian Harwood Sold 1962
Martin Bunn
Pinky Windridge U.K.
Kirk White
Eugene E. Baron
Bill Gelles, Jr. USA - 1972 - present
65 1960 Fiat Abarth Monomille B. S. Cunningham USA
66 1960 Cooper F-Jr. FJ/3/60 B. S. Cunningham USA Engine # BMC XSP-581/1
67 1960 Jaguar E2A Prototype Jaguar Cars, Ltd. U.K. Reg. VKV-752
Roger Woodley U.K.
Penny Graham U.K.
Stefan Ziegler Switzerland 2008 bought for $4.9 million US
68 1960 Corvette # 3 LeMans 00867S102538 General Motors Corp. Engine # 00867
Don Allen's Chevrolet Briggs S. Cunningham
Bill Frick
James Ranahan Tampa. FL
Leland Lambeart Gonzalez, LA
Tom Scott Baton Rouge, LA
St. Louis Sports Car Co. St. Louis, MO
James Walsh St. Louis, MO
Chip Miller Carlisle, PA
Lance Miller - Miller Family Carlisle, PA
69 1960 Corvette # 2 LeMans 00867S104117 General Motors Corp.
Don Allen's Chevrolet Briggs S. Cunningham
Bill Frick
Steve Smith
??? Former USAF pilot; worked at National Lead Co., NJ
Vasel Polak's Porsche Dealer Manhattan Beach, CA
Junkyard Irwindale, CA
Mike Millbury - finder Sun City, CA
Ronnie & Alvin Steinman CT
Bruce Meyer Beverly Hills, CA - USA
70 1960 Corvette # 1 LeMans 00867S103535 General Motors Corp.
Don Allen's Chevrolet Briggs S. Cunningham
Bill Frick
- 1960 Corvette 00861S102272 Camoradi USA team Lloyd Lucky Casner CA, USA Not a B.S. Cunningham car
Series of Swedish owners Sweden
Loren Lundberg Phoenix, AZ
71 1960 Maserati T-61 61.2459 B. S. Cunningham USA Crashed & destroyed 2/11/62 @ Daytona
72 1960 Cooper F-Jr. FJ/12/60 B. S. Cunningham USA Engine # BMC XSP-1462/22
73 1960 Maserati T-60 61.2462 Giuliano Giovanardi B. S. Cunningham USA
Dan Herman
Jay Naismith
Ron Dykes
Dave Deuble
Jim Rogers
John Schumann
74 1960 Maserati T-60 61.2468 B. S. Cunningham Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006 Completion 8/11/1960
75 1960 Maserati T-60 B. S. Cunningham USA
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Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location Notes76 1960 Jaguar 3.8 Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA
77 1960 Jaguar 3.8 Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA
78 1960 Lotus Elite coupe B. S. Cunningham USA
79 1961 Jaguar E-Type 875027 B. S. Cunningham USA
80 1961 Sebring - Sprite B. S. Cunningham USA Mecum Auction Lot S74 August 13-14, 2010
81 1961 Maserati T-60 B. S. Cunningham USA
82 1961 Maserati T-60 B. S. Cunningham USA
83 1961 Maserati T-63 63.002 SWB B. S. Cunningham Guido Antrom Milan, Italy
84 1961 Maserati T-63 63.002 LWB B. S. Cunningham
Harry Finer - 1962
Dick Jacobs
Bruce McCaw
Huber
Onofrio Triarsi NJ, USA
85 1961 Maserati T-61 Long tail B. S. Cunningham USA
86 1961 Cooper-OSCA F-Jr. B. S. Cunningham USA
87 1961 Maserati T-63 63.010 B. S. Cunningham USA
Unknown buyer 1999 Christie's auction
88 1961 Lotus Formula I F1/16/61 B. S. Cunningham USA
89 1961 Cooper-BMC F-Jr. B. S. Cunningham USA
90 1961 Maserati T-61 B. S. Cunningham USA
91 1961 Fiat Abarth 1000 1128948 B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # 229/235 Car #8
Don Rosendale USA
Bob Ennis USA
David Fenton USA
Robert A. Christiansen USA
Ralph Bracken USA
Larry Sloan USA
Greg Paris USA
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Year Make Chassis No. Owner - Orig. Owner - Now Last Location NotesMark Gessler USA
Martin Gruss USA (2010)
92 1961 Fiat Abarth 1000 1127998 B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # 229/259 Car # 7
Don Rosendale USA
Jim Johnson USA
Mike Blumberg USA
Jim Duffield USA
93 1961 Fiat Abarth 1000 1127862 B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # 229/102 Car # 9
Don Rosendale USA
Henry W. Kraaz USA
Arty Weisser USA
Ray Deibert USA
Mike Graham USA
Bill Schley USA
Bruce Erickson USA
94 1962 Maserati T-64 64.002 B. S. Cunningham USA
Augie Pabst
Hamilton Vose
Bob Sutherland
Tony Wang
Englestrad
Onofrio Triarsi NJ, USA
95 1962 Cooper T-56 Fiat 0010 B. S. Cunningham
Dick Esienmann USA
96 1962 Cooper-Maserati CM/1/62 B. S. Cunningham USA
97 1962 Cooper-Buick CM/3/61 Peter Berry USA
B. S. Cunningham
98 1962 Maserati T-151 coupe 151-004 B. S. Cunningham USA
99 1962 Maserati T-151 coupe 151-006 B. S. Cunningham USA
Team Meridian - 1963
100 1962 Jaguar 3.8 Mk II Sedan B. S. Cunningham USA
101 1962 Brabham F-Jr. FJ-2-62 B. S. Cunningham USA
102 1962 Cooper-Maserati B. S. Cunningham USA
103 1962 Cooper-BMC F-Jr. FJ-5-62 B. S. Cunningham USA
104 1962 Jaguar E-Type S860630 B. S. Cunningham USA
Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006
105 1963 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type S850659 B. S. Cunningham USA
106 1963 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type S850664 B. S. Cunningham USA
David Vine - 1995 UK
107 1963 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type S850665 B. S. Cunningham USA
108 1963 Maserati-Ford B. S. Cunningham USA
109 1963 Jaguar E-Type B. S. Cunningham USA
110 1963 Cooper-Buick B. S. Cunningham USA
111 1963 Genie Mk 10 / Ford B. S. Cunningham USA
112 1964 Porsche 904 GTS 904018 Lake Underwood
B. S. Cunningham USA Eng. # 906-105
Miles C. Collier FL, USA 2006
113 1964 Ford Galaxie B. S. Cunningham USA
4/4/11 edition Copyright 2011 Lawrence W. Berman
We received all of the Cunningham material that was in the Jim Sitz library.
Excellent detailed data from the Cunningham Register compiled by
B. Bruce-Briggs, Revised Edition, January, 1982
Please note that all of the above info has been compiled to the best of my
ability & is not intended to by the absolute, definitive vehicle history.
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