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17th Annual Concours d'Elegance of the Eastern United States
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1937 MG TA
1947 MG TC
1952 Cunningham C3
1953 Jaguar XK120
1954 Arnolt Bolide
1957 Porsche 356 A
1962 Austin-Healey 3000 MKII
1964 ISO Grifo A3/L
1964 Jaguar XKE E-Type
1967 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2
1969 Lotus Europa
1971 ISO Grifo Series II
1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
1972 Intermeccanica Italia
1990 Porsche Ruf BTR C4 Lightweight
 
  • Information on the 1952 Cunningham C3
  • More photographs of the 1952 Cunningham C3
    • 1952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C3
    1952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C3
    1952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C3
    1952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C31952 Cunningham C3
    1952 Cunningham C3At the age of 43, Briggs S. Cunningham II became president of cunningham motors. the purpose of the company was to build a vehicle that would be capable of winning the Le Mans for the US. The rules for the race included that the vehicle must be made by a manufacturer that sells a certain number of vehicles per year. cunningham meeted this criteria by selling the C2R and the C3 Vignale Coupe. These cars are among the most collectible us production vehicles today.

    The C-3 #5210 arrived in the United States in late 1952 with a Vignale body from Giovanni Michelotti. This C-3 bore more resemblance to other Vignale designs, particularly some of the early Ferrari 212 and 225. Probably one of Vignale's better efforts, it was listed as one of the World's ten best designs by Arther Dexler, director of the New York Museum of Modern Art. This car was used for some time as a Briggs Swift Cunningham Company demonstrator. It was sold to the current owner in 1975 who completed a total restoration of the car in 2004 using all original parts.

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