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Programme cover	Event: Tenth Annual Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Amoco Trophy Date: 25/3/1960 Track: Sebring (USA), 8.369 kms Distance: 4 hours Attendance: unknown Sebring 4 Hours 1960 FIA GT Cup (round 1) Start time: unknown; Grid: Le Mans start, Weather: warm, dry Entry: 30 Practiced: 29 Started: 28 Classified: 19 Grand Touring 1000 (GT1.0) : P:17, ST:17, CL:12 Grand Touring 850 (GT850) : P:11, ST:10, CL:6 Grand Touring 500 (GT500) : P:1, ST:1, CL:1	Entry list
Photos by courtesy of: Verne Wheelwright and John E. Kelley

2		Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite – BMC A series L4				GT1.0
		Donald Healey			Open bodywork with hardtop
					Front-engined
		Colors: red (+white)		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Stirling Moss (GB) DNS: John Sprinzel (GB)			Result: 2nd 1st in GT1.0 (1 lap behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

6		Turner 950 Sports – Turner				GT1.0
		Turner			Open bodywork with hardtop
					-
		Colors: white (+blue)		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: William Kravas (GB)/Jay Grantham (GB)			Result: 11th (5 laps behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 29.1.2006		Photo by: John E. Kelley

10		D.B. HBR5 – Panhard				GT1.0
		Rome, New York Sports Car Club			Closed bodywork
					Front-engined
		Colors: white		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: William Lowerre (USA)			Result: 6th (4 laps behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

12		D.B. HBR5 – Panhard				GT1.0
		Charles Pettis			Closed bodywork
					Front-engined
		Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: George Demetropolos (USA)/Charles Pettis (USA)			Result: 17th (11 laps behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

14		D.B. HBR5 – Panhard				GT1.0
		Howard Franklin			Closed bodywork
					Front-engined
		Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: William Storey (USA)/Howard Franklin (USA)			Result: did not finish (Accident) - 9 laps Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

16		Saab GT 750 – Saab L3 748cc N/A				GT850
		Joe Sheppard			Closed bodywork
					Front-engined
		Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Jack Sheppard, Jr. (USA)			Result: 18th (14 laps behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

20		Fiat-Abarth 750 – Fiat N/A				GT850
		Roosevelt Automobiles			Closed bodywork
					-
		Colors: white		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: Team Roosevelt
Driven by: Charles Callanan (USA) DNS: Paul Richards (USA), Chandler Lawrence (USA)			Result: did not finish (Overheating) - 21 laps Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

21		Fiat-Abarth 750 – Fiat				GT850
		Roosevelt Automobiles			Closed bodywork
					-
		Colors: yellow		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: TEAM ROOSEVELT
Driven by: Ray Cuomo (USA)/Ray Erickson (USA)			Result: did not finish (Engine) - 35 laps Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

22		Fiat-Abarth 750 – Fiat				GT850
		Roosevelt Automobiles			Closed bodywork
					-
		Colors: white		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: TEAM ROOSEVELT
Driven by: Paul Richards (USA) DNS: Charles Callanan (USA); listed, never drove: John Norwood (USA)			Result: winner - 57 laps (119.040 kph), margin: 1 lap Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

24		Fiat-Abarth 750 – Fiat				GT850
		Donivan McCune			Closed bodywork
					-
		Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Vern Wheelwright (USA)/Donivan McCune (USA)			Result: not classified (48 laps behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

26		Fiat-Abarth 750 – Fiat				GT850
		Philip R. Bell			Closed bodywork
					-
		Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Bob Roe (USA)/Philip R. Bell (USA)/Herb Byrne (USA)			Result: 13th (6 laps behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

32		D.B. HBR5 – Panhard				GT1.0
		George Peck			Closed bodywork
					Front-engined
		Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: George Peck (USA)			Result: 3rd (2 laps behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 14.3.2008		Photo by: Verne Wheelwright

Cars not available on a photo:

1

Austin-Healey Sprite

GT1.0

3

Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite

GT1.0

4

Austin-Healey Sprite

GT1.0

5

Austin-Healey Sprite

GT1.0

7

Turner 950 Sports

GT1.0

8

Turner

GT1.0

9

Turner 950 Sports

GT1.0

11

D.B. HBR5

GT1.0

15

Saab GT 750

GT850

19

Fiat-Abarth 750

GT850

23

Fiat-Abarth 750

GT850

25

Fiat-Abarth 750

GT850

27

Fiat-Abarth 750

GT850

29

Fiat 500

GT500

31

D.B. HBR5

GT1.0

33

Ford Anglia

GT1.0

34

Austin-Healey Sprite

GT1.0

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Cars that did not arrive:

		Saab GT 750 – Saab L3 748cc N/A				GT850
		Joe Sheppard			-
					Front-engined
		Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
			Result: did not arrive

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Updated: 26.9.2008

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