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Cunningham C4-R

Debut Year: 1952

While the GT40 may have been the first American car to win at Le Mans, it would be amiss of us to ignore the Cunningham C4-R. Briggs Cunningham was an entrepreneur, racer, and team-owner. He wanted to win Le Mans’ prize for the US, and to do that, he built the C4-R. This car was built with no other purpose in mind. The car was powered by a Chrysler Firepower V8, with a displacement of 330 ci and an output of 300 horsepower. Its top speed was 155 mph.

Sadly, Cunningham was never to win Le Mans, but did manage to nab third place in 1954. Despite this, it did have some honors to its name, winning the 1953 Sebring 12 Hours race. It proved that American manufacturers were able to do endurance racing, and spurred on the passion that would eventually lead to the GT40.

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