For the 60th Anniversary of this classic race, the organisers were able to bring together a collection of magnificent cars associated with this eminent event.<\/p>\n
Cunningham C-4R<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cunningham C-4R<\/p><\/div>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n After a toe-in-the-water effort at Le Mans with Cadillacs in 1950, Briggs Cunningham was determined to try to conquer the 24-Hour race with his own all-American cars. The C-2Rs were quite promising in 1951 but were far too heavy to compete with the likes of the Jaguar C-type etc., and so he commissioned a new lighter car, the C-4R. This was designed by Briggs George Weaver, previously associated with Du Pont\u2019s 1929 Le Mans entry and then during the 1940s with the design of the American Indian motorcycles.<\/p>\n Cunningham C-4R<\/p><\/div>\n This C-4R is famous as the winner of the 1953 Sebring 12-Hour race in the hands of John Fitch and Phil Walters. The race was the very first round of the newly conceived World Sports Car Championship and thus the car was the first all American car to win an international sports car race.<\/p>\n OSCA MT4 1500<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n OSCA MT4 1500<\/p><\/div>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Officine Specializzate Costruzioni Automobili \u2013 the company set up in December 1947 by the remaining Maserati brothers. They had sold their eponymous business to the Orsi family in 1938 but stayed with the firm until 1947 when the Orsis wanted to concentrate on more profitable road cars. The brothers wanted racing and built, at Bologna, small capacity sports cars. From 1950 onwards these had twin OHC 4-cylinder engines of varying capacities, the outstanding model being the MT4.<\/p>\n Big international recognition came to OSCA with the car\u2019s win in the 1954 Sebring 12-Hour race, driven by Stirling Moss and Bill Lloyd.<\/p>\n OSCA MT4 1500<\/p><\/div>\n The strong entry of four Lancia D-24s, three Aston Martin DB3S cars and various private Ferraris all suffered problems, the leading Lancia of Taruffi\/Manzon failing with just 54 minutes remaining. This little OSCA was there to pick up the pieces, five laps ahead of the surviving\u00a0Lancia of Rubirosa\/Gino Valenzano. Other OSCAs finished 4th and 5th.<\/p>\n It remains one of the major upsets of international endurance racing.![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.doubledeclutch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN22523.jpg\" "\\"2012")
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