New Cunningham Book
Jay Leno’s Restoration of Cunningham C-3 Coupe #5219
Click here or above to see the full story of the restoration and test drive from “Jay Leno’s Garage”.
For more videos on the restoration project, click here.
The Corvette Hunter:
Kevin Mackay’s Greatest Corvette Finds
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1960 Le Mans Poster
Signed by drivers:
John Fitch, Bob Grossman, Bill Kimberly,
Dick Thompson, Fred Gamble
Jaguar E2A at Goodwood Races 2022
2015 Pebble Beach Gran Turisomo Award Winner
1952 Cunningham C4R #5217R, owned by Dr. Frederic Simeone & shown by Robert Williams
Click here to read the full story as published by Andrew E. in GTPlanet.
The Founding Fathers of Car Collecting: Briggs Cunningham
“The Founding Fathers of Car Collecting” is a series about the titans at the forefront of establishing and defining the culture and trends of the collector car world.
Their first spotlight was on the great race car driver (and team owner) Briggs Swift Cunningham, Jr. Click here to read the article.
Credit: Hagerty Insider Blog
Vintage Motorsport
C-4RK Article
Click here to read the C-4RK article in the Jan/Feb 2019 Vintage Motorsport Magazine.
C-4RK Recreation Project
Chuck Schoendorf is recreating the C-4RK coupe.
Click here for the Road & Track article.
Click here for the Octane article.
Click here for the project story.
Click here to view project photos.
Click here to watch a video of the engine running.
Click here to view Road & Track poster.
The Revs Institute
Many of the significant Cunningham Team race cars are located at www.revsinstitute.org. The Revs Institute is dedicated to deepening our understanding and appreciation of automotive history through research and preservation.
Dedication
This website is dedicated to the memory
and legacy of Briggs S. Cunningham, Jr.
1960 Corvette
Le Mans Cunningham Team car after a two (2)-year complete restoration by world-class, award-winning Corvette restorer – Kevin Mackay, Corvette Repair, Inc. Revealed to the owners and to the public at Amelia Island Concours March 3, 2023.
The three (3) Corvettes from the Le Mans Cunningham team have finally been reunited after 63 years. This historic event took place on March 3, 2023 at the Amelia Island Concours after the showing of the Michael Brown documentary “The Quest.”
Click here to view the Corvette Blogger article.
Click here to view the Corvette Restorer article.
Click here to view the Corvette Repair, Inc. article.
1960 Chevrolet Corvette LM #1
was sold by RM Sotheby’s
at Amelia Island – May 22, 2021
This 1960 Chevrolet Corvette, chassis 3535, is a milestone of American motorsports history. As the #1 car run by Briggs Cunningham at the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans, developed with clandestine assistance by a General Motors team under Corvette lead Zora Arkus-Duntov, it represents a crucial part of Cunningham’s final – and successful – effort to win the world’s most challenging race in an American car, with American drivers.
This historic car was sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s
at Amelia Island, FL on May 22, 2021.
Click here for articles.
Press Release
1960 Chevrolet Corvette LM #1
MotorTrend TV Channel & Streaming
AutoBiography Series – Streaming NOW!
On Television Channel on October 23, 2021
at 9:00 PM EST
1960 Cunningham LeMans Corvette No. 1 – After the title was finally cleared following many years of storage then litigation, the missing race car was sold at Amelia Island, FL in May, 2021. It is currently being restored back to its original 1960 race condition and livery.
This is the fascinating story regarding the journey of one of the three Team Race Cars. Approx. 44 minutes.
Click here to view the episode.
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Cunninghams at Greenwich
GREENWICH, Conn. (January 17, 2018) — Recognized as one of the most prestigious classic car shows in the United States, the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance will celebrate its 23rd year of showcasing significant cars, motorcycles and one-off automotive creations on June 1-3, 2018. Production and race cars created in the 1950s by the iconic Briggs Cunningham will headline the entire weekend.
The event takes place at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park overlooking the Greenwich, Conn. harbor on Long Island Sound. Miles Collier, one of America’s premier car collectors, and founder of The Revs Institute, has been named the Grand Marshal for this year’s event.
Click here for more articles, photos, and videos of the Gathering III (2018).
Jay Leno Interviews
Author Richard Harman
“National Sailing Hall of Fame” – Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) has announced that Briggs Cunningham, Jr. is the winner of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Click here to read their write-up about his sailing achievements over his lifetime.
