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Programme cover
Governor's Trophy 1956
Event: Third Annual International Bahamas Speed Week Date: 7/12/1956
Track: Windsor Airfield, Nassau (BS), 5.633 kms Distance: 20 laps Attendance: unknown
Governor's Trophy 1956

Start time: unknown; Grid: unknown, Weather: darkness at the end

Entry: unknown

Practiced: unknown

Started: 27

Finished: unknown

Class B - Sports 8000 (B)

Class C - Sports 5000 (C)

Class D - Sports 3000 (D)

Entry list
Governor's Trophy 1956

Photos by courtesy of: © Veloce - Bahamas Speed Weeks (Bahamas/O'Neil) and © Veloce - Bahamas Speed Weeks (Bahamas News)

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Race added to RSC Photo Archive: 11.6.2007

Last photo update on this page: 11.6.2007


13 13 - Ferrari 860 Monza #0602M - Marquis De Portago Ferrari 860 Monza #0602M – Ferrari L4 3400cc N/A C
Marquis De Portago Open bodywork
Front-engined

Colors: blue

Tyres: unknown

Sponsors: unknown

Driven by: Alfonso de Portago (E)

Result: 2nd (3s000 behind the winner)

Grid: unknown

Photo updated: 11.6.2007

Photo by: © Veloce - Bahamas Speed Weeks (Bahamas/O'Neil)

16 16 - Austin-Healey 100M #3804? - Austin-Healey 100M #3804? – Austin N/A D
Open bodywork
Front-engined

Colors: unknown

Tyres: unknown

Sponsors: unknown

Driven by: Phil Stiles (USA)

Result: 15th

Grid: unknown

Photo updated: 11.6.2007

Photo by: © Veloce - Bahamas Speed Weeks (Bahamas News)

25 25 - Jaguar D type #XKD 507 - Briggs Cunningham Jaguar D type #XKD 507 – Jaguar XK L6 N/A C
Briggs Cunningham Open bodywork
Front-engined

Colors: unknown

Tyres: unknown

Sponsors: unknown

Driven by: John Fitch (USA)

Result: 4th (0 laps behind the winner)

Grid: unknown

Photo updated: 11.6.2007

Photo by: © Veloce - Bahamas Speed Weeks (Bahamas/O'Neil)

36 36 - Chevrolet Corvette - Ed Cole Chevrolet Corvette – Chevrolet V8 N/A C
Ed Cole Closed bodywork
Front-engined

Colors: white (+dark blue)

Tyres: unknown

Sponsors: unknown

Driven by: Jim Jeffords (USA)

Result: 9th

Grid: unknown

Photo updated: 11.6.2007

Photo by: © Veloce - Bahamas Speed Weeks (Bahamas/O'Neil)

126 126 - Austin-Healey 100M - Austin-Healey 100M – L4 N/A D
Open bodywork
Front-engined

Colors: unknown

Tyres: unknown

Sponsors: unknown

Driven by: Hugh Sutherland (CDN)

Result: 13th

Grid: unknown

Photo updated: 11.6.2007

Photo by: © Veloce - Bahamas Speed Weeks (Bahamas News)


Cars not available on a photo:

1 Ferrari 857 S #0570M Ferrari 857 S C
6 Ferrari 500 TR #0612MDTR Ferrari 500 TR D
8 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Ferrari 250 GT LWB C
12 Ferrari 750 Monza #0554M Ferrari 750 Monza D
15 Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Corvette C
20 Ferrari 250 GT #0569GT? Ferrari 250 GT C
22 Austin-Healey 100S Austin-Healey 100S D
27 Jaguar D type #XKD 503 Jaguar D type C
41 Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird C
42 Jaguar D type #XKD 509 Jaguar D type C
43 Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Corvette C
67 Austin-Healey 100 Austin-Healey 100 D
86 Austin-Healey 100M Austin-Healey 100M D
88 Ferrari 857 S #0588M Ferrari 857 S C
90 Mercedes 300 SL Mercedes 300 SL D
92 Ferrari 860 Monza #0604M Ferrari 860 Monza C
96 Jaguar D type #XKD 523 Jaguar D type C
98 Ferrari 410 Sport #0598CM Ferrari 410 Sport C
99 Lancia Aurelia Lancia Aurelia D
103 Jaguar C type #XKC 009 Jaguar C type C
105 Ferrari 121 LM #0558LM Ferrari 121 LM C
108 Kurtis Kurtis B
113 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Alfa Romeo Giulietta
117 Chevrolet Corvette SR2 Chevrolet Corvette SR2 C
119 Mercedes 300 SL Mercedes 300 SL D
146 Mercedes 300 SL #9806500227 Mercedes 300 SL D
149 Jaguar D type #XKD 545 Jaguar D type C

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More photos from this race:

Photos by: © Veloce - Bahamas Speed Weeks (Joe Tribulec)

Veloce/Bahamas (Joe Tribulec) - Governor's Trophy 1956 Veloce/Bahamas (Joe Tribulec) - Governor's Trophy 1956 Veloce/Bahamas (Joe Tribulec) - Governor's Trophy 1956 Veloce/Bahamas (Joe Tribulec) - Governor's Trophy 1956




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