The Cunningham C5-R driven by John Fitch and Phil Walters at the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans. The C5-R won its class, and came in 3rd place overall behind a couple of C-Type Jaguars. In 1953 Briggs Cunningham brought 3 cars to Le Mans, all with 5.5 litre Chrysler V8 engines, and all finished the race in the top 10. Along with the C5-R, a C4-R driven by Cunningham, which finished in 7th place, and a C4-RK coupe which finished in 10th. John Fitch and Phil Walters won the 12 Hours of Sebring earlier in the year driving the Cunningham C4-R.
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