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Briggs Swift Cunningham II (January 19, 1907 – July 2, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and sportsman. He is best known for skippering the yacht Columbia to victory in the 1958 America's Cup race, and for his efforts as a driver, team owner, and constructor in sports car racing, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans .
Briggs Cunningham was a competitor, patron and pioneering champion of road racing in the USA. In addition to the cars which bore his name with pride and competed against the best in the world, the Cunningham team raced many other models in the 1950s and 1960s in both the USA and Europe.
He was 96 years old. Cunningham, Mr. C to his friends, owned and raced Jaguars, Ferraris, Corvettes, Listers, OSCAs and Abarths, but he is most revered for constructing and fielding teams in the 1950s with Cadillac and Chrysler Hemi-powered Cunningham sports cars. His goal was to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in an American car with American drivers.
The Briggs Cunningham Automotive Museum opened with a black-tie gala affair for 650 invited guests on February 5, 1966. The proceeds benefitted the South Coast Child Guidance Clinic. Guests dined on Salad d’endive -Sebring, Chateaubriand -Le Mans, Pâte de tamale -Spa, Courgettes a la rembourrage -Monza, Petit pain -Montlhéry, Cerises ...
21 de ago. de 2015 · Cunningham, who passed away in 2003, is an all-American hero and a true car guy who took on the best cars the world had to offer at Le Mans with his machines. Enjoy the look at the man and his...
23 de mar. de 2020 · Briggs Cunningham, the man who tried to build an American Ferrari - Hemmings. Car Culture. Briggs Cunningham, the man who tried to build an American Ferrari. Briggs Cunningham’s goal was to produce American sports cars worthy of European racing. Did he succeed? David Conwill. 03/23/2020. Classics. In This Article. Category: Classics.
2 de jul. de 2003 · Briggs Cunningham was a generous and long-time benefactor to many sailing endeavors. During the 1977 America’s Cup summer, Cunningham was one of eight members on the New York Yacht Club’s America’s Cup Selection Committee. At the age of 70 he was the senior member of the committee.
