Le Mans 24 Hours 1956 - Car Appearance

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 29.7.1956
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.461 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

(Car Appearance)

No.	Car	Entrant	Colour	Tyres	Body	Engine
1	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	dark green	Dunlop	open	front
2	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	dark green	Dunlop	open	front
2T	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	dark green	Dunlop	open	front
3	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	dark green	Dunlop	open	front
4	Jaguar D-type	Ecurie Ecosse	blue	Dunlop	open	front
5	Jaguar D-type	Equipe Nationale Belge	yellow	Dunlop	open	front
6	Jaguar XK140	Robert Waltshaw	dark green	Dunlop	closed	front
7	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Prince Metternich	silver	Continental	closed	front
8	Aston Martin DB3S	David Brown	metallic green (+yellow)	Avon	open	front
9	Aston Martin DB3S	David Brown	metallic green (+blue)	Avon	open	front
10	Ferrari 625 LM Touring	Scuderia Ferrari	red	Englebert	open	front
11	Ferrari 625 LM Touring	Scuderia Ferrari	red	Englebert	open	front
12	Ferrari 625 LM Touring	Scuderia Ferrari	red	Englebert	open	front
14	Aston Martin DBR1/250	David Brown	metallic green (+red)	Avon	open	front
15	Gordini T15S	Automobiles Gordini	blue	Englebert	open	front
16	Gordini T15S	Automobiles Gordini	blue	Englebert	open	front
17	Talbot Lago Sport 2500 Maserati	Automobiles Talbot	light blue	Dunlop	open	front
18	Talbot Lago Sport 2500 Maserati	Automobiles Talbot	light blue	Pirelli	open	front
19	Salmson 2300S	Jean-Paul Colas	light blue (+black)	Dunlop	soft-top	front
20	Ferrari 500 TR	Ecurie National Belge	yellow (+black)	Englebert	open	front
21	Ferrari 500 TR	Pierre Meyrat	blue (+red)	Dunlop	open	front
22	Ferrari 500 TR	Jean Lucas	white/dark blue	Englebert	open	front
23	Frazer Nash Sebring	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	dark green	Dunlop	open	front
24	Porsche 550 RS Coupé	(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG	silver	Continental	closed	mid
25	Porsche 550 RS Coupé	(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG	silver	Continental	closed	mid
25T	Porsche 550 RS	(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG		Continental	closed	mid
25P	Porsche 550 RS	(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG		Continental	closed	mid
26	Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS	(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG	silver	Continental	closed	rear
27	Porsche 550 Spyder	Wolfgang Seidel	silver (+red)	Continental	open	mid
28	Porsche 550 Spyder	Gustave Olivier	blue	Dunlop	open	mid
29	Gordini T17S	Automobiles Gordini	blue	Englebert	open	front
30	Maserati 150S	Claude Bourillot	red	Pirelli	open	front
31	Maserati 150S	Louis Cornet	red (+dark blue)	Pirelli	open	front
32	Lotus Eleven Climax	Lotus Engineering	dark green	Dunlop	open	front
33	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Cars Ltd.	white (+blue)	Dunlop	open	mid
34	Porsche 356 A	Porsche KG	dark blue	Dunlop	closed	rear
35	Lotus Eleven Climax	Lotus Engineering	dark green	Dunlop	open	front
36	Lotus Eleven Climax	Lotus Engineering	dark green	Dunlop	open	front
37	R.B.- Osca Prototype	René Breuil	blue	Dunlop	open	mid
40	DB HBR5 Barquette mono centrale Panhard	Automobiles D.B.	blue	Dunlop	open	front
41	VP 166R Renault	Just-Emile Vernet	blue	Dunlop	open	-
42	Osca S 750	Automobili Osca	red	Michelin	open	front
44	DB HBR5 Coupé Allégé Panhard	Automobiles D.B.	light blue	Dunlop	closed	front
45	DB HBR5 Coupé Allégé Panhard	Automobiles D.B.	light blue	Dunlop	closed	front
46	DB HBR4 Sport Barquette Panhard	Automobiles D.B.	light blue	Dunlop	open	front
47	Moretti 750 Grand Sport	Moretti Automobili	red	Pirelli	open	front
48	Moretti 750 Grand Sport	Moretti Automobili	red	Pirelli	open	front
49	Monopole Panhard X89	Automobiles Panhard	blue	Dunlop	closed	-
50	Monopole Panhard X88	Automobiles Panhard	blue	Dunlop	closed	-
51	Monopole Panhard X86	Automobiles Panhard	dark blue	Michelin	open	-
52	Stanguellini Sport Bialbero 750	Automobili Stanguellini	red	Dunlop	open	front
53	Stanguellini Sport Bialbero 750	Automobili Stanguellini	red	Dunlop	open	front

Entered cars that did not arrive:

Car	Entrant	Body	Engine
MGA	Dick Fitzwilliam	-	front
Ferrari 250 GT	Michel Dubonnet	-	front
Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS	Gert Kaiser	closed	rear
Monopole Panhard	Littery	-	-
Osca MT4	Automobili Osca	-	-
Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Cars Ltd.	open	mid
Phoenix 2SR6 Turner	Phoenix	-	-
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Jacques Pollet	-	front
Stanguellini Sport Bialbero 1100	Automobili Stanguellini	-	-
Frazer Nash Continental BMW	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	-	-