(Louis Klemantaski)Battle for the test drive between Belgian Journalist/Le Mans winner Paul Frere and one of the Porsche drivers, any idea who?…
Frere (below) finished fourth in a Jaguar D-Type he shared with Freddy Rouselle. ’57 was a D-Type rout, the Ecurie Ecosse cars of Ron Flockhart/Ivor Bueb and Ninian Sanderson/John Lawrence were first and second from the Equipe Los Amigos French entry crewed by Jean Lucas/Jean-Marie Brussin, then Frere’s machine in fourth.
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Ferry Porsche is in the suit and racing manager Huschke von Hanstein is on the pit counter.
The cars are the #32 718RSK of Umberto Maglioli/Edgar Barth, the #33 550A of Hans Hermann/Richard von Frankenberg and #34, the 550A of Claude Storez/Ed Crawford; DNF, DNF and non-classified respectively. The best placed Porsche that year was the privately entered 550A of Ed Hugus and Carel de Beaufort in eighth place.
The car in the distance is the #55 Lotus Engineering Lotus 11 Climax which finished ninth, and first in the sports 750cc class, in the hands of Herbert Mackay-Fraser and Jay Chamberlain (below).
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The Umberto Maglioli/Edgar Barth 718 RSK during the race, DNF accident after completing 129 laps in the 12th hour.
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The toss-pots of the concours world would be well advised to have a good look at shots like this which show the finish of racing cars as prepared for battle, ex-factory. Still, the last thing most of these dudes seek is originality, may the Oily Rag concept prevail. Here, the Maglioli/Barth 718 RSK before the off.
Credit…
Louis Klemantaski, LAT Photographic
Tailpiece…
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The eighth-placed Ed Hugus/Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 550A chases the Jack Brabham/Ian Raby Cooper T39 Climax, 15th, during Le Mans in 1957.
Finito…
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