Press Release
Cunningham Model
Car Collection –
Automobilia Resource Magazine,
July/August 2019
To view the article, click here.
“An event early in Briggs Cunningham’s life helped shape his lifelong passion for autos and auto racing: As a youngster after World War I, he went street racing with his uncle in a Dodge touring car powered by a Hispano-Suiza airplane engine.
‘Yes, I guess you could say my uncle influenced me towards automobiles and racing,’ he told author Dean Batchelor for his book Cunningham.” – more
Obituary – Briggs S. Cunningham III
On September 28, 2021, Briggs S. Cunningham III passed away at the age of 89 at his home in Kentucky. He was the son of Briggs S. Cunningham II (Jr.) and Lucie Bedford Cunningham. Also the husband of Beth Cunningham.
He was the co-owner of the Cunningham Motorsports team that won the national championship in the 2016 ARCA Menards Series racing. His involvement in the ARCA carried on his father’s legacy in motorsports that dated back to 1930, when his father Briggs S. Cunningham II (Jr.) founded what became the Sports Car Club of America.
Briggs III’s own motorsports legacy was created when he partnered with co-owner Kerry Scherer to create the team that earned 40 ARCA Menard Series victories with 14 different drivers. He never sought the spotlight and was always a wonderful, kind and humble man.
He will be missed by family and all who met him.
Read his online obituary by clicking HERE.
Read his newspaper obituary by clicking HERE.
Cunningham SmugMug Gallery
We have been putting together a gallery of Cunningham pictures on SmugMug. The images are categorized under Cunningham Cars, Cunningham People, and Cunningham Sailing.
This is a work in progress, as we hope to receive more images submitted from other Cunningham enthusiasts that we can add to the gallery.
Click on SmugMug to view the gallery so far. Please submit any of your own photos by emailing them to larry@www.briggscunningham.com. Include a caption and any photo credits.
DISCLAIMER: All photos or images that we could identify are labeled. Those that we couldn’t identify are indicated as “Credit: Unknown.”
Press Release
The brand new book Lime Rock Park: The Early Years (1955-1975) by Terry O’Neil is now available for sale worldwide.
Dubbed as the “Road Racing Center of the East,” Lime Rock Park has a turbulent history, bedeviled by financial crisis, discord with the SCCA New England Region, and expensive court cases. It was a struggle to keep the circuit afloat, but under the ownership of four different people up to 1975, it prevailed against all odds.
This book narrates its history of mixed fortunes from its inception in 1955 to the end of 1975 (the time period in the book only constrained by space), and contains material unseen before, with over 900 images (many of them never published before.)
* Price: $225
* Printing 750, of which 150 will be signed/numbered (Signed/numbered only available through publisher at the same price)
* Hard cover with dust jacket
* 680 pages
Please click on the link below:
Press Release
The exciting book The Golden Days of Thompson Speedway & Raceway by Terry O’Neil is almost ready and will be launched at:
Thompson Vintage
Motorsports Festival
Saturday, June 23, 2018
The two (2)-volume book set can be pre-ordered now so that you can get your copy very soon.
Please click on the link below:
New Book!
The All-American Hero and Jaguar’s Racing E-Types:
Briggs Cunningham’s Le Mans dream, US road racing
and the legendary Jaguar E-type
Porter Press International
£60.00 GBP
Click here to order the book online.
Click here to read the book’s press release.
Click here to read “Advance Information”
about the book.
Click here to see images from the book.
Sports Car Digest
The Cars of Briggs Cunningham were a featured class at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California.
This spectacular assemblage of Cunningham cars included competition cars and the Vignale-built cars.
Click here for the full story & many photos.
The International Motor Racing Research Center, Watkins Glen, NY is pleased to announce that the Cunningham Family, long supporters of the IMRRC, have generously permitted the Estate gift planning fund to be named the Briggs S. Cunningham Legacy Society. The purpose of the fund will be to assist in providing for the Center’s future. For more details, click here.
Denise McCluggage Inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
The late race driver/journalist Denise McCluggage was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on March 8, 2022, and a classic sports car that set the trailblazer on her motorsports path was part of the celebration.
The 1956 Jaguar XK140 credited with inspiring the racing career of the trailblazing motorsports icon – once lost but now found – was given to Denise McCluggage by American sportsman Briggs Cunningham because he saw something special in her.
